Thomas Dienberg

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Thomas Dienberg OFMCap (* 1964 in Bocholt ) is a German theologian .

Life

He entered the Capuchin Order in 1983 and was ordained a priest in 1991. After studying Catholic theology in Münster , Nijmegen , Vienna and the USA and training in client-centered discussion management as well as leading and accompanying groups, he received his doctorate in 1996 . From 1992 to 2001 he was junior leader of the Rhenish-Westphalian Capuchin Province, from 1992 to 2016 he was training director first of the Rhenish-Westphalian Capuchin Province, then the German Capuchin Province that was created after the merger in 2010 . From 1998 to 2013, he was given various functions in provincial leadership in both provinces. Since 2002 he has been teaching as a professor in the field of theology of spirituality at the Philosophical-Theological University (PTH) in Münster . In 2006 he obtained a Master's degree in Organizational Management from the Ruhr University Bochum . From 2002 to 2014 he was the rector of the PTH Münster, and since 2016 he has been the director of IUNCTUS - Competence Center for Christian Spirituality at this university. He teaches as a visiting professor at the Pontificia Universitas Antonianum in Rome and at various universities around the world. Thomas Dienberg is co-editor of the journal Wissenschaft und Weisheit , member of the advisory board of the European SPES Institute and chairman of the Franciscan Research Unit in Münster.

Fonts (selection)

  • Your tears are like prayers. The prayer after Auschwitz in theology and literature (= studies on systematic and spiritual theology. Volume 20). Echter, Würzburg 1997, ISBN 3-429-01897-8 (also dissertation, Vienna 1996).
  • as editor: Brothers on the way. Insights into everyday Capuchin life . Herder, Freiburg / Basel / Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-451-26601-6 .
  • with Paulin Link : companions. Franciscan attitude towards accompanying people (= Edition Coelde ). Butzon and Bercker, Kevelaer 2001, ISBN 3-7666-2071-1 .
  • with Paulin Link: Life against the trend. The biblical spirituality of Francis of Assisi . Verl. Kath. Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-460-32106-7 .
  • Find the middle. Companion in the labyrinth of life . Verl. Kath. Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-460-32105-9 .
  • Let go. From the Christian art of living . Verl. Kath. Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-460-32108-3 .
  • Let in. The Christian Art of Prayer . Verl. Kath. Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-460-32110-5 .
  • as editor with Gregor Fasel and Michael Fischer: Spirituality & Management (= Church, Management, Spirituality. Volume 1). Lit, Münster / Berlin 2007, ISBN 3-8258-0908-0 .
  • as editor: The Bible. Standard translation of the Holy Scriptures. Psalms and New Testament ecumenical text. Standard translation with testimonies of faith from 2000 years of Christianity . 6th edition, Verl. Kath. Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 3-460-32020-6 .
  • as editor with Thomas Eggensperger and Ulrich Engel : What does Europe believe in? Between secularization and the return of the religious = What does Europe believe in? . Aschendorff, Münster 2010, ISBN 978-3-402-12867-1 .
  • as editor with Thomas Eggensperger and Ulrich Engel: Secular piety. Theological contributions to secularization and individualization . Aschendorff, Münster 2013, ISBN 3-402-13019-X .
  • as editor with Thomas Eggensperger and Ulrich Engel: Himmelwärts und weltgewandt. Church and order in (post-) secular society = Heavenward and worldly . Aschendorff, Münster 2014, ISBN 3-402-13020-3 .
  • Perceive. In search of the spiritual places in the modern world (= Edition Speersort ). Tempus Corporate, Hamburg 2015, ISBN 3-945627-04-4 .
  • For the sake of man. There is another way of doing business (= Camino ). kbw Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 3-460-50038-7 .
  • with Paulin Link: believe heartily. Jesus and Francis today . kbw Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 3-460-32128-8 .
  • as editor with Thomas Eggensperger and Ulrich Engel: In search of a new us. Theological contributions to community and individualization . Aschendorff, Münster 2016, ISBN 3-402-13021-1 .
  • Conduct. On the art of service (= Franciscan accents. Volume 9). Echter, Würzburg 2016, ISBN 3-429-03935-5 .
  • as editor with Thomas Eggensperger, Bernhard Kohl and Ulrich Engel: ... in the end all alone ?. Community building in post-traditional times = ... eventually all alone? . Aschendorff, Münster 2017, ISBN 3-402-13261-3 .
  • Fearless. With faith through times of fear . Camino, Stuttgart 2017, ISBN 3-96157-003-5 .

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personal data
SURNAME Dienberg, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Bocholt