Thomas Bonhoeffer
Thomas Bonhoeffer (born August 26, 1931 in Berlin ) is a German practical theologian .
Life
Thomas Bonhoeffer was born as the son of the resistance fighter Klaus Bonhoeffer and nephew of the theologian and resistance fighter Dietrich Bonhoeffer . He studied theology at the universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg . In 1956 he went to Switzerland and received his doctorate in systematic theology at the University of Zurich in 1961 , his habilitation in practical theology followed in 1966, also in Zurich.
From 1973 to 1996 Thomas Bonhoeffer held a professorship for pastoral psychiatry at the Protestant theological faculty of the Ruhr University Bochum . He worked as a visiting professor for one semester at the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont (California) and in 1977/78 for one year at the University of Strasbourg .
Bonhoeffer's interdisciplinary work honored the theological faculty of the University of Neuchâtel with an honorary doctorate .
Thomas Bonhoeffer is widowed and lives in Bochum.
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Bonhoeffer in the catalog of the German National Library
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Thomas Bonhoeffer's homepage with list of publications
- including a spiritual testament (PDF file; 172 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bonhoeffer, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |