Michael von Brück
Michael von Brück (born June 3, 1949 in Dresden ) is a German Protestant theologian and Zen and yoga teacher. Until his retirement at the end of the summer semester 2014, he headed the chair for religious studies at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich (LMU).
Live and act
As a child, von Brück belonged to the Dresden Kreuzchor and graduated from the Kreuzschule. 1968–73 he studied Protestant theology , comparative linguistics , Sanskrit and Indology in Rostock . After completing his doctorate, he went to Madras in South India to study Indian philosophy and religion as well as Buddhism .
In 1979 he was ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony . 1980-85 he was visiting professor in India . In 1982 he received his habilitation in systematic theology on "Possibilities and limits of a theology of religions with Rudolf Otto and Karl Barth ". Since 1985 he has been a Zen and yoga teacher on the basis of training in India and Japan .
In 1988 von Brück received the professorship for comparative religious studies at the University of Regensburg and in 1991 switched to the chair for religious studies at the LMU in Munich.
Von Brück has been a discussion partner of Tendzin Gyatsho , the 14th Dalai Lama , for many years . He wrote numerous books on Buddhism and its relationship to Christianity , which are considered standard works. He was the founder and editor of the journal Dialog der Religionen .
Epistemic point of view
Von Brück advocates an epistemic view which he calls strict relationism and which he distinguishes from relativism . Nothing has a reality for itself, but only through its relation to something else. He takes a critical look at the separation of subject and object. A fact is established through observation. Therefore, the classic distinction between natural and spiritual science is no longer tenable.
Works
- The world of Tibetan Buddhism , together with Regina von Brück, Kösel Verlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-466-20402-X .
- Buddhism and Christianity. History, confrontation, dialogue ; together with Whalen Lai, CH Beck, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-406-42646-8 .
- How can we live Religion and spirituality in a world without measure ; CH Beck, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-406-49334-3 .
- How Zen changes my Christianity ; together with Willigis Jäger , Niklaus Brantschen a . a., Herder, Freiburg 2004, ISBN 3-451-05499-X .
- The way of the Dalai Lama ; Knesebeck, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-89660-274-8 .
- Zen. History and practice ; CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-50844-8 .
- Introduction to Buddhism ; Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2007, ISBN 3-458-71001-9 .
- Eternal life or rebirth ; Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2007, ISBN 3-451-29599-7 .
- Living in the power of rituals. Religion and spirituality in India ; together with Regina von Brück, CH Beck, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-406-61242-8 .
- Basics of a modern anthropology ; together with Günter Rager, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-525-57024-1 .
- «Space interior». Rainer Maria Rilke's “Duineser Elegien” in resonance with the Buddha . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2015, ISBN 978-3-451-34217-2 .
- The 101 most important questions. Buddhism. CH Beck, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-406-74183-8 (with references).
Secondary literature
- Lively pastoral care ; Interview with Michael von Brück ISSN 0343-4591 , in the special issue “Christianity and World Religions” 5/2006
- Unity of realities ; Eva-Maria Glasbrenner, Christian Hackbarth-Johnson (ed.), Festschrift on the occasion of Michael von Brück's 60th birthday, Manya, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-941196-01-8
Web links
- Literature by and about Michael von Brück in the catalog of the German National Library
- Transpersonal lexicon about Michael von Brück
- Ludwig Maximilians University on Michael von Brück
- http://www.michael-von-brueck.de/
- Michael von Brück: The world religions in the tolerance test (13MB mp3) - reflections on a multi-religious and globalized world - 30 min interview - DRS 2 , January 1st 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Michael von Brück: The symphony of life. Science between creation and destruction Interview in: Tattva Viveka , vol. 19, no. 53, 2012, pp. 63–69 ( [1] )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brück, Michael von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |