Hans Otmar Meuffels
Hans Otmar Meuffels (* 1957 ) is a German Roman Catholic dogmatist and university professor.
Life
After graduating from high school in 1976, he studied Catholic theology and philosophy in Bonn and Würzburg from 1976 to 1983 . After being ordained a priest in Aachen in 1984 , he worked there as a chaplain from 1984 to 1988 . After completing his doctorate (1988–1991) with Alexandre Ganoczy at the University of Würzburg with a study on Hans Urs von Balthasar and habilitation (1991–1994) with Gerhard Ludwig Müller at the University of Munich in the field of sacramental theology, he represented the chair from 1996 to 1997 in dogmatics in Würzburg. In 1997 he was appointed full professor in the subject of dogmatics at the University of Würzburg. From 2001 to 2003 he was Dean of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Würzburg.
Fonts (selection)
- Incorporation of man into the mystery of triune love. A Trinitarian anthropology based on Hans Urs von Balthasar (= Bonner dogmatic studies . Volume 11). Echter, Würzburg 1991, ISBN 3-429-01391-7 , (also dissertation, Würzburg 1990/1991).
- Communicative theology of the sacraments . Herder, Freiburg / Basel / Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-451-23632-X , (also habilitation thesis, University of Munich 1995).
- Theology of love in postmodern times . Echter, Würzburg 2001, ISBN 3-429-02372-6 .
- as editor with Rainer Dvorak : Truth of God - Freedom of Thought. Herman Schell as a source of inspiration for theology and the church. Commemorative publication on the occasion of his 150th birthday (= sources and research on the history of the diocese and bishopric of Würzburg . Volume 57). Schöningh, Würzburg 2001, ISBN 3-87717-061-7 .
- as editor with Jürgen Bründl: Grenzwege der Theologie. Professor Alexandre Ganoczy on the occasion of his 75th birthday (= symposium . Volume 6). Lit, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-8258-7148-7 .
- Experience God. Theological-philosophical building blocks for the doctrine of God (= Religion in philosophy and theology . Volume 19). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2006, ISBN 3-16-148894-6 .
- An eschatological triptych. Life in the face of death in Christian hope (= Religion in philosophy and theology . Volume 64). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2012, ISBN 3-16-151907-8 .
- Being a Christian in Democratic Action , Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2018, ISBN 3-16-155368-4 .
literature
- Florian Klug and Jürgen Bründl as editors: Center and Periphery. Theological Perspectives on Church and Society. Festschrift for Otmar Meuffels (= Bamberg Theological Forum . Volume 38). University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg 2017, ISBN 3-86309-483-2 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Meuffels, Hans Otmar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meuffels, Otmar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic dogmatist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |