Josef Neuner
Josef Neuner SJ (born August 19, 1908 in Feldkirch , Austria ; † December 3, 2009 in Pune , India ) was a Jesuit and Catholic theologian . He was one of the authors of the Council Decree Nostra Aetate .
Life
After graduating from the Jesuit College Stella Matutina, Josef Neuner entered the novitiate of the South German Province of the Society of Jesus in Feldkirch. After the novitiate he studied philosophy at the University of Philosophy in Munich in Pullach and theology at the Jesuit University in Valkenburg , Netherlands. In 1936 he was ordained a priest . In 1944 he made his last vows . His wish to go on a mission was initially rejected, but in 1938 he was able to go to Bombay , where he was responsible for the formation of priests.
After the outbreak of the Second World War he was interned as a German citizen from 1939 to 1946 in a British camp in India , where he learned Sanskrit and studied the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita , the Upanishads and S. Radhakrishnan .
After the end of the war he received his doctorate in religious studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome with the thesis "The Sacrifice Doctrine of the Bhagavad Gita" and taught dogmatics from 1948 at the newly founded De Nobili College and at the Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth (Pontifical Atheneum) in Pune .
As a council theologian ( peritus ) of the Bishop of Pune , Andrew Alexis D'Souza , he took part in the Second Vatican Council . He was particularly involved in the commissions for mission, priestly training and non-Christian religions. He is considered to be the author of the Council Decree Nostra Aetate ("In Our Time"), which outlined the position of the Catholic Church on non-Christian religions. The decree marked a departure by the Catholic Church from its previous exclusive and anti-Jewish claim to truth.
Josef Neuner and his friar Heinrich Roos SJ became known with their scientific work The Faith of the Church in the documents of the Doctrinal Proclamation , which is called "Neuner-Roos" (abbreviated NR) and is the standard work of Catholic theological training .
He was the pastor of Mother Teresa .
After Neuner celebrated his 100th birthday in 2008, still physically strong and mentally alert, he died at the age of 101 in the Sanjeevan Monastery in Pune.
Honors
- Honorary doctorate from Dr. theol. of the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck (2001)
- Medal of Honor of the State of Vorarlberg in Gold (2005)
- The auditorium of the Pontifical Institute in Pune, newly built in 2006, is called the Josef Neuner Auditorium
Fonts
- Josef Neuner, Rosemarie Steinbauer: Hinduism and Christianity. Herder, 1962.
- Josef Neuner, Felix Alfred Plattner: Congress between two times. Real, 1965.
- Josef Neuner: Shaping my life with Christ. Echter, 1988, ISBN 3429011213 .
- Josef Neuner, Heinrich Roos, Karl Rahner, Karl-Heinz Weger : The faith of the church in the documents of the teaching preaching. 13th edition, Pustet, Regensburg 1992, ISBN 3791701193 .
- The Indian Joseph: memories from my life. Source, 2005, ISBN 3852410088 .
Movie
- The Mission - The Search for Inner Freedom , written and directed by Norbert Busè , Germany / India 2000, 30 minutes
Web links
- Literature by and about Josef Neuner in the catalog of the German National Library
- India missionary Fr. Josef Neuner SJ celebrates 100th birthday
- A witness for the truth! Our honorary doctor, Father Josef Neuner SJ, receives the Golden Decoration of Honor of the State of Vorarlberg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neuner, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neuner, Josef SJ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Jesuit, missionary, theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Feldkirch , Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 3, 2009 |
| Place of death | Pune , India |