Alexander Loichinger

Alexander Loichinger is a German theologian. He is professor for fundamental theology and religious studies at the Catholic Theological Faculty of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz .

Live and act

Alexander Loichinger studied theology and philosophy at the University of Munich , where he in 1993 in Medieval and Modern Church History with a thesis on Melchior Diepenbrock (1798-1845) at Georg Schwaiger doctorate . His habilitation took place in 1999 in the subject of Fundamental Theology and Ecumenical Theology with Heinrich Döring with the text “Is faith reasonable. On the question of rationality in philosophy and theology ”.

From 1999 he took over the duties of the chair for fundamental theology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich as a senior research assistant and private lecturer , since 2004 that of the chair for fundamental theology and religious studies in Mainz . In 2006 he was appointed professor for fundamental theology and religious studies at the Catholic Theological Faculty of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz .

His main areas of work are: Faith and Reason; Epistemology and reliability of religious experience, theology and science; Brain research, Christian image of man and freedom, theodicy.

Loichinger is a member of the Center for Ecumenical Research at LMU Munich.

Fonts

Monographs

• Melchior Diepenbrock. His youth and his work in the diocese of Regensburg (1798–1845) (= Georg Schwaiger (Hrsg.): Contributions to the history of the diocese of Regensburg. Volume 22), Regensburg 1993
• Is Faith Sane? On the question of rationality in philosophy and theology (= Heinrich Döring , Armin Kreiner (Ed.): Contributions to Fundamental Theology and Philosophy of Religion. Volumes 3/1 and 3/2), Neuried near Munich 1999, ISBN 978-3-89391-453 -1
• Ask about God. Paderborn 2003, ISBN 978-3-89710-258-3
• with Armin Kreiner : Theodicy in the world religions: A study book. Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-8252-3420-1

