Ernst Gaugler

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Ernst Gaugler (born May 31, 1891 in Olten ; † January 20, 1963 in Bern ) was a Swiss Christian Catholic clergyman and theologian . From 1924 to 1960 he held the chair for New Testament science , homiletics and catechetics at the Christian Catholic theological faculty of the University of Bern .

Life

Ernst Gaugler was the son of the teacher Albert Gaugler and his wife Bertha geb. Prince. After studying theology from 1911 to 1915 in Bern, Berlin and Marburg , he was ordained priest in 1915 . He was initially vicar in Lucerne and from 1916 to 1924 pastor of the Christian Catholic parish of Wegenstetten-Hellikon-Zuzgen. From 1924 until his retirement in 1960 he was a professor at the Christian Catholic theological faculty of the University of Bern.

Ernst Gaugler was married to Cécile Lauterburg, the daughter of the Bernese Reformed theology professor Moritz Lauterburg .

Services

A special feature of Gaugler's historical-critical exegesis , which arose from the examination of ecumenism , patristicism and Jewish theology , is its spiritual dimension, as Gaugler also integrated impulses from Swabian Pietism and the Russian philosophy of religion (including Berdjajew ) into his exegesis . Numerous publications - many of them in the International Church Journal  - come from his pen, including a two-volume commentary on Romans.

Publications (selection)

  • The transformation of man in Paul. Bern 1930.
  • Commentary on Romans in two volumes:
    • The letter to the Romans I. Zurich 1945.
    • The letter to the Romans II. Zurich 1952.
  • The Epistles of John. Zurich 1964.
  • The letter to the Ephesians. Zurich 1966.

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. 521 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Gaugler, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Christian Catholic clergyman and theologian
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Olten
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1963
Place of death Bern