Karl-Wilhelm Merks
Karl-Wilhelm Merks (* 1939 ) is a German Roman Catholic theologian .
Life
Merks studied Roman Catholic theology , philosophy and classical languages at the University of Bonn , the University of Friborg / Switzerland and the University of Toulouse / France. In 1977 Merks received his doctorate with a dissertation on moral autonomy under Thomas Aquinas . From 1981 until his retirement in 2004 Merks worked as a professor for moral theology at the Theological Faculty in Tilburg / Netherlands. In 2011 Merks signed the memorandum Church 2011: A Necessary Awakening .
Works (selection)
- Theological foundation of moral autonomy. Structural elements of an "autonomous" understanding of the foundation of norms in the lex treatise of the Summa theologiae of Thomas Aquinas , Düsseldorf: Patmos 1978
- Verbeelding en discretie. Essays over literatuur en moraal (in collaboration with Wouters), TUP, Tilburg 1989
- God and morals. Theological ethics today , LIT, Münster 1998
- Responsibility - the end or changes of an idea? Places and functions of ethics in our society , LIT, Münster 2001
- Basic lines of an intercultural ethics. Morality between pluralism and universality (= studies on theological ethics 132), Friborg / Freiburg (Academic Press Friborg / Verlag Herder) 2012.
- more works by Karl Wilhelm Merks:
Web links
- Utrecht University: Karl-Wilhelm Merks
- Official website of Karl-Wilhelm Merks
- LIT-Verlag: Karl-Wilhelm Merks
- Literature by and about Karl-Wilhelm Merks in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merks, Karl-Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Roman Catholic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Germany |