Lothar Bily
Lothar Bily SDB (born December 22, 1952 in Regensburg ) is a German Salesian of Don Bosco , a Roman Catholic clergyman and theologian, and a university professor .
Life
Bily earned a diploma in theology at the University of Regensburg and then entered the novitiate of the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1977 . He made the first religious professorship on August 15, 1978 and moved to the Benediktbeuern monastery . In addition to studying social pedagogy at KSFH in Benediktbeuern , he worked at the Benediktbeuern Action Center. After completing his intermediate diploma , Bily moved to the University of Augsburg for a doctorate as a research assistant and university pastor . On July 1, 1984, Bily was ordained a priest in Benediktbeuern. In 1989 the doctorate to Dr. theol. with the work The Religion in Max Weber's Thought .
In 1989 Bily began teaching at the Philosophical-Theological University of Benediktbeuern . From 2002 he held the chair for fundamental theology , and from 2005 to 2013 rector of the university.
Research priorities
Bily deals, among other things, with Christianity under the conditions of modernity and postmodernism . He has dealt critically with esotericism and newer religious trends. Bily also deals with the relationship between Christianity and other religions.
Bily wrote numerous articles in the Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL).
Publications (selection)
- The religion in Max Weber's thinking (= dissertations. Theological series. Vol. 37). EOS-Verlag, St. Ottilien 1990, ISBN 3-88096-837-3 (at the same time: Augsburg, University, dissertation, 1989).
- Cafeteria esoterica. On the criticism of so-called new religious awakenings (= Benediktbeurer Hochschulschriften. Vol. 8). Don-Bosco-Verlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7698-0873-8 .
- Christianity with a face. Of wisdom, responsibility and other virtues for a time like ours. Don-Bosco-Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-7698-1059-7 .
- Culture as the origin of humanity. Thoughts on the development of culture, civilization and religion. Don-Bosco-Verlag, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-7698-1215-8 .
- with Karl Bopp , Norbert Wolff (Hrsg.): A god for people. Festschrift for Otto Wahl SDB for his 70th birthday (= Benediktbeurer Studies. Vol. 9). Don-Bosco-Verlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7698-1364-2 .
Web links
- Biographical information on pth-bb.de
- Literature by and about Lothar Bily in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar Online. P22804. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
Georg Söll SDB (1967–1977) | Otto Wahl SDB (1977–1982) | Alois Kothgasser SDB (1982–1988) | Otto Wahl SDB (1988–1994) | Alois Kothgasser SDB (1994–1997) | Otto Wahl SDB (1997–2000) | Karl Bopp SDS (2000-2005) | Lothar Bily SDS (2005-2013)
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| SURNAME | Bily, Lothar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bily, Lothar SDB |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Salesian, theologian and rector of the Philosophical-Theological University of Benediktbeuern |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | regensburg |