Aloys Butzkamm

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Aloys Butzkamm (born February 14, 1935 in Elben ; † December 28, 2016 in Dortmund ) was a German Roman Catholic theologian, priest , psychologist and art historian.

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After attending elementary school in Elben and grammar school in Olpe , which he graduated from high school in 1955, he studied theology and psychology in Paderborn and Freiburg im Breisgau . After his ordination , which he received on July 22, 1960 in Paderborn, he worked as a vicar in Hagen - Eilpe and Letmathe - Grüne . He then worked as a diocesan youth pastor of the Archdiocese of Paderborn , as vicar in Castrop-Rauxel and as parish vicar in Letmathe-Stübeken. As a parish vicar he then headed the parish "Maria Königin" in Dortmund - Eichlinghofen . In addition to his professional activity, he studied psychology and art history at the Ruhr University Bochum , graduating in 1990 with a doctorate. phil. from. Butzkamm also worked as a clinical psychologist in various clinics. In 2000/2001 he taught at the Dormition in Jerusalem for one year .

In 2010 he was a parish representative for the German Catholic parish of Saint Paul in Istanbul for a few months .

For many years, Butzkamm was a part-time contact person for questions about Islam in the Archdiocese of Paderborn and as the diocesan chairman of the German Association of the Holy Land .

In addition to his diverse activities, he has emerged as the author of numerous books on theology, psychology and art history as well as on interreligious dialogue . Butzkamm was a member of the Lions Club Aloys Butzkamm was buried in the cemetery of his home parish in Wenden.

Works

  • Allah is bigger, the world of Islam, Leutesdorf (am Rhein): Johannes-Verlag 1973 ISBN 3-7794-0560-1
  • Autogenic training: after Johann Heinrich Schultz Leutesdorf: Johannes-Verlag 1980 ISBN 3-7794-0759-0
  • Image and piety in the 15th century: the sacrament altar by Dieric Bouts in the St. Peters Church in Löwen Paderborn: Bonifatius 1990 (also dissertation Ruhr-Uni Bochum) ISBN 3-87088-615-3
  • Modern art: Aids to understanding Paderborn: Bonifatius 1992 ISBN 3-87088-690-0
  • Christian iconography: for understanding medieval art Paderborn: Bonifatius 1997 ISBN 3-87088-932-2
  • Who thinks what? - Religious communities in the Holy Land (as editor) Paderborn: Bonifatius 1998 ISBN 3-89710-021-5
  • With the Bible in the Holy Land of Paderborn: Bonifatius 1999 ISBN 3-89710-076-2
  • Christian Iconography: Understanding Medieval Art 2., revised. Edition Paderborn: Bonifatius 2001 ISBN 3-89710-199-8
  • In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful: a small introduction to Islam Paderborn: Bonifatius 2002 ISBN 3-89710-234-X
  • A gateway to paradise: art and theology on the bronze door of Hildesheim Cathedral Paderborn: Bonifatius 2004 ISBN 3-89710-275-7
  • Fascination icons Paderborn: Bonifatius 2006 ISBN 978-3-89710-356-6 ISBN 3-89710-356-7
  • With the Bible in the Holy Land Extended new edition Paderborn: Bonifatius ISBN 978-3-89710-401-3
  • My Istanbul diary: a Catholic pastor on the Bosporus Paderborn: Bonifatius 2010 ISBN 978-3-89710-475-4
  • Taking a look at churches: architecture and furnishings Paderborn: Bonifatius 2011 ISBN 978-3-89710-436-5
  • I have never been praised: Insights into the human psyche Paderborn: Bonifatius 2012 ISBN 978-3-89710-528-7
  • I see you in a thousand pictures, Maria: depictions of Mary between tradition and modernity Paderborn: Bonifatius 2014 ISBN 978-3-89710-590-4
  • In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful: A Brief Introduction to Islam Paderborn 2nd revised edition: Bonifatius 2016

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.dorf-elbe.de/dorfhistorie/pfarrer/dr-aloys-butzkamm/
  2. ↑ http://www.domradio.de/nachrichten/2010-10-17/auslandsseelsorger-aloys-butzkamm-ueber-christen-der-tuerkei
  3. ↑ http://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/?i=384505&article_id=2712908&view=articleBrowser&ver=html5# { "issue_id": 384505, "view": "articleBrowser", "article_id": "2712908"}
  4. ^ Rüdinghausen mourns Pastor Dr. Aloys Butzkamm , Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung , January 1, 2017. Accessed July 22, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Butzkamm, Aloys
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic theologian, priest, psychologist and art historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Elves
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 2016
Place of death Dortmund