Ulrich Eibach

Ulrich Eibach (born October 16, 1942 in Niederdresselnorf / Siegen district ) is an adjunct professor for systematic theology and ethics at the Evangelical Theological Faculty of the University of Bonn . Until the end of 2007 he was the clergyman at the University Hospital Bonn as well as the representative of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland for further training and questions of ethics in biology and medicine .

Life

From 1963 to 1970 he studied and passed his state examination in biology , evangelical theology and philosophy in Wuppertal , Heidelberg and Bonn . He then completed internships in nursing in various areas of the Bonn University Clinics. In 1973 he received his doctorate in systematic theology ( social ethics ) in Bonn on the subject of " Right to Life - Right to Die. Anthropological Foundation of Medical Ethics ". As vicar of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland (EKiR), he mainly worked in the hospital around 1974. This was followed by employment as a research assistant for systematic theology and social ethics at the University of Bonn with Martin Honecker until 1980. From 1981 to 2007 he was clergyman at the University Hospital Bonn-Venusberg and the EKiR's representative for questions of ethics in biology and medicine. He completed his habilitation in 1991 at the University of Bonn in the subject “Systematic Theology and Ethics” and in 1997 was appointed associate professor for systematic theology.

To this day he is involved in medical training in medical psychology and medical sociology at the University Hospital Bonn. He is also a member of the “ Scientific Society for Theology ” and the “Academy for Ethics in Medicine” (Göttingen). He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Institute for Youth and Society (DIJG).

Act

Bioethics, medical ethics and hospital pastoral care

Eibach's work focuses on theological questions of pastoral care , the relationship between “science and theology” and, above all, questions of “ bio and medical ethics ”. He was one of the first ethicists who dealt in depth with questions of bio- and medical ethics. Even his doctorate (1973) dealt with questions of dying . In 1976 his extensive book “Medicine and Human Dignity. Ethical problems in medicine from a Christian perspective ”(5th edition 1997), in which he deals in detail with questions of euthanasia , determining the time of death, organ removal and organ donation, etc. a. deals. In 1978 and 1985 the first publications on ethical questions of genetic engineering appeared (Genetic Engineering - The Reach for Life, 1985), in 1983 on "artificial fertilization" and research on embryos . He has written statements on almost all essential questions of medical ethics. Eibach's work is characterized by his extensive experience as a clinic chaplain and constant dialogue with nursing staff and doctors in the clinic, as well as with biologists in the field of research. He tries to address ethical questions in everyday clinical practice as well as in research at the University Hospital Bonn. For several years he has dealt intensively with philosophical, theological and ethical aspects that neurosciences raise (see God in the brain? I - an illusion? 2006). Eibach advises on bio- and medical-ethical issues in several church and political bodies.

Death and dying

On the background of scientific studies and 30 years of experience as a hospital chaplain, Ulrich Eibach has emerged from a large number of monographs and writings on the subjects of ethics, death and dying . Here Eibach emphasizes that the dying process not only has an objective dimension , but is above all shaped by subjective experience . Since the subjective side of dying is often not given enough consideration in healthcare institutions , the development of palliative medicine is becoming increasingly important. Eibach finds access to the subjective side of dying in the dreams of the dying; they are very important pastorally .

See also

• Systematic theology
• Bioethics
• Medical ethics
• euthanasia
• Preimplantation Diagnostics
• Embryo research

Web links

• Literature by and about Ulrich Eibach in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website of the University of Bonn with a complete list of publications

Individual evidence

1. ↑ University Hospital Bonn - Department of Medical Psychology ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Scientific Society for Theology ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ^ Academy for Ethics in Medicine
4. ↑ The German Institute for Youth and Society has a scientific advisory board. German Institute for Youth and Society, January 2010, accessed on April 29, 2010 .