Herbert Schneider (Franciscan)

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Father Herbert Schneider OFM (born June 8, 1938 in Dockweiler ) is the director of the Duns-Skotus Academy in Mönchengladbach and a spiritual writer. He belongs to the Franciscan order .

Life

On April 15, 1959, Herbert Schneider entered the Cologne Province of the Franciscan Order and was ordained a priest on August 7, 1965 . In 1972 he received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Cologne . During his second degree, Schneider worked, among other things, in training the next generation of the Order in Münster . From 1980 to 1989 Father Herbert Schneider was provincial superior of the Cologne Franciscan Province and from 1986 to 1989 chairman of the Association of German Superiors of the Priestly Orders ( VDO ). From 1991 to 2001 he lived in the Generalate House of the Franciscans in Rome, where he was the General Delegate for the religious communities associated with the Franciscans, including the Poor Clares . Until the end of 2010 he was the pilgrimage director of the pilgrimage of Neviges . He lives in the Franciscan monastery Vossenack .

Activity as theologian and writer

As director of the Duns-Skotus Academy, Father Herbert Schneider is editor of the series "Publications of the Johannes-Duns-Skotus Academy." In addition, he organizes conferences of the Academy, which, according to its self-image, "wants to make an intellectual contribution to the connection between piety and apostolate on the one hand and science on the other and to be a place of ecumenical dialogue".

In this spirit, Father Herbert Schneider also wrote small scripts in which he vividly leads to Johannes Duns Scotus . He has also written a biographical book about his brother Matthias Utters , who comes from his hometown Dockweiler , which primarily examines how he dealt with his protracted, serious cancer as a testimony.

Publications

  • The Franciscans in the German-speaking area. Life and goals. Dietrich-Coelde-Verlag, Werl 1988, ISBN 3 87163 515 0 .

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personal data
SURNAME Schneider, Herbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schneider, Herbert OFM
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German religious, writer and pilgrimage rector
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Dockweiler