Christian Wessely

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Christian Wessely (born October 20, 1965 in Graz ) is an Austrian fundamental theologian and agricultural engineer . He researches and teaches at the University of Graz . He also works as a deacon in the parish of Nestelbach near Graz .

Life

After attending primary and secondary school and the HBLA for agriculture in Raumberg and his Matura in 1984, Wessely first studied electrical engineering for two years (1984 to 1986) and then Catholic theology in Graz. In 1991 he graduated as an agricultural engineer and in 1992 as Mag. Theol. completed his studies and received his doctorate in 1996 with distinction as Dr. theol. on the topic of "Mythological structures in the entertainment industry" using material from George Lucas' Star Wars trilogy and various AD&D computer games (Ultima, Ultima Underworld and Doom). He has been an agricultural master since 2000 and qualified as a professor in 2004 in the field of fundamental theology in the field of fundamental theological ecclesiology .

Wessely was ordained a permanent deacon of the Roman Catholic Church in 1999 and has since worked in this capacity on an honorary basis in the parish of St. Jakobus zu Nestelbach near Graz. He was a member of the Diocesan Council until 2013 and is a member of the Arbitration and Conciliation Commission in his home diocese of Graz-Seckau .

Wessely has been married since 1992 and has two children. He is a member of DONALD and an honorary member of the Academy of Donaldischen Sciences.

specialization

According to his own world of experience, Wessely's basic approach is practice-oriented. Aligned with the goal of a broad people's church, he takes a firm stand against internal church elite thinking and explicitly advocates seeing the presence of the church among the people and among the people as the responsibility of the church and not as the debt of the people to collect. The term “people” is very broad and includes not only what Wessely calls “sacred” within the church, which is defined by the “basic functions of the church” (Diakonia, Leiturgia and Martyria, linked in Koinonia) on the one hand and in the “Notae Ecclesiae” (unity, holiness, catholicity and apostolicity) outlines the space outside of this outline, which he describes as “profane”, whereby the former is intended to “fray” in the latter and make the profanum a fanum through its presence .

His endeavors on the one hand to translate the language of systematic theology for everyday use and on the other hand to address problem areas known to him from his practice as a deacon in the religious experience of everyday human life, made him one on the basis of fundamental liturgical acts - fundamentally based on sacraments, sacramentals and time-bound feasts design a simplified introduction to fundamental theology. The volume is designed as a quick reference for (formally or factually) distant people, interested parties and members of other religions. Despite its breadth of topics, it does not replace a fully elaborated fundamental theology, e.g. B. for study purposes.

Wessely's specialization in dealing with audiovisual media and computer games makes him a conversation partner for non-university institutions. Together with Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati, he has published the Journal for Religion, Film and Media (JRFM) since 2015 .

Publications (selection)

  • Come to serve. The diaconate from a fundamental theological-ecclesiological point of view. Regensburg: Pustet 2004.
  • Simply catholic. What Catholic Christians Believe and How They Celebrate. Innsbruck: Tyrolia 2010 (third, revised new edition in print and as an e-book 2016)
  • Popular Film and Religious Belief. Diagnostic attempts. In: Thomas Bohrmann, Werner Veith, Stephan Zöller (Eds.): Handbuch Theologie und Popular Film . Volume 3. Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn 2012, ISBN 978-3-506-77535-1 , pp. 63-81.
  • with Johann Hirnsperger (Ed.): Paths to Salvation? Religious denominations in Austria: Old Alevi Faith Community in Austria (AAGÖ) and Islamic-Shiite Faith Community in Austria (Schia). With contributions from other religious communities (= theology in cultural dialogue; 7d). Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2018.
  • with Evelyn Knappitsch: The Ludwig Teschler case. A collection of manuscripts found by chance and the reconstruction of a magical offense in the 17th century . Open Access: Kath.-Theol. Faculty of the University of Graz, 2015 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://donald.org/veranstaltungen/kongresse/2013/ Retrieved on April 18, 2013
  2. ↑ http://www.telebasel.ch/de/tv-archiv/&id=366824520
  3. ↑ Cf. Ch. Wessely, Come to serve. The diaconate from a fundamental theological-ecclesiological perspective, Pustet: Regensburg 2006
  4. ↑ Ch. Wessely, Simply Catholic. What Catholic Christians Believe and How They Celebrate, Tyrolia: Innsbruck 2010 and 2013
personal data
SURNAME Wessely, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian fundamental theologian
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz