Arnold Gilg

Arnold Gilg (born January 27, 1887 in Olten , † July 21, 1967 in Bern ) was a Swiss Christian Catholic clergyman and professor at the Christian Catholic theological faculty of the University of Bern .

Life

Arnold Gilg was a son of the Christian Catholic pastor Karl Gilg and Laure geb. Soutter. His younger brother Otto (* 1891; † 1976) was also a Christian Catholic clergyman and church historian.

He attended primary school and high school in Zurich before studying theology in Bern and Tübingen from 1906 to 1910 . In 1910 he received by Bishop Edward Herzog , the priesthood and was then as vicar active in Berne. In 1914 he was promoted to Dr. theol. doctorate , in 1915 his habilitation followed . From 1915 until his retirement in 1957 he was a professor at the Christian Catholic theological faculty of the University of Bern , initially with a teaching position for systematic theology , from 1941 for church and dogma history and pastoral care . 1928-29 he was rector of the University of Bern.

As a university lecturer, Gilg was theologically committed to Karl Barth's basic approach . This led him to a critical rethinking of the old church and occidental tradition (including Christian Catholicism). In 1961 he received an honorary doctorate (Dr. theol. Hc) from the University of Basel .

Arnold Gilg married Elisabeth Naef from Zurich in 1917. One son from this marriage was the Swiss historian and political scientist Peter Gilg .

Fonts (selection)

• Christianity and Culture. In: Aarau Student Conference. 27, 1923, ZDB -ID 572561-6 , pp. 3-19, (also special print).
• Soeren Kierkegaard. Kaiser, Munich 1926.
• The meaning of theology. Rector's speech given at the 94th foundation ceremony of the University of Bern on November 24, 1928. Haupt, Bern 1929.
• Way and meaning of the early church Christology. In: Jesus Christ in the testimony of Scripture and the Church. A lecture series (= Protestant Theology. Supplements. 2, ZDB -ID 510807-x ). Kaiser, Munich 1936, pp. 91–178, (Also independent: Path and meaning of the early church Christology (= Theological Library. Reprints and reports from the 20th century. 4, ISSN  0563-430X ). Kaiser, Munich 1955; several editions ).
• Questions and ways of historical and systematic theology. Collected Essays. With an introduction by Kurt Stalder . EVZ-Verlag, Zurich 1968.

literature

• Urs Küry (founder), Christian Oeyen (ed.): The Old Catholic Church. Their history, their teaching, their concerns (= The Churches of the World. Series A: Self-portrayals of the Churches. Vol. 3). Third edition supplemented and provided with a supplement. Evangelisches Verlagswerk, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-7715-0190-3 , p. 518 f.

Web links

• Urs von Arx : Gilg, Arnold. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .