Jean-Pierre Wils

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Jean-Pierre Wils (* 1957 in Geel ) is a Belgian theologian and ethicist . He is a professor at Radboud University Nijmegen and lives in Germany.

Life

Wils studied philosophy and Catholic theology in Leuven and Tübingen and received his doctorate in theology in 1987. His habilitation took place in 1990. He then taught as a professor in Tübingen, Ulm and Freiburg and since 1996 in Nijmegen . In addition to his function as full professor for " theological ethics " at the faculty of theology and as professor for "cultural theory of morality with special consideration of religion" at the faculty of religious studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, he was scientific director of the interdisciplinary ethics center until 2006. He published several books and numerous articles on theological and philosophical ethics in newspapers and magazines. He lives in Kranenburg .

Positions

Wils is a proponent of the Dutch euthanasia scheme , which allows active euthanasia under certain conditions. In Germany, in his opinion, the discussion about euthanasia is conducted “predominantly in the Kantian-Christian tradition”, while in other states the debate is more in the tradition of European liberalism and the individual can make sovereign decisions about his or her own body. According to Wils, “it is not clear which culture is the right one”.

With regard to the facts of blasphemy , he not only rejects criminal prosecution, but generally rejects its justiciability. In a state that declares religion a private matter and tolerates various ideas of God as well as atheistic attitudes, such a crime cannot exist. Such a state must therefore behave neutrally towards the religious and ideological convictions of its citizens.

Wils resigned in January 2009 in protest against the decision of Pope Benedict XVI. to lift the excommunication of the bishops of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X , including the Holocaust denier Richard Williamson , from the Catholic Church. He justified his resignation from the church by stating that he “no longer wanted to be identified with the anti-modern, anti-pluralistic and totalitarian spirit of this church”.

Publications

  • Morality and subjectivity. To determine the location of ethics in structuralism, in the philosophy of subjectivity and in Schleiermacher. Universitätsverlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1987, ISBN 3-7278-0531-5
  • with Dietmar Mieth (ed.): Ethics without a chance? Explorations in the technological age. Attempto, Tübingen 1989, ISBN 3-89308-043-0 ; 2nd expanded and revised edition ibid. 1991, ISBN 3-89308-136-4
  • "Aesthetic goodness". Philosophical-theological studies on myth and corporeality in the relationship between ethics and aesthetics. Fink, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-7705-2641-4
  • Injured nature. Ethical Prolegomena. Lang, Frankfurt am Main [a. a.] 1991, ISBN 3-631-43332-8
  • with Dietmar Mieth: Basic concepts of Christian ethics. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 1992, ISBN 3-506-99419-0
  • (Ed.): Nature as a memory? Approaching a tired diva. Attempto, Tübingen 1992, ISBN 3-89308-152-6
  • (Ed.): Announcement of mortality. Changes in religion; Formations of the Holy. Attempto, Tübingen 1992, ISBN 3-89308-148-8
  • (Ed.): Orientation through ethics? An interim balance. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 1993, ISBN 3-506-79752-2
  • The great exhaustion. Cultural ethical problems before the turn of the millennium. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 1994, ISBN 3-506-79754-9
  • Why then theology? Attempts against resignation. Attempto, Tübingen 1996, ISBN 3-89308-238-7
  • (Ed.): Anthropology and Ethics. Biological, social science and philosophical considerations. Francke, Tübingen / Basel 1997, ISBN 3-7720-2619-2
  • The moral of the senses. Essays. Klöpfer and Meyer, Tübingen 1999, ISBN 3-931402-48-7
  • To die. On the ethics of euthanasia. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 1999, ISBN 3-506-79749-2
  • Actions and meanings. Reflections on a hermeneutic ethic. Universitätsverlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 2001, ISBN 3-7278-1355-5
  • (Ed.): The morality of religion. Critical sightings and constructive suggestions. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 2004, ISBN 3-506-71796-0
  • (Ed.): The cultural form of ethics. The conflict between universalism and particularism. Academic Press Friborg, Freiburg (Switzerland) 2004, ISBN 3-7278-1494-2
  • Experiments on ethics. Academic Press Friborg, Freiburg (Switzerland) 2005, ISBN 3-7278-1500-0
  • with Michael Zahner (ed.): Theological ethics between tradition and modernity. Festschrift for Adrian Holderegger on his sixtieth birthday. Academic Press Friborg, Freiburg (Switzerland) 2005, ISBN 3-7278-1520-5
  • Indulgence. Studies on an ethical-hermeneutical basic category. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 2006, ISBN 3-506-72935-7
  • with Christoph Hübenthal (Ed.): Lexicon of Ethics. Schöningh, Paderborn [a. a.] 2006, ISBN 978-3-506-79753-7
  • Blasphemy. Verlag der Welteligionen, Frankfurt am Main / Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-458-71006-6
  • Ars moriendi. About dying. Insel, Frankfurt am Main / Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-458-17375-5
  • Art. Religion. Klöpfer & Meyer, Tübingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-86351-082-4

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/nachrichten-aus-kleve-und-der-region/im-hamsterrad-der-vernunft-id8312314.html
  2. ^ Deutsches Ärzteblatt : Euthanasia: Killing is not a medical task . 2005
  3. ↑ Focus : Theologian Wils: Church exit from papal protest . February 1, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Wils, Jean-Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian university professor and theologian
DATE OF BIRTH 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Geel