Bernward Willeke
Bernward Willeke OFM (born September 26, 1913 in Münster , † August 11, 1997 in Warendorf ) was a Franciscan priest .
Life
After graduating from high school , Heinrich Willeke joined the Franciscan Order in 1932, took the name Bernward and was ordained a priest in 1939. He then studied Sinology at Columbia University , where he received his doctorate in 1945 . From 1948 to 1950 he conducted research in Roman archives. From 1962 to 1982 he taught as a full professor of missiology at the University of Würzburg .
Fonts (selection)
- Imperial government and Catholic missions in China during the years 1784–1785 . St. Bonaventure 1948, OCLC 933171751 .
- as editor with Niels-Peter Moritzen : China, Challenge to the Churches. Report and results of a consultation . Erlangen 1974, ISBN 3-87214-060-4 .
literature
- as editor Hans Waldenfels : ... because I am with you (Mt 28, 20). Perspectives in Christian mission consciousness today. Festival ceremony for Josef Glazik and Bernward Willeke on their 65th birthday . Zurich 1978, ISBN 3-545-24059-2 .
- Arnulf Camps and Pat McCloskey: The Friars minor in China (1294–1955). Especially the years 1925-55, based on the research of Friars Bernward Willeke and Domenico Gandolfi, OFM . St. Bonaventure 1995, ISBN 1-57659-002-X .
- Arnulf Camps: In memoriam P. Prof. Dr. Bernward Willeke OFM , in: Journal for Mission Studies and Religious Studies . 81,4 (1997), pp. 306-308, ISSN 0044-3123 .
- On the death of the missiologists Josef Glazik MSC and Bernward H. Willeke OFM , in: Neue Zeitschrift für Missionswissenschaft . 54, 1 (1998), p. 50, ISSN 0028-3495 .
- Arnulf Camps: Biography about Bernward Willeke , in: Gerald H. Anderson: Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions . Grand Rapids 1999, p. 734, ISBN 0-8028-4680-7 .
- Claudia von Collani : Bernward Heinrich Willeke OFM (1913–1997). Sinologist, Franciscan historiographer and missiologist , in: Giancarlo Collet and Johannes Meier : History of the Saxon Franciscan Province. From the foundation to the beginning of the 21st century. Volume 4 missions . Paderborn 2013, pp. 415-485, ISBN 978-3-506-76992-3 .
- Ottokar Mund : Willeke, Heinrich Bernward. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 13, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-072-7 , Sp. 1317-1322.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Willeke, Bernward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Willeke, Heinrich (baptismal name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Franciscan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1997 |
| Place of death | Warendorf |