Anton Ziegenaus

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Anton Ziegenaus (born March 15, 1936 in Höfarten near Schiltberg , Bavaria ) is a German Roman Catholic theologian who mainly works in the field of dogmatics .

Life

Ziegenaus studied theology, philosophy and psychology at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . In 1963 he was ordained a priest . That same year he was at Alois Dempf with the work The human image of Theodore of Mopsuestia Dr. phil doctorate , in 1972 he earned a doctorate in Scheffczyk Dr. theol. with the work The trinitarian expression of the divine fullness of being according to Marius Victorinus . At the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg he qualified as a professor with a paper on the theology of penance for the subject dogmatics.

In 1977, he received a call to the chair of dogmatic theology at the University of Augsburg . He was visiting professor at the Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona and the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Pontificia Università della Santa Croce) in Rome . In 2004 he retired . He is the scientific director of the Theological Summer Academy in Dießen.

Act

Ziegenaus' research focuses on the history of the scriptural canon , eschatology and the doctrine of the sacraments . Anton Ziegenaus became famous with the eight-volume work Katholische Dogmatik , which he wrote together with Leo Scheffczyk . The work has been translated into several languages. He has published over 200 scientific papers. He has been co-editor of Forum Katholische Theologie since 1991 .

Until 2005 he was chairman of the German Association for Mariology and editor of the book series Mariological Studies .

Since 1956 he has been a member of the Catholic student association KDStV Aenania Munich in the CV . Since 2000 he has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Forum of German Catholics .

Known students

Fonts (selection)

  • Katholische Dogmatik, Vol.1, Fundamentals of Dogma (together with Leo Scheffczyk). Aachen: Mm Verlag 1997, ISBN 3-928272-50-0 .
  • Catholic Dogmatics, Vol. 2, The God of Revelation (together with L. Scheffczyk). Aachen 1996, ISBN 3-928272-47-0 .
  • Catholic Dogmatics, Vol. 3, Creation as the opening of salvation (together with L. Scheffczyk). Aachen 1997, ISBN 3-928272-51-9 .
  • Catholic Dogmatics, Vol. 4, Jesus Christ. The fullness of salvation (together with L. Scheffczyk). Aachen 2000, ISBN 3-928272-52-7 .
  • Catholic Dogmatics, Vol. 5, Maria in der Heilsgeschichte (together with L. Scheffczyk). Aachen 2005, ISBN 3-928272-53-5 .
  • Catholic Dogmatics, Vol. 6, The Realization of Salvation in Grace (together with L. Scheffczyk). Aachen 1998, ISBN 3-928272-54-3 .
  • Catholic Dogmatics, Vol. 7, The Presence of Salvation in the Church and in the Sacraments (together with L. Scheffczyk). Aachen 2003, ISBN 3-928272-55-1 .
  • Catholic Dogmatics, Vol. 8, The future of creation in God. Eschatology. (together with L. Scheffczyk). Aachen 1996, ISBN 3-928272-49-7 .
  • Popular piety and theology. The one figure of Mary and the many sources . Regensburg: Pustet 1998, ISBN 3-7917-1603-4 .
  • Responsible Faith. Theological contributions . Stella Maris Verlag 1999, ISBN 3-934225-02-0 .
  • The Marian Age . Regensburg: Pustet 2002, ISBN 3-7917-1785-5 .
  • Totus Tuus. Maria in the life and teaching of John Paul II. Regensburg: Pustet 2004, ISBN 3-7917-1931-9 .
  • Jesus Christ and the religions of the earth . Landsberg 2005, ISBN 3-9808068-4-7 .

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personal data
SURNAME Ziegenaus, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic clergyman and university professor, professor of dogmatics
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Höfarten near Schiltberg , Bavaria