Paulus Academy Zurich

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The Paulus Academy Zurich (Paz) is the think tank of the Roman Catholic regional church of the Canton of Zurich . It was founded in 1962, inspired by the Second Vatican Council . In 1966 the academy moved to its headquarters in Witikon, built by Justus Dahinden .

The academy was the first such Catholic institution in Switzerland. The Paulus Academy derives its name on the one hand from the Apostle Paulus , who as an apostle of peoples was attested to be cosmopolitan, on the other hand from Pope Paul VI.

The task of the Paz is to promote the dialogue between faith and the world and to bring Christian hope and action perspectives into social processes.

The Paz offers events and publications. Books and brochures are published by the Theologische Verlag Zürich .

The work is divided into five study areas:

  • Religion, Theology and Philosophy, led by Béatrice Acklin Zimmermann
  • Social affairs, politics and culture, led by Hans-Peter von Däniken
  • Economy and work, managed by Stephan Wirz
  • Society and disability, led by Beatrice Brülhart
  • Bioethics, Medicine and Life Sciences, led by Sebastian Muders

Management and sponsorship

It has been supported by the Paulus Academy Zurich Foundation since 1998 . The founders are the Roman Catholic corporation of the Canton of Zurich, the Vicariate General Zurich and, since 2008, the Association of Roman Catholic Parishes of the City of Zurich .

For 35 years, the doctorate theologian Max Keller (1939–2014) played a key role in shaping the Paz, from 1969 to 1974 as director of studies, from 1975 to his retirement in 2004 as director. On the occasion of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Max Keller's service, the social ethicist Willy Spieler paid tribute to his services. Until her retirement in 2006, his wife Brigit Keller, b. Stocker, responsible director of studies at the Paulus Academy. Born in Zug in 1942, the Germanist, art historian and adult educator, who received the Marga Bührig recognition award in 1999, was responsible for the areas of women's issues / women's culture and literature. She regularly organized conferences and events that were very well attended and the reading groups she founded were very popular.

Today the Paz is managed by the Scandinavian and former journalist Hans Peter von Däniken .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Zurich, Office for Urban Development (Ed.): Catholic Churches of the City of Zurich. Inventory of Monument Preservation of the City of Zurich. Zurich 2014. p. 82.
  2. ↑ History and concept on the Paulus Academy website
  3. ↑ Calendar of events on the Paz website
  4. ^ Publication list of the Paz
  5. ↑ Annual report 2019 (PDF; 2.6 MB) May 18, 2020, accessed on July 18, 2020 .
  6. ↑ http://trauer.nzz.ch/Trauerbeispiel/Max-Keller
  7. ^ New ways 12/2000, http://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=new-001:2000:94::694
  8. ↑ RosaRot - magazine for feminist and gender issues, www.rosarot.uzh.ch, autumn 2015, p. 12.

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