Peter Fonk

Peter Fonk (born June 29, 1955 in Münster ) is a German moral theologian .

Life

From 1975 Fonk studied theology , philosophy and Slavic studies at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster and the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg . In 1983 he was with a thesis on the philosophy of Arnold Gehlen in Würzburg Dr. phil. PhD . In 1989 he was in Würzburg with a dogmatic thesis on Kierkegaard to Dr. theol. PhD. In 1994 he completed his habilitation with Bernhard Fraling , professor at the Institute for Systematic Theology, for the subject of moral theology with the scripture Believe, Act and Justify. Theological and anthropological conditions of ethical reasoning .

In 1994, he received a call to the chair of moral theology at the University of Passau . He is the head of the Catholic Theological Faculty. Since 2003 he has been head of the Institute for Applied Ethics in Business, Education and Training (ethik WAW).

Pope Benedict XVI awarded him the title of chaplain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ) on October 7, 2009 .

Johannes Brantl is one of his students .

Act

Peter Fonk has published numerous scientific publications; he is a member of the editorial board of the interdisciplinary journal Ethica. He is also involved in non-university advanced training.

He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for theological distance learning in Würzburg, the “General Council” of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria and a member of a working group of Commission VIII (Science and Culture) of the German Bishops' Conference .

Since 1999 he has been an honorary member of the Catholic student association KDSt.V. Oeno-Danubia in the Cartell Association (CV) .

Fonts

• Transformation of the dialectic. Basic features of the philosophy of Arnold Gehlen , Königshausen and Neumann Würzburg 1983, ISBN 3-88479-130-3
• Between sin and redemption: origin and development of a Christian anthropology by Søren Kierkegaard , Butzon and Bercker Kevelaer 1990, ISBN 3-7666-9700-5
• Believe, act and justify: theological and anthropological conditions of ethical argumentation , Herder Freiburg 1995, ISBN 3-451-23880-2
• Orientation in plural society: ethical perspectives on the time threshold , Herder Freiburg 1999, ISBN 3-451-26901-5 , together with Udo Zelinka (Festschrift for the seventieth birthday of Bernhard Fraling)
• Encouraged to start: Church and theology in a changing time , Herder Freiburg 2000, ISBN 3-451-27345-4
• Acting Christianly in an Ethical Conflict: Focal Points of Today's Discussions , Pustet Regensburg 2000, ISBN 3-7917-1718-9
• Theology and pastoral care in a sustainable church , Univ.-Verlag Passau 2000, ISBN 3-86036-200-3 , together with Helmuth Pree
• Create peace - also with weapons? : Theological-ethical considerations on the use of military force in the face of international terrorism and Iraq policy , Kohlhammer Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-17-018106-8
• The conscience: what it is - how it works - how far it binds , Pustet Regensburg 2004, ISBN 3-7867-8543-0

Web links

• Literature by and about Peter Fonk in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website of Peter Fonk (University of Passau)