Georg Schwikart

Georg Schwikart (* 1964 in Düsseldorf ) is a German theologian , religious scholar and author.

Life

Schwikart studied comparative religious studies, theology and folklore in Neuburg an der Donau , Bonn and Tübingen and is Dr. phil. He lives in Sankt Augustin - Hangelar near Bonn.

For many years he has been writing stories, travel books, poetry and religious non-fiction books for adults, adolescents and children, as well as contributions to anthologies, newspapers, magazines and radio.

Schwikart was to be ordained a deacon in November 2010 ; Cardinal Joachim Meisner , however, suspended the consecration shortly before the consecration date. In spring 2011 Georg Schwikart left the Catholic Church and joined the Protestant Church. Since October 1, 2014 he has been working in the pastoral service of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, since April 1, 2016 as pastor of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland in the Hardtberg parish in Bonn. Schwikart is a member of the Association of German Writers (VS Bonn). Many of his books have been translated into other languages.

Schwikart is married and has two children (* 1989 and * 1991).

Fonts

author

• You beguiled me . An invitation to pray. Munich 1988, ISBN 978-3769805970
• God is in you Illustrations by Cláudio Pastro. Aachen 1992, ISBN 978-3928567015
• Take a breath. A companion for vacation and vacation, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 978-3766699084
• All astray lead through Rome. Siegburg 1995, ISBN 978-3929634129
• Heinrich Böll - A saint against the grain - In search of your own life track. Würzburg 1996, ISBN 978-3429017637
• You should be able to fly . Illustrations: Hans-Günther Döring . Würzburg 1996, ISBN 978-3429018115
• I will miss Emmi. Stories with and without satire , Siegburg 1997, ISBN 978-3929634228
• Between illustration and manipulation. The topic of religion in the news of the Tagesschau and the heute broadcast. Dissertation. University of Tübingen 1998. Siegburg 1998, ISBN 3-929634-98-8
• Death and Sorrow in the World Religions. Gütersloh 1999, ISBN 3-579-00731-9
• Basic knowledge of Christianity (= Gütersloh pocket books. Volume 650). Gütersloh 2000, ISBN 3-579-00650-9
• Ulrich's biggest day. Siegburg 2000, ISBN 978-3929634501
• Through thick and thin. 2nd Edition. Kevelaer 2000, ISBN 978-3766601834
• Amen, kiss and celibacy - the ultimate dictionary for theologians and other impious people. Würzburg 2001, ISBN 978-3429022969
• Black Friday - together we will solve the case. Kevelaer 2001, ISBN 978-3766603449
• A good word for every day. Kevelaer 2002, ISBN 978-3766604774
• Almost at the end of the world. Mainz 2002, ISBN 978-3786723608
• There will be something for children tomorrow , Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 978-3491797161
• Clouds in the head - from growing up. Kevelaer 2003, ISBN 978-3766604965
• Lord, bless the fathers of this child - cheerful and curious from the world of religions. Würzburg 2003, ISBN 978-3429025113
• Kebab, noise and communion. Mainz 2004, ISBN 978-3786724766
• with Hubert Böke , Monika Müller : Sometimes I want to give up everything! When dying companions reach their limits. Gütersloh 2005, ISBN 978-3-579-06810-7
• For wedding day. 3. Edition. Gütersloh 2005, ISBN 978-3579070032
• No Jeans on White Sunday - A First Communion with Obstacles. 4th edition. Mainz 2005, ISBN 978-3786720805
• Closer to it. Nettetal 2006, ISBN 978-3805005395
• Stay tuned. Mainz 2006, ISBN 978-3786725930
• with Michael Vogt: See, the good times are near, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 978-3786785965
• Told the children about Advent and Christmas. 2nd edition, Kevelaer 2006, ISBN 3-7666-0384-1
• Do you know where the sky is - traces of the art of living. Kevelaer 2007, ISBN 978-3-7666-0875-8
• Real friends. Kevelaer 2007, ISBN 978-3-7666-0820-8
• When the communion children went on strike and other stories. 4th edition. Mainz 2007, ISBN 978-3-7867-2218-2
• The composer - How Johann Sebastian Bach transformed the gospel into music. Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-88981-255-1
• Survival - Latent poetry about life, Nettetal 2008, ISBN 978-3805005555
• The Christmas train. 4th edition, Lahr 2008, ISBN 978-3-7806-0839-0
• No exceptions on the ark and other stories about first communion. Ostfildern 2008, ISBN 978-3-7867-2687-6
• The cabaret artist - How Hanns Dieter Hüsch made God smile. Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-88981-299-5
• Arthur Schopenhauer . Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life. Re-edited by Georg Schwikart. Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-86539-232-9
• with Uwe Birnstein : Evangelical? Never! / Catholic? Never! , Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-629-02234-9
• The right words in bereavement. Text examples and formulation aids. New edition. Kevelaer 2011, ISBN 978-3-7666-1489-6
• Rhythm disturbance. Condensed life, Nettetal 2012, ISBN 978-3-8050-0602-6
• Easter. Finding the power of life, Freiburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-451-06426-5
• Paul. How the Christian successor discovered love , Berlin 2012. ISBN 978-3-88981-324-4
• Angelino's order, new edition, Sankt Augustin 2013 , ISBN 978-3-8050-0616-3
• Disgusted. Protocol of an inquisition . Gütersloh 2013, ISBN 978-3-579-08151-9
• From the depths. A comfort book for orphaned parents, with audio CD, Gütersloh 2013, ISBN 978-3-579-07300-2
• Courage. Courage for a free life , Münsterschwarzach 2013 ISBN 978-3896805317
• Öhlwein's death . Novel. Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-89502-367-5
• What remains is the memory. A companion through the time of mourning , Schwarzach am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-89680-911-7
• The lost sheep. Exciting stories about the parables, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-451-71213-5
• with Uwe Birnstein : Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen - Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch. Genossenschaftlich gegen die Not, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-88981-356-5
• What remains is the memory. A companion through the period of mourning . Münsterschwarzach 2014, ISBN 978-3-89680-911-7
• Come to church with me. Mein Kindermessbuch, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-451-71185-5
• You hear me. The Psalms in New Words , Münsterschwarzach 2015, ISBN 978-3896809643
• Check everything, keep the good. Decide for yourself what you believe , Freiburg im Breisgau 2015, ISBN 978-3-451-32809-1
• Hanns Dieter Hüsch. How the cabaret artist made God smile. Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-88981-410-4
• Islam explained to children , Kevelaer 2016, ISBN 978-3766630407
• Drive out my temple. Theotralic texts , Nettetal 2017 ISBN 978-3-8050-0629-3
• We babble like pagans. Poems from this world, St. Augustin 2018, ISBN 978-3-8050-0627-9
• higher, higher! Saved Words, St. Augustin 2018, ISBN 978-3-8050-0632-3
• Life. 100%. Notes from a pastor on the outskirts , Oberpframmern 2019, ISBN 978-3-7346-1188-9

