Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven

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Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven (* 1958 in Cologne ) is a German Catholic theologian who works in the field of peace research.

Life

Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the Philosophical-Theological University Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main and at the Catholic Marquette University in Milwaukee , USA . In 1990 he received his doctorate. theol. at the Philosophical-Theological University of St. Georgen with an investigation into the peace ethics of Francisco de Vitoria . Since October 1995 he has been director of the Institute for Theology and Peace (ithf) of the German Military Ordinary in Hamburg . In addition, since 2010 he has been the board member of its support foundation, the Catholic Peace Foundation in Hamburg.

In February 2006 Justenhoven was at the Theological Faculty of the University of Freiburg with a thesis on "International Arbitration between ethical standards and legal reality" habilitation . In 2010 he was appointed adjunct professor there. In 2006 he was visiting professor at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago / USA and in 2009 at Hekima College, Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi / Kenya .

Memberships

Publications (selection)

  • Francisco de Vitoria on War and Peace (= Theology and Peace 5). Cologne 1991, ISBN 3-17-013248-2 (dissertation).
  • Right to self-determination versus non-interference. The conflict in Kosovo and the limits of the UN order , in: The New Order 2, 1999, pp. 135–149.
  • Ultima ratio. Does the new terrorism have to be fought militarily? In: Herder Korrespondenz 56, 3, 2002, pp. 129-133
  • International arbitration. Ethical norm and legal reality (= theology and peace 30). Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-17-019529-8 (habilitation thesis).
  • Individual and collective reconciliation. A contribution to differentiating apparently the same processes , in: Die neue Order 2 (2008) pp. 84–93.
  • Struggle for Ukraine - struggle for self-determination and geopolitical interests (= Studies on Peace Ethics 57). Nomos, Baden-Baden 2017.
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  • Peace Through Law - Reflections on Pacem Terris from Philosophy, Law, Theology and Political Science , ed. with Mary Ellen O'Connell, Series Studies on Peace Ethics Volume 50, Nomos / Aschendorff 2016, ISBN 978-3-8487-1896-2 .
  • France, Germany and the EU in Mali - opportunities, risks, challenges , ed. with Stefan Brüne and Hans-Georg Erhart, Series Studies on Peace Ethics Volume 52, Nomos / Aschendorff 2015 ISBN 978-3-8487-1895-5 .
  • From Just War to Modern Peace Ethics , ed. with William A. Barbieri, Jr., De Gruyter 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-029177-3 .
  • International engagement in Afghanistan at a dead end? A Political-Ethical Debate , ed. with Ebrahim Afsah, Nomos 2011, ISBN 3-8329-6689-7 .
  • Intervention in the Congo A critical analysis of the pacification policy of the UN and EU , ed. with Hans-Georg Ehrhart (Contributions to Peace Ethics 42) Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 3-17-020781-4 .
  • The dispute over Iran's nuclear policy. International law, political and peace ethic reflections , ed. with Gerhard Beestermöller, Contributions to Peace Ethics 40, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-17-019548-4 .
  • The peace ethic debate in German Catholicism since the end of World War II , in: Church among soldiers. 50 Years of Catholic Military Pastoral Care, Catholic Military Bishop's Office (Ed.), Heiligenstadt 2006, pp. 285–317.
  • Just Peace - Global Community Responsible. On the debate about the peace treaty of the German bishops , ed. with Rolf Schumacher, Theologie und Frieden 25 series, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-17-017955-1 .
  • Rethinking the state. Catholic Thought and Contemporary Political Theory , ed. with James Turner, Münster / London 2003, ISBN 3-8258-7249-1 .
  • Interreligious Dialogue toward Reconciliation in Macedonia and Bosnia , ed. with Paul Mojzes and Leonard Swidler, Philadelphia 2003.
  • Defense structure put to the test. On the debate about the new Bundeswehr , ed. with Ludwig Jacob, Contributions to Peace Ethics 31, Stuttgart 1998, 2nd edition 1999.
  • No future for general conscription? , ed. with Günther Gorschenek, Hamburg 1994.
  • Political Philosophy and Legal Theory of the Middle Ages and Modern Times (PPR). Texts and investigations , ed. m. Alexander Fidora, Matthias Lutz-Bachmann and Andreas Niederberger, frommann-holzboog, ISBN 978-3-7728-2500-2 .

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personal data
SURNAME Justenhoven, Heinz-Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic theologian
DATE OF BIRTH 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne