Urs Baumann (theologian)
Urs Baumann (born November 26, 1941 in Zurich ) is a Roman Catholic , Swiss theologian .
Life
Baumann studied Roman Catholic theology from 1961 to 1970 at the Lucerne Theological Faculty , at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg and at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen . From 1970 to 1977 Baumann worked as a pastoral consultant in the community service and as a regional youth pastor in practical pastoral work in the diocese of Basel . Baumann has been Professor of Ecumenical Theology at the University of Tübingen since 1993 . Baumann is married and has two children. He is a signatory of the memorandum “ Church 2011: A Necessary Awakening ”.
Works (selection)
- Original sin? Your traditional understanding in the crisis of today's theology , (Ecumenical Research II. Soteriological Department 2), Freiburg-Basel-Vienna 1970
- Is marriage a sacrament? , Zurich 1988
- Utopia partnership. Old models, new ways of life , Düsseldorf 1994
- Christianity. An introduction , Frankfurt am Main 2012.
Prizes and awards (selection)
- Bad Herrenalber Academy Award of the Evangelical Academy Baden (1993)
- Kurt Hellmich Prize for the Promotion of Ecumenical Theology
Web links
- Literature by and about Urs Baumann in the catalog of the German National Library
- University of Tübingen: Urs Baumann
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baumann, Urs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss, Roman Catholic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich , Switzerland |