Arnold Mettnitzer

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Arnold Mettnitzer (2010)

Arnold Mettnitzer (born November 19, 1952 in Gmünd in Carinthia ) is an Austrian theologian , pastor and psychotherapist .

Life

Mettnitzer grew up as the oldest of six children on a Carinthian mountain farm.

He studied in Vienna and Rome theology . He completed his studies in Rome with a dissertation on the Viennese theologian Ernst Commer summa cum laude . In 1978 he was ordained a priest in Rome and in 1979 was called to pastoral care in the diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt . From 1986 to 1992 or 1993 he was rector of the St. Georgen am Längsee educational center and diocesan youth pastor in Carinthia. Then he became pastor of the parish Klein St. Paul until 2001 . In 2003 he finished his church service. Mettnitzer names the subject of "sexuality", the relationship with a woman, as the main reason for his resignation from the priesthood.

In 1991 he began a training analysis with Erwin Ringel and training as a psychotherapist ( individual psychology ) in Vienna. Since 1996 Mettnitzer has been working as a psychotherapist in private practice in Vienna- Josefstadt . In addition to his therapeutic work, he also works as a seminar leader and lecturer in adult education. Mettnitzer is a freelancer for Austrian broadcasting and deputy chairman of the ORF public council .

Awards

  • 2013 - Awarded the professional title “ Professor ” by the Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture.

Publications

  • Nature and life of the church. Ernst Commer (1847-1928). A contribution to the history of ecclesiology. Dissertation Pontifical University of Rome 1986-87, Oros-Verlag, Altenberge 1992, ISBN 3-89375-063-0 .
  • Foreword in: Erwin Ringel : The Carinthian Soul. Mohorjeva, Hermagoras, Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-85013-732-5 .
  • Couch & Altar. Experiences from psychotherapy and pastoral care. Styria, Graz 2008, ISBN 978-3-222-13243-8 .
  • Sound of the soul. Search for meaning, comfort and encourage in psychotherapy and pastoral care. Styria, Graz 2009, ISBN 978-3-222-13270-4 .
  • Liturgy - sacrament of ecstasy. The mass as being there and being completely gone. In: Peter Jan Marthé (Ed.): The Holy Mass . Cultic, scenic, sensual, mystical. Lecture collection, congress in Brixen 2010, media combination book, CD: Erdwärtssmesse. Live recording of the festival service from Brixen Cathedral on October 10, 2010, Echter, Würzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-429-03434-4 .
  • Get up and go The therapeutic power of biblical texts. Styria, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-222-13421-0
  • The child in me. Prospects for a happy life. Styria, Vienna 2014, ISBN 978-3-222-13465-4
  • Life paths. Exquisite & experienced. , Audiobook 2015, ISBN 978-3-222-13501-9
  • What i believe Considerations & Beliefs. Styria, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-222-13511-8
  • Breathe with your heart. Memories & experiences. Styria, Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-222-13572-9

Web links

Commons : Arnold Mettnitzer  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jochen Bendele: Arnold Mettnitzer: Tour guide in the realm of the soul. Kleine Zeitung , April 12, 2014, accessed April 19, 2020 .
  2. ↑ "Arnold Mettnitzer Profile". Bildungshaus Maria Trost, 2014, accessed on September 10, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Christian Wetterig: And then you discover something like sexuality. Kleine Zeitung , August 11, 2011, accessed September 10, 2014 .
  4. ↑ "Only those who change remain true to themselves". St. Josef Hospital Vienna , November 14, 2012, accessed on September 10, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Mettnitzer, Arnold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian psychotherapist and priest
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Gmünd in Carinthia , Austria