Rupert M. Scheule

Rupert Maria Scheule (born November 2, 1969 in Ottobeuren ) is a German Roman Catholic theologian who teaches as a full professor of moral theology at the University of Regensburg . Scheule also works as a deacon in the Catholic parish Heilig-Kreuz-Lütter.

Life

Scheule studied Catholic theology, history and German (briefly also human medicine) at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg as well as at the University of Augsburg and the University of Vienna . During this time he was a fellow of the Cusanuswerk . From 1998 to 2002 Scheule worked as a research assistant for Christian social ethics at the University of Augsburg and then headed the DFG project “Decision-making in Christian ethics” until 2005 . During this time he also took on teaching positions at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt .

This was followed by four years as a research assistant, academic advisor and senior advisor at the chair for moral theology at the University of Augsburg, before he was appointed professor for philosophy / ethics / educational science at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences in 2009 . In 2010 Scheule became a full professor for moral theology and Christian social sciences at the Fulda Theological Faculty . He also taught at the Catholic Theological Seminar of the Philipps University in Marburg . In 2012, the Grand Chancellor of the Fulda Theological Faculty appointed him to lead this seminar. In the same year he became an advisor to Commission XI (Marriage and Family) of the German Bishops' Conference . Scheule changed to the chair for moral theology at the University of Regensburg in 2017.

Awards

• 2008: Cardinal Weather Prize of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria for good decision (habilitation thesis)

Works (selection)

As an author:

• Confession and self-reflection. A Social History of Catholic Penitential Practice in the 20th Century. Frankfurt am Main: Campus, 2002.
• with Johann Evangelist Hafner : Heaven, Saints, Hyperlinks. The baroque world of images - deciphered in the Ottobeuren basilica. Stuttgart: Theiss, 2003.
• Make a good decision. A value expectation theory of theological ethics. Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder, 2009.
• We weary of freedom. Why decision is becoming more and more of a burden. Munich: Kösel, 2015.
• Ethics of Nudity: A Perspective on Christian Sexual Morality , Voices of the Times, 1/2016 p. 31

As editor:

• with Thomas Hausmanninger : Cloned on the 8th day of creation? Genetic engineering in an interdisciplinary discussion. Augsburg: Wißner, 1998.
• with Rafael Capurro and Thomas Hausmanninger: Networked split. The digital divide from an ethical perspective. Munich: Fink, 2004.
• Ethics of decision. Decision support in interdisciplinary discourse. Regensburg: Pustet, 2009.
• Play. Philosophical-theological approaches to a basic human performance. Würzburg: Echter, 2012.
• Ethics of the beginning of life. An interdenominational discourse. Regensburg: Pustet, 2015.
• with Markus Lersch: Torah and Gospel. Border crossings between the Old and New Testament . Würzburg: Echter, 2017.

Web links

• Literature by and about Rupert M. Scheule in the catalog of the German National Library
• Rupert M. Scheule on the website of the Theological Faculty Regensburg