Heinrich Suso Braun

Heinrich Suso Braun (born May 2, 1904 in Riedlingen , † May 23, 1977 in Imst ) was a philosopher and theologian of the Capuchin order . Braun's focus was on practical theology and his work as a radio preacher .

Heinrich Suso Braun, who was born in the Swabian town of Riedlingen in what was then the Kingdom of Württemberg , spent most of his life in Austrian monasteries . He wrote numerous theological works, of which his first work, The Nameless God , published in 1938, was very successful; it appeared in several new editions until 1976 and was translated into French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. His radio sermons have been published in a nine-volume collection and several individual volumes.

Works (selection)

The Nameless God (1938)
The humor of the Christian (1940)
And God Created: Creation Story Radio Addresses (1964)
Selected Radio Sermons (1987), ISBN 3-85764-238-6

literature

Ekkart Sauser : BRAUN, Heinrich Suso. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 20, Bautz, Nordhausen 2002, ISBN 3-88309-091-3 , Sp. 250-252. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Web links

Literature by and about Heinrich Suso Braun in the catalog of the German National Library

personal data
SURNAME	Braun, Heinrich Suso
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian philosopher, theologian, Capuchin
DATE OF BIRTH	May 2, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Riedlingen
DATE OF DEATH	May 23, 1977
Place of death	Imst