Kurt Lüthi

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Kurt Lüthi (born October 31, 1923 in Rohrbach BE ; † June 11, 2010 in Vienna ) was a Swiss Reformed theologian and professor at the University of Vienna .

Life

After studying Protestant theology in Bern and Basel with Karl Barth , Karl Ludwig Schmidt and Oscar Cullmann , among others , Lüthi became pastor of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Bern in 1949, first in Beatenberg and later in Biel . With a dissertation on the New Testament Judas Iscariot , he was in 1955 in Basel to the Dr. theol. PhD. In 1959 he completed his habilitation at the University of Bern. From 1964 until his retirement in 1990 he taught as a professor for systematic theology (Helvetic Confession) at the Evangelical Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna. He was a long-time member of the Synod of the Evangelical Church HB in Austria and the General Synod of the Evangelical Church A. and HB

His theology focused on political ethics, feminist theology and the relationship between theology and psychoanalysis . He was also involved in Christian-Jewish dialogue (1967–1988 as a board member in the coordination committee for Christian-Jewish cooperation), in ecumenical dialogue (1965 founding of the "Ecumenical Working Group" with Wilhelm Dantine , Ferdinand Klostermann and Otto Mauer ; 1970 honorary member of the Pro Foundation Oriente ), in the Christian-Marxist dialogue as well as in the conversation between theology and art.

Publications (selection)

  • Judas Iscarioth in the History of Interpretation from the Reformation to the Present . Zurich 1955.
  • God and Evil. A biblical-theological and systematic thesis on the doctrine of evil, developed in discussion with Schelling and Karl Barth . Zurich 1961 (also as a habilitation paper, Bern).
  • (with Kurt Marti and Kurt von Fischer ): Modern literature, painting and music: 3 drafts for an encounter between faith and art . Zurich 1963.
  • The new world of writers. Theological arguments for contemporary literature . Stuttgart 1968.
  • (as ed. with Wilhelm Dantine): Theology between yesterday and tomorrow. Interpretations and inquiries about the work of Karl Barth . Munich: Kaiser 1968.
  • Theology as a dialogue with the world of today . Freiburg im Breisgau 1971.
  • God's new Eve. Changes in the feminine . Stuttgart 1978.
  • Feminism and romance. Language, society, symbols, religion . Vienna - Cologne - Graz 1985.
  • (Ed. with Koloman N. Micskey): Theology in dialogue with Freud and his history of impact . Vienna 1991.
  • Courage to be in question. Paths of a theologian to contemporary art and literature . Vienna 1996.
  • Christian sexual ethics. Traditions, options, alternatives . Vienna 2001.

literature

  • Thomas Krobath u. a. (Ed.): Liberation in constraints: for Kurt Lüthi . Vienna 1986.

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personal data
SURNAME Lüthi, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss reformed theologian
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Rohrbach BE
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 2010
Place of death Vienna