Heinz-Günther Schöttler

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heinz-Günther Schöttler (born October 16, 1950 in Adenau ) is a German Catholic theologian , priest and theology professor.

Life

After leaving school, Schöttler studied Catholic theology in Trier and Regensburg . In 1975 Schöttler obtained his diploma at the Trier Theological Faculty and was ordained a priest in Trier in 1977 .

From 1986 to 1995 Heinz-Günther Schöttler worked as a priest in the parish in Farschweiler - Herl in the Hunsrück . At the same time he was also a lecturer for homiletics at the Institute for Pastoral Psychology and Homiletics of the Trier seminary and at the Trier Theological Faculty .

Since 2000 Schöttler was Professor of Pastoral Theology and Kerygmatics at the University of Bamberg and in 2007 he moved to the University of Regensburg as Professor of Pastoral Theology .

Heinz-Günther Schöttler is a member of the discussion group Jews and Christians at the Central Committee of German Catholics and, since 2006, Ephraim-Veitel lecturer for homiletics at the liberal Abraham-Geiger-Kolleg , Berlin. He is a member of the editorial board of the theological journal Bibel und Liturgie and co-editor of Bamberger Theologische Studien and Bamberger Theologisches Forum .

Episcopal disciplinary measures

In connection with the withdrawal of the excommunication of the Pius Brotherhood and in response to the subsequent multilingual and internationally widespread Vaticanum 2 petition , Regensburg Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller reprimanded three theology professors of the University of Regensburg , Sabine Demel , Burkard Porzelt and Schöttler, and demanded that they be within To personally take an oath of loyalty and a creed of faith 14 days before Müller. Furthermore, in the same letter, Müller demanded an apology from the professors, forwarded via Müller , to Pope Benedict XVI. because in the signed petition without basis - according to Müller - the assumption was made that the Pope was acting to the detriment of the Church by allowing "parts of the Roman Catholic Church [...] to openly open the spirit and letters of important documents of the II . Vatican Council may reject ... ”.

Works by Schöttler (selection)

  • The reader understand! How biblical texts deal with fictionality. 2006
  • Christian sermon and Old Testament. Attempt at a homiletic criteriology. 2001

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ University of Regensburg: biography about Schöttler
  2. ↑ a b Diocese of Regensburg, Episcopal Press Office, February 17, 2009: Bishop also calls for theology professors to recognize Vatican II ( Memento of May 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Schöttler, Heinz-Günther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic theologian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Adenau