Anton Kolb

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Anton Kolb (born November 30, 1931 in Haus im Ennstal ; † July 27, 2016 in Graz ) was an Austrian Roman Catholic theologian .

Life

Anton Kolb was born on November 30, 1931 as the last of eight children in Haus im Ennstal and raised on a mountain farm on Petersberg . After attending elementary school in his home and the minor seminary of Graz , where he in 1952 with honors graduated , studied piston 1952-1957 Catholic theology at the University of Graz , in 1956 he received the priesthood and was from 1957 to 1959 as a chaplain in Bad Aussee and from 1959 to 1961 as Provisor in Donnersbachwald pastoral operates. From 1961 to 1965 Kolb studied philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome , where he obtained a licentiate in philosophy in 1965 , and was a stenographer at the Second Vatican Council . After he returned in the fall of 1965 to Graz, he became the 1966 Theological Catholic-from the faculty of the University of Graz doctorate in theology doctorate and habilitated there in 1969 under Johann Fischl of Christian Philosophy. From March 1, 1966 until he was appointed full professor in 1970, when he replaced Fischl in this position, Kolb was a university assistant at the Institute for Philosophy and Fundamental Theology . From 1970 he was a full professor of philosophy at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Graz and from that year also appeared as head of the Institute for Philosophy and Fundamental Theology . With the exception of two terms of office, he held this office for decades; In 1989 the institute was renamed the Philosophical Institute .

From 1972 to 1973 and 1975 to 1977 he was dean of the Catholic-Theological Faculty and from 1977 to 1979 rector of the University of Graz, as well as deputy chairman of the Austrian Rectors' Conference . The Rectors' Conference of the ARGE Alpen-Adria founded and chaired by Kolb in 1978/79 was of particular importance for the connection to Eastern European universities before the fall of the Iron Curtain . In 1988 Kolb was appointed honorary chairman for life at this rectors' conference. In 1981 he was the first chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of this Rectors' Conference and from 1981 to 2001 a member of this Advisory Board representing the four universities in Styria. In addition, he was again the first chairman of this advisory board in 1998/99. He also appeared as the initiator of the founding of the Rectors and Presidial Conference of the ARGE Alp ; this in turn held its constituent meeting in 1989 in the Tyrolean capital Innsbruck . In addition, from 1987 to 1991 Kolb was chairman of the university professors 'association (UPV) at the University of Graz and from 1988 to 1991 chairman of the Austrian university professors' association. In addition, Anton Kolb appeared in 1991 as the founder and from 1991 to 1993 as the first chairman of the Federal Conference of University Professors in Austria (PROKO). PROKO, which still exists today, is the legal representative of all full and associate university professors and all full university professors at the 18 universities in Austria.

Kob, who was active in ecumenism for many years , was among other things deputy chairman of the first diocesan council in the diocese of Graz-Seckau and founder of the so-called contact committee , which arose as a connection between the bishops' conference and theological faculties in Austria. In addition, he was also active in the Austrian Theological Commission for many years and was honored with numerous awards for his commitment to church and university. Kolb, who retired in October 2000, was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art 1st Class and the Great Golden Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria . Even after his retirement in 2000, Kolb was active as a journalist until his unexpected death. He paid particular attention to church reform and the implementation of the Second Vatican Council, in which, as already mentioned, he had participated as a council stenographer. Shortly before his death, he completed his autobiography, which was published by Lit Verlag in the year of his death . Since he not only pursued philosophy and theology throughout his life, but also helped shape the faculty and the university and got involved in church, society and politics, his autobiography was also appropriately titled Building bridges between science, politics, religion and the media .

Kolb died on July 27, 2016 at the age of 84 in Graz.

Works (selection)

  • University and Society. Kienreich Publishing House, Graz 1980.
  • Science - Education - Society. Kienreich Publishing House, Graz 1980.
  • Theology in dialogue. Social relevance and scientific nature of theology. Festschrift for the 400th anniversary of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the Karl Franzens University in Graz. Styria, Graz 1985.
  • To science, research and education policy. Graz 1993.
  • The role of Austrian universities in the preservation of cultural assets. Self-published, Graz 1994.
  • Cyber ​​ethics. Responsibility in the digitally networked world. Together with Reinhold Esterbauer , Hans-Walter Ruckenbauer . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1998.
  • The escape society on the net. New Code of Ethics for the Internet. Lit, Münster 2001.
  • Wisdom / criticism of the zeitgeist. Aphorisms and poems. Lit, Münster 2004.
  • Against the materialists, determinists and constructivists. Criticism in the form of hexameters. Lit, Vienna 2008.

Awards and honors

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Peter Hurka: Anton Kolb has gone home. In: www.zeitgemaess-glauben.at. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
  2. ^ Curriculum vitae and publications of Prof. Anton Kolb ( Memento from April 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Anton Kolb: autobiography , accessed on March 28, 2018
  4. ^ Anton Kolb deceased , accessed on March 28, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Kolb, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Roman Catholic theologian and author
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH House (Styria)
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 2016
Place of death Graz