editor

• Everything is different that night. Christmas stories. Mainz 1997, ISBN 978-3786720492
• with Ulrich Ziaja: The red armchair - the best of 25 readings by authors in the Auslese series in the Café Studio. Sankt Augustin 2002, ISBN 978-3897960725
• with Ulrich Ziaja: The red armchair 2 - The best of 25 other readings by the author in the Auslese series in the Café Studio. Sankt Augustin 2005, ISBN 978-3897961449
• with Ulrich Ziaja: The red armchair 3 - The best of 25 other readings by authors in the Auslese series in the Café Studio. Remscheid 2008 ISBN 978-3897961777
• Angels for our time. Kevelaer 2009, ISBN 978-3-8367-0693-3
• with Fritz Roth : Take death personally. Practical suggestions for an individual farewell. Gütersloh 2009, ISBN 978-3-579-06829-9

Audio cassettes

• Every death has its laughter.
• Death and Sorrow in the World Religions.

CDs

• Secret Operation Keys and Other Stories. Gardez! Verlag, Remscheid 2004, ISBN 3-89796-127-X

Radio broadcasts

For the radio station SWR2 , Schwikart contributed from 1998 to 2010 to the series “Five to Six”, which ran every day at the same time: from 5:55 am to the 6:00 am news.

Web links

• Literature by and about Georg Schwikart in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Georg Schwikart  in the German Digital Library
• Georg Schwikart's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Michael Lehnberg: Georg Schwikart is not allowed to become a deacon in Sankt Augustin . In: General-Anzeiger online from November 5, 2010
2. ↑ Into the church, out of the church; Georg Schwikart was considered the incarnation of the Catholic - until he left . In: Die Zeit , No. 22/2011
3. ↑ Ebba Hagenberg-Miliu: Church man despite resistance . In: General-Anzeiger online from November 8, 2014
4. ↑ Hans-Peter Brodüffel: Georg Schwikart becomes a Protestant pastor in Bonn . In: General-Anzeiger online from June 17, 2016