Essays

• The Munich Corpus Christi procession under Cardinal Faulhaber . In: Georg Schwaiger (Ed.): The Archdiocese of Munich and Freising during the time of National Socialist rule. Volume 2, Munich, Zurich 1989, pp. 100-121
• Emilie Linder (1797-1867). In: Georg Schwaiger (Hrsg.): Christian life in the course of time. Volume 2: Life pictures from the history of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. Munich 1989, pp. 79-91
• Friedrich von Spee and his "Cautio criminalis". In: G. Schwaiger (Ed.): Devil's faith and witch trials. 3rd edition, Munich 1991, pp. 128-149
• Franz Xaver von Schwäbl . Bishop of Regensburg (1833–1841). In: Georg Schwaiger (Hrsg.): Life pictures from the history of the Diocese of Regensburg (= contributions to the history of the Diocese of Regensburg, published by G. Schwaiger, Volume 23/24 2nd part), Regensburg 1989, pp. 577-590
• Johann Nepomuk von Ringseis (1785–1880). Doctor and professor. In: G. Schwaiger (Ed.): Contributions to the history of the diocese of Regensburg. Volume 23/24, Part 2, Regensburg 1989, pp. 591-602
• Melchior from Diepenbrock. Cathedral dean in Regensburg, Prince-Bishop of Breslau (1845–1853). In: G. Schwaiger (Ed.): Contributions to the history of the diocese of Regensburg. Volume 23/24, Part 2, Regensburg 1989, pp. 629-643
• Melchior Diepenbrock and Anton Zumfelde. A friendship. (With Diepenbrock's letters to Prior Nebauer and Zumfelde). In: Studies and communications on the history of the Benedictine order and its branches. Volume 100, 1989, pp. 413-449
• Melchior von Diepenbrock (1798-1853). In: Our Bocholt. Magazine for culture and homeland care. Volume 40, 1989, pp. 3-13
• Sailer and Diepenbrock. In: Munich Theological Journal . Volume 41, 1990, pp. 383-388
• Anna Katharina Emmerick , Melchior Diepenbrock and Johann Michael Sailer. In: Dülmener Heimatblätter. 1991, pp. 18-31
• Friedrich von Spee, critic of the witch trials. In: H. Schenk (Ed.): CVs. A reader. Munich 1992, pp. 338-341
• Anna Katharina Emmerick 1774–1824. Friends, witnesses, prominent visitors to the stigmatized. In: Yearbook Westphalia '93. Westphalian home calendar. New Series, Volume 47, 1993, pp. 204-207
• On the rational function of justifying religious experience. In: A. Kreiner, P. Schmidt-Leukel (ed.): Religious experience and theological reflection. (FS H. Döring), Paderborn 1993, pp. 29-57
• Faith and reason. In: P. Schmidt-Leukel (Ed.): Justified hope. About the possibility of being sensible and at the same time Christian. Answer to Edgar Dahl (Ed.): The Doctrine of Doom. Paderborn 1995, pp. 15-28
• Why should we be rational? in: Munich Theological Journal. Volume 47, 1996, pp. 43-64
• What does belief mean? , in: Münchener Theologische Zeitschrift , Volume 48, 1997, pp. 155–162
• Reason - a basic anthropological category? in: M. Thurner (ed.): The unit of the person. Contributions to the anthropology of the Middle Ages , (FS R. Heinzmann ), Stuttgart 1998, pp. 39–49
• Can the theodicy problem be solved? in: Klerusblatt , Volume 80, 2000, pp. 29-34.
• On the rational justification function of sacramental ecclesiology , in: Münchener Theologische Zeitschrift , Volume 52, 2001, pp. 144–153.
• Music and religious experience , in: Zeitschrift für Katholische Theologie , Volume 123, 2001, pp. 69–82.
• The problem of theodicy in the current philosophy of religion and theology , in: Münchener Theologische Zeitschrift , Volume 52, 2001, pp. 260-269.
• Sailer, Diepenbrock, Christian and Clemens Brentano , in: Münchener Theologische Zeitschrift , Volume 52, 2001, pp. 304–322.
• Reliability of Religious Experience? A foundation I , in: Theologie der Gegenwart , Volume 44, 2001, pp. 242–250.
• Reliability of Religious Experience? A foundation II , in: Theologie der Gegenwart , Volume 45, 2002, pp. 30–41.
• Consciousness-brain problem and theology , in: W. Winhard (Ed.): Glad in common hope. FS for Abbot Gregor Zasche OSB , St. Ottilien 2002, pp. 111–157.
• Theology and science. A basic provision , in: Theologie und Glaube , Volume 92, 2002, pp. 195–208.
• Melchior Cardinal von Diepenbrock. On the 150th anniversary of death , in: Klerusblatt , Volume 83, 2003, pp. 29–35.
• Work of God and modern science , in: Theologie der Gegenwart , Volume 46, 2003, pp. 82–95.
• “I have called you by your name” (Isa. 43: 1). Christian image of man and modern brain research , in: Religious instruction in higher schools , Volume 46, 2003, pp. 259–267.
• Music and Transcendence , in: Klerusblatt , Volume 84, 2004, pp. 123–129.
• Anna Katharina Emmerick. Reflections on the occasion of a book worth reading , in: Klerusblatt , Volume 85, 2005, pp. 144–147.
• Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955). On the 50th anniversary of death , in: Theologische Revue Volume 101, 2005, pp. 107–124.
• What do we actually celebrate at Christmas? , in: Klerusblatt , Volume 86, 2006, p. 314 f.

Lexicon article

• Linder, Emilie. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 73-76.
• Ringseis, Johann Nepomuk von. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 317-320.
• Monod, Jacques. In: Religion Past and Present . 4th edition, 2002

Web links

• Literature by and about Alexander Loichinger in the catalog of the German National Library
• Alexander Loichinger on the website of the University of Mainz

Footnotes

1. ↑ No. 6, February 14, 2007 .
2. ^ Website of the Center for Ecumenical Research ( Memento from December 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ).