Hanno Helbling

Hanno Helbling (born August 18, 1930 in Zuoz ; † February 9, 2005 in Rome ) was a Swiss writer , translator and feature editor .

Life

Hanno Helbling was born in Zuoz in the Engadin, his father was the Germanist Carl Helbling (1897–1966). The son grew up in Zurich and attended schools and university there . In 1953 he obtained his doctorate in history , German literature and comparative literary history . Further studies in Naples , Munich and Rome followed by 1956 . In 1958 he became the features editor of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) , and from 1973 to 1992 he headed the feature section. He lived in Rome from 1994 until his death. His successor in the NZZ was Martin Meyer . Since 1981 he was a member of the German Academy for Language and Poetry .

In addition to his professional activity, Hanno Helbling wrote several books on medieval intellectual history and church topics, as well as reports on the Second Vatican Council in the NZZ . In addition, he has translated literary texts from French , Italian and English , especially works by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz .

He was the recipient of the Prix lémanique de la traduction literary prize .

Positions

Helbling was a critic of the declaration of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith "The Primacy of the Successor of Peter in the Mystery of the Church" from 1998, the "Instrumentum Laboris" for the European Synod of Bishops in 1999 and the Declaration Dominus Iesus from 2000. He showed great interest in reforming the papacy.

Helbling had sympathy for the Catholic theologian Herbert Haag , whose book What Matters. Did Jesus want a two-tier church? (1997) he defended against the criticism of the Basel bishop Kurt Koch .

In 2004 he defended against the criticism of Joseph Ratzinger the renunciation of the reference to God in the preamble of the EU constitution.

Works

Port-Royal . Evidence of a tragedy. Theological Publishing House Zurich , 2004 ISBN 3-290-17329-1
Catherine of Siena . Mysticism and politics. Beck, Munich 2000 ISBN 3-406-46160-3
Pass the time. European horizons. Munich 1990
Remembered life. Marcel Proust's “Search for Lost Time”. Frankfurt am Main 1988
The Second Vatican Council . A report. Basel 1966
William Shakespeare. The sonnets . Transmission, epilogue Hanno Helbling. Manesse, Zurich 1983 ISBN 3-7175-1648-5

Individual evidence

^ Franziska Meister: Helbling, Carl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
^ H. Helbling: History without dialectics. Papal primacy and ecumenism. In: NZZ, January 25, 1999, p. 26.
↑ H. Helbling: Teacher's self-talk about Europe . The basic paper for the Roman Synod of Bishops. In: NZZ, September 24, 1999, p. 66.
↑ H. Helbling: Firmly to believe is ... ( Memento of the original from November 26, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Catholic teaching post and religious presence. In: NZZ, September 7, 2000, p. 65. @1@ 2

^ H. Helbling: For a rethought Petrusamt. On the occasion of a study by Hermann J. Pottmeyer. In: NZZ, November 17, 1999, p. 63.

^ H. Helbling: Learned and arguable . On the death of the theologian Herbert Haag. In: NZZ, August 27, 2001, p. 67. See also H. Helbling: Against the Priesthood. Herbert Haag drafts a church reform. In: NZZ, December 5, 2000.

^ H. Helbling: Right belief - right behavior. Controversy over a book by Herbert Haag. In: NZZ, May 27, 1997, p. 45.

^ H. Helbling: Ideology - the thinking of others . The Vatican and the preamble to the EU Constitution. In: NZZ, July 1, 2004. See also H. Helbling: Birth certificate or baptismal certificate? To the "religious dispute" about the EU constitution. In: NZZ, September 18, 2003, p. 45.

literature

Tobias Hoffmann-Allenspach: Hanno Helbling . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 2, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 820.
Martin Meyer: Hanno Helbling - homage to a versatile scholar. NZZ Libro, Zurich 2020, ISBN 978-3-03810-445-2

Web links

Publications by and about Hanno Helbling in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
Thomas Maissen : Helbling, Hanno. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Literature by and about Hanno Helbling in the catalog of the German National Library
Entry about Hanno Helbling in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland

personal data
SURNAME	Helbling, Hanno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss writer, translator, editor
DATE OF BIRTH	August 18, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zuoz
DATE OF DEATH	February 9, 2005
Place of death	Rome

[1] Franziska Meister: Helbling, Carl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

[2] H. Helbling: History without dialectics. Papal primacy and ecumenism. In: NZZ, January 25, 1999, p. 26.

[3] H. Helbling: Teacher's self-talk about Europe . The basic paper for the Roman Synod of Bishops. In: NZZ, September 24, 1999, p. 66.

[4] H. Helbling: Firmly to believe is ... ( Memento of the original from November 26, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Catholic teaching post and religious presence. In: NZZ, September 7, 2000, p. 65. @1@ 2

[5] H. Helbling: For a rethought Petrusamt. On the occasion of a study by Hermann J. Pottmeyer. In: NZZ, November 17, 1999, p. 63.

[6] H. Helbling: Learned and arguable . On the death of the theologian Herbert Haag. In: NZZ, August 27, 2001, p. 67. See also H. Helbling: Against the Priesthood. Herbert Haag drafts a church reform. In: NZZ, December 5, 2000.

[7] H. Helbling: Right belief - right behavior. Controversy over a book by Herbert Haag. In: NZZ, May 27, 1997, p. 45.

[8] H. Helbling: Ideology - the thinking of others . The Vatican and the preamble to the EU Constitution. In: NZZ, July 1, 2004. See also H. Helbling: Birth certificate or baptismal certificate? To the "religious dispute" about the EU constitution. In: NZZ, September 18, 2003, p. 45.