Manfred Balkenohl

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Manfred Balkenohl (born June 21, 1936 in Arnsberg ) is a Catholic theologian .

Life

Manfred Balkenohl studied theology , psychology , philosophy , pedagogy , German and history at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster . Then he took up a scientific job there. He was also a teacher at the Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium in Münster.

Manfred Balkenohl is Catholic, married and the father of four sons.

Scientific career

In 1969, Balkenohl became a lecturer in anthropology and theology at the German Institute for Scientific Education in Münster. In 1973 he became a lecturer for the training and further education of church workers (speakers, deacons , catechists ) in the Diocese of Osnabrück .

After teaching Christian social sciences at the University of Osnabrück , he became Professor of Moral Theology at the Universities of Osnabrück and Vechta in 1976 .

Balkenohl is the author of numerous moral theological, socio-ethical and anthropological publications. In the area of bioethics , for example with regard to the problem of brain death and organ transplantation , he set his journalistic focus.

Publications (selection)

  • Nietzsche's Antitheism: Asking and Searching for God. A social anthropological study , Paderborn / Vienna / Munich 1976, Schöningh-Verlag
  • Genetic engineering and human genetics . Ethical orientations , Stein am Rhein 1989, Christiana-Verlag, ISBN 3-7171-0928-6
  • About the meaning of life. Orientations in troubled times , Stein am Rhein 1992, Christiana, ISBN 3-7171-0966-9
  • From hope in people , Paderborn 1993, Bonifatius-Verlag, ISBN 3-87088-755-9
  • The oath of Hippocrates: Greek original text, translation, interpretation, history of effects, today's problems and modern documents , Abtsteinach 2007, Derscheider Verlag, ISBN 978-3-930533-07-7

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personal data
SURNAME Balkenohl, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Arnsberg