Johann Evangelist Hafner

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Johann Evangelist Hafner (born May 17, 1963 in Rain am Lech ) is a German Catholic theologian , religious scholar and philosopher who is known, among other things, for his research approach based on Niklas Luhmann's system theory. He is a professor at the University of Potsdam .

Life

Hafner grew up in a Christian family home; Both father Johann (1934–2017, headmaster) and mother Rosa (1936–2008) were educators. After graduating from high school, Johann Evangelist Hafner studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the University of Augsburg , at the University of Munich and at the University of Vigan ( Philippines ) from 1982 to 1988 . From 1990 to 2002 he was assistant at the chair for pastoral theology at the University of Augsburg. During this time he was visiting lecturer for systematic theology at the University of Dayton / USA (1996/97) and took on teaching positions at the University of Eichstätt (1998 to 2001).

In 1995 he received his PhD in philosophy . 2001 followed the habilitation in fundamental theology (systematic theology). Since 2005 he has been a part-time permanent deacon .

Hafner has been Professor of Religious Studies with a focus on Christianity at the University of Potsdam since 2004. His work focuses on systems theory , Christianity as a religion, angelology and environmental ethics . In 2007 Hafner took over the chairmanship of the examination boards for religious studies and LER ( Lifestyle, Ethics and Religious Studies ). In addition, Hafner was Dean of the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Potsdam from 2010 to 2014.

Hafner is married and has three children.

Works (selection)

  • To survive. Philosophical investigations on ecological ethics and the concept of living beings , Würzburg, 1996.
  • Self-definition of Christianity ( memento of July 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). A system-theoretical approach to the early Christian exclusion of Gnosis , Freiburg u. a., 2003.
  • Why there aren't only souls in heaven. The function of angels as a competitive group , in: Evangelische Theologie 65 (2005), pp. 350–365.
  • With Joachim Valentin: Parallel Worlds: Christian Religion and the Multiplication of Reality. 2009, ISBN 978-3-17-020565-9 .
  • With Joachim Schmied: Catholic theology at the university: situation and future . 2009.
  • Presently Faith Thinking / Angelology 2, The Angels in Christianity in Present and History , 2009.
  • Angelology . Schöningh, Paderborn etc. 2010, ISBN 978-3-506-76738-7 .
  • With Martin Hailer : Internal differentiation and commitment in the denominations . Lembeck, Frankfurt am Main 2010, ISBN 978-3-374-02974-7 .
  • as ed., together with Patrick Diemling: The communication of Satans: Whispers, conversations, letters of evil . Lembeck, Frankfurt am Main 2010, ISBN 978-3-87476-614-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Homepage of the University of Potsdam on Johann Evangelist Hafner .
personal data
SURNAME Hafner, Johann Evangelist
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic theologian, religious scholar and philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH 17th May 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Rain on the Lech