Hans Kessler (theologian, 1938)

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Hans Kessler (born March 12, 1938 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ) is a German , Roman Catholic theologian .

Life

From 1957 to 1961 Kessler studied philosophy , Catholic and Protestant theology at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen and at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg . From 1972 to 2003 Kessler was professor for systematic theology ( dogmatics and fundamental theology ) at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main .

Kessler is married, has one child and lives in Werther (Westphalia) .

Fonts (selection)

  • The theological meaning of the death of Jesus. An investigation into the history of tradition. Patmos, Düsseldorf 1970.
  • Do not seek the living among the dead. The resurrection of Jesus Christ from a biblical, fundamental theological and systematic perspective. Patmos, Düsseldorf 1985, ISBN 3-491-77626-0 .
  • The groans of nature. Plea for a creation spirituality and creation ethics. Patmos, Düsseldorf 1990, ISBN 3-491-77805-0 .
  • Christology. In: Theodor Schneider (Ed.): Handbuch der Dogmatik. Volume 1: Prolegomena, doctrine of God, doctrine of creation, christology, pneumatology. Patmos, Düsseldorf 1992, ISBN 3-491-77042-4 , pp. 241-442.
  • Seeking the hidden God. Faith in God in a world shaped by natural sciences and religious conflicts. Schöningh, Paderborn et al. 2006, ISBN 3-506-75666-4 .
  • The suffering in the world - a cry for God (= Topos-plus-Taschenbücher. Vol. 631). Echter, Würzburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-7867-8631-3 .
  • Evolution and creation in a new perspective. 5th edition. Butzon & Bercker, Kevelaer 2017 (1st edition 2009), ISBN 978-3-8367-0026-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ University of Frankfurt: Hans Kessler ( Memento from October 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Haller Kreisblatt dated August 13, 2014 / ( Memento dated November 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Kessler, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German, Roman Catholic theologian
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwäbisch Gmünd