Jakob Speigl

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Jakob Speigl (born February 22, 1933 in Engelsdorf ) is a German Catholic church historian.

Jakob Speigl was ordained a priest in Rome in 1958 . From 1972 to 2001 Speigl was professor of ancient church history as well as Christian archeology and patrology at the University of Würzburg . Since 1998 he has also been Scientific Director of the Eastern Church Institute of the Bavarian-German Augustinian Province at the University of Würzburg.

Publications (selection)

  • Doctrine of tradition and evidence of tradition in the historical theology of Ignaz Döllinger. Essen 1964.
  • The Roman State and the Christians. State and Church from Domitian to Commodus. Amsterdam 1970.
  • On the church concept of lactance. In: RQ 65 (1970) 15-28.
  • The Synod of 536 in Constantinople. In: Ostkirchliche Studien 43 (1994).
  • Augustine's Concept of Religion. In: Annuarium Historiae Conciliorum 27/28 (1995/1996) 29-60.
  • The discussion about pluralism and universality in religion. A key to understanding Justin's apologetic work. In: Garden of Life. Festschrift for Winfrid Cramer. Altenberge 1999. 275-307.
  • On the universal theology of Augustine. The theme of religion in De civitate Dei. In: Augustiniana 50 (2000) 9-63.
  • On the apologetic and anti-heretical orientation of Augustine's concept of religion. In: Journal for Mission Studies and Religious Studies 86 (2002) 26-43.
  • The ecumenical patriarch. On the emergence and canonical confirmation of an early church institution in the field of tension with the Church of Rome. In: "... at the time or at the wrong time". Studies of late antique theology, intellectual and art history and their aftermath. In honor of Hans-Georg Thümmel. Edited by AM Ritter / W. Wischmeyer / W. Kinzig (Texts and Studies in the History of Theology 9). Mandelbachtal / Cambridge 2004. 53-75.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 29 years at the University of Würzburg. Main-Post , February 21, 2003, accessed on October 23, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Prof. Jakob Speigl on Saturday 70th Main-Post , February 8, 2003, accessed on October 23, 2015 .

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personal data
SURNAME Speigl, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic church historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Engelsdorf