Bernhard Sutor

Bernhard Sutor (born April 11, 1930 in Waldböckelheim , Bad Kreuznach district ) is a German political scientist (didactics of social studies or political education) and Christian social ethicist .

Life

After graduating from high school in Sobernheim, Sutor studied from 1949 to 1955 at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and at the Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg . In 1956 he took his first state examination for higher education in the subjects of Latin, history, philosophy and theology, and in 1957 the second state examination for higher education in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate followed. After working as an assessor, he switched to the evening high school of the Bischöflicher Konvikt in Mainz and later to the Mainz Ketteler College . In 1965 he was in Mainz with a thesis on the relationship between philosophy of history and politics at Karl Jaspers graduated . As director of studies, he worked on the renewal of the curriculum and in teacher training in Rhineland-Palatinate. After a teaching position at the University of Mainz, he was in 1978 as a professor to the chair of didactics of civic education and social studies at the History and Social Sciences of the Catholic University appointed . In 1985 the chair was expanded to include the field of Christian social teaching . Bernhard Sutor retired in 1995 . To this end, he received a commemorative publication from colleagues, students and friends entitled Social Ethics and Political Education.

Since 2005 he has headed the Central Institute for Marriage and Family in Society (ZFG) at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. He volunteered in various committees and institutions of church life, such as from 1986 to 1994 as Eichstätter Diocesan Council Chairman and from 1993 to 2001 as Chairman of the State Committee of Catholics in Bavaria .

In 2018 he was made an honorary senator from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

Awards

• 1997: First Class Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his committed work in science and the church
• 2001: Bavarian Order of Merit
• 2006: Bavarian Constitutional Medal in Silver
• 2015: "Prize of the German Association for Civic Education (DVPB) for special services to civic education in Rhineland-Palatinate" (awarded for the first time, in future as the "Bernhard Sutor Prize" every two years)
• 2018: Honorary senator of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

Fonts (selection)

• The connection between the philosophy of history and politics in Karl Jaspers. Dissertation. Mainz 1965
• Politics and philosophy. v. Hare u. Koehler, Mainz 1966
• Didactics of political instruction. A theory of political education. Schöningh, Paderborn 1971, ISBN 3-506-77430-1
• (Ed.): Politics. A teaching u. Workbook for political education (social studies, social studies, social studies, political community studies) at upper secondary level in general and vocational schools as well as in second education and adult education. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 1979, ISBN 3-506-24551-1
• The cardinal virtues, educational goals of political education? Minerva publication, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-597-30021-9
• Basic values ​​in the free constitutional state. Klett, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-12-434500-2
• Peace education as a task of political education. Bachem, Cologne 1983, ISBN 3-7616-0717-2
• New foundations for political education. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 1984
  • Volume 1: Concept of Politics and Political Anthropology. ISBN 3-506-24561-9
  • Volume 2: Aims and fields of activity in political education. ISBN 3-506-24562-7
• (Ed.): Totalitarian dictatorship. A new type of rule in the conflict of interpretations. Klett, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-12-436300-0
• with Joachim Dikow & Georg-Berndt Oschatz : The tension between politics and education. Bernward, Hildesheim 1986, ISBN 3-87065-414-7
• Political ethics. Overall presentation on the basis of Christian social teaching. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 1991, ISBN 3-506-79090-0
• Political Education as Practice. Basics of a didactic concept. Wochenschau-Verlag, Schwalbach 1992, ISBN 3-87920-503-5
• Politics. A study book on political education. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 1994, ISBN 3-506-24554-6
• Little political ethics. Leske and Budrich, Opladen 1997, ISBN 3-8100-1876-7 ; Federal Agency for Political Education, Bonn 1997, ISBN 3-89331-268-4
• The common good in a crisis? Political irritation and need for reform. Bachem, Cologne 1998, ISBN 3-7616-1279-6
• The Christian in Democracy. Tasks and goals of political education. Bachem, Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-7616-1556-6
• with Joachim Detjen : Politics. A study book on political education. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 2001, ISBN 3-506-24555-4
• From just war to just peace? Stations and chances of a historical learning process. Wochenschau-Verlag, Schwalbach 2004, ISBN 3-89974-152-8
• Political Education and Practical Philosophy. Selected contributions to political education. Edited and introduced by Joachim Detjen. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 2005, ISBN 3-506-72875-X
• Political song - a nasty song? 25 essays on political ethics. Wochenschau-Verlag, Schwalbach 2011, ISBN 978-3-89974-688-4
• Catholic social teaching as political ethics. Achievements and deficits. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 2013, ISBN 978-3-506-77680-8

literature

• Karl Graf Ballestrem , Hans Buchheim , Manfred Hättich & Heinz Hürten (eds.): Social ethics and political education. Festschrift for Bernhard Sutor on his 65th birthday. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 1995, ISBN 3-506-79799-9

Web links

• Literature by and about Bernhard Sutor in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Bernhard Sutor  in the German Digital Library
• Bernhard Sutor on the website of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

Individual evidence

1. ^ Great honor for Bernhard Sutor , Eichstätter Kurier of November 29, 2018; Accessed February 11, 2019
2. ↑ German Association for Political Education honors Professor Bernhard Sutor , website of the Catholic University of Eichstädt-Ingolstadt, December 3, 2015, accessed on December 16, 2015.