Max Thurian
Max Thurian (born August 16, 1921 in Perly-Certoux , † August 15, 1996 in Geneva ) was a Swiss theologian .
The son of a customs officer studied at the autonomous theological faculty of the University of Geneva , where he received the Baccalauréat en théologie in 1945 . In 1946 he was ordained by the Église nationale protestante de Genève .
Max Thurian was one of the first seven brothers of the Communauté de Taizé and was considered the most important theologian of the ecumenical community. Together with Brother Roger (Schutz) he was a council observer at the Second Vatican Council . Thurian collaborated on the 1982 Lima Declaration . Thurian later converted to Catholicism and was ordained a priest in Naples in 1987 . From 1992 he was a member of the Papal International Theological Commission .
Fonts (selection)
- Joie du Ciel sur la Terre. Introduction à la vie liturgique
- (with Richard Bochinger ) Action and Contemplation, 1963
- (with Richard Bochinger) Visible Unity, 1963
- (with Richard Bochinger) The Undivided Christian, 1966
- (with Roger Schutz ) The Word of God at the Council, 1967
- Fire for the earth. The Working of the Spirit in the Community of Christians, 1979
- The One Eucharist, 1976, ISBN 3-7867-0581-X
- Maria. Mother of the Lord - Archetype of the Church, 1978, ISBN 3-7867-0680-8
- (Editor) The Eucharistic Liturgy of Lima, 1983, ISBN 3-87476-215-7
Web links
- Publications by and about Max Thurian in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Literature by and about Max Thurian in the catalog of the German National Library
- Peter Aerne: Max Thurian. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thurian, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perly-Certoux |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1996 |
| Place of death | Geneva |