Werner Schuessler

Werner Schüßler (born July 22, 1955 in Altrich ) is professor of philosophy at the Trier Theological Faculty .

Life

After graduating from high school in Wittlich in 1975, Schüßler studied philosophy, Catholic theology and education in Trier, Tübingen and in Québec, Canada . In 1983 he was at the University of Trier with a thesis on the philosophical concept of God in the early work of Paul Tillich doctorate which was awarded the prize for young scientists. In 1988 he received a doctorate in Catholic theology from Laval University in Québec. In 1991 he completed his habilitation in philosophy with an examination of GW Leibniz at the University of Trier.

Werner Schüßler has been a full professor of philosophy at the Trier Theological Faculty since 1999. He gave his inaugural lecture on November 8, 1999 on Viktor E. Frankl's contribution to philosophical anthropology . In the academic year 2005/06 and in the academic year 2017/18 he was dean of the theological faculty.

In his numerous publications, Schüßler deals primarily with questions of the philosophy of religion , philosophical anthropology , natural theology, metaphysics and existential philosophy (especially Karl Jaspers and Peter Wust). His main interest is devoted to the thinking of the religious philosopher and Protestant theologian Paul Tillich . From 2004 to 2006 he was chairman, since 2006 he has been deputy. Chairman of the German Paul Tillich Society. Since 2010 he has been editor of the "Trier Theologische Zeitschrift" (together with Renate Brandscheidt). Since 2018 he has been Deputy Chairman of the Peter Wust Society. Since 2019 he has been Deputy Chairman of DanceAbility eV

Private

Werner Schüßler has been married since 1984 and has three children.

Book publications

• Paul Tillich, Dogmatics. Marburg Lecture from 1925, ed., Included. and provided with notes and registers, Düsseldorf: Patmos 1986, 397 pp., ISBN 3-491-77643-0
• Paul Tillich: His work, ed. together with Renate Albrecht, Düsseldorf: Patmos 1986, 224 pages, ISBN 3-491-77669-4
• The philosophical idea of ​​God in Paul Tillich's early work (1910-1933). Presentation and interpretation of his thoughts and sources (= Epistemata - Würzburg Scientific Writings, Philosophy Series, Vol. 22), Würzburg: Königshausen + Neumann 1986, XX, 260 pp., ISBN 3-88479-199-0
• Beyond religion and non-religion. The concept of religion in Paul Tillich's work (= Athenaeum Monographien - Theologie, Vol. 4), Frankfurt am Main: Athenaeum 1989, 264 pages, ISBN 3-610-09112-3 and ISBN 3-610-09122-3 .
• Key to the work of Paul Tillich. Text history and bibliography as well as index of the collected works. Collected Works Volume XIV. 2nd revised and expanded edition, ed. together with Renate Albrecht, Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter 1990, 343 pages, ISBN 3-11-012039-9
• Transcendence - a basic word in classical metaphysics. Festschrift for Klaus Kremer, ed. together with Ludger Honnefelder, Paderborn / Munich / Vienna / Zurich: Schöningh 1992, 317 pages, ISBN 3-506-73959-X
• Leibniz's conception of the human understanding (intellectus). An investigation into the change of point of view between “système commun” and “système nouveau” and the attempt to convey them (= sources and studies on philosophy, edited by Jürgen Mittelstraß, Günther Patzig, Wolfgang Wieland, vol. 32), Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter 1992, XVIII, 256 pp., ISBN 3-11-013645-7
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, New Treatises on the Human Mind. Preface and Book I. Translated from the French and edited (= Universal Library No. 1899), Stuttgart: Reclam 1993, 135 p., ISBN 3-15-001899-4
• Paul Tillich: His life, together with Renate Albrecht, Frankfurt am Main / Berlin / Bern / New York / Paris / Vienna: Peter Lang 1993, 187 pages, ISBN 3-631-46487-8 (French translation 2002, ISBN 2-7637-7860-7 )
• Karl Jaspers for an introduction, Hamburg: Junius 1995, 167 pages, ISBN 3-88506-914-8 (Dutch transl . 2003, ISBN 90-5637-499-0 ; Chinese transl . 2008, ISBN 978-7-300 -09469-4 ; Japanese transl . 2015, ISBN 978-4-86503-027-3 )
• Paul Tillich (= Beck's series Denker 540, edited by Otfried Höffe), Munich: CH Beck 1997, 131 pages, ISBN 3-406-38939-2
• "What concerns us." Studies on theology and philosophy of Paul Tillich (= Tillich studies, edited by Werner Schüßler and Erdmann Sturm , vol. 1), Münster: LIT Verlag 1999, 271 p., 2nd exp. Ed. 2004, 299 pp., 3rd exp. Ed. 2009, 362 pp., 4th exp. Edition 2015, 438 pages, ISBN 978-3-8258-4167-6
• Philosophy of Religion, ed. and a. (= Alber - Texts - Philosophy, edited by Karl-Heinz Lembeck, Vol. 12), Freiburg: Alber 2000, 224 p., ISBN 3-495-48008-0
• Philosophical Anthropology, ed. and a. (= Alber - texts - philosophy, edited by Karl-Heinz Lembeck, vol. 11), Freiburg: Alber 2000, 208 pages, ISBN 3-495-48008-0
• Peter Wust, uncertainty and risk. Newly published on behalf of the Peter Wust Society. by Werner Schüßler and F. Werner Veauthier. Introduction and comments by Werner Schüßler (= Edition Peter Wust. Series of publications of the Peter-Wust-Gesellschaft, Vol. 1), Münster: LIT 2002, 224 pp., 2nd edition 2007, 3rd edition 2009, 4th edition. 2014, 222 pp., 5th edition 2020, ISBN 3-8258-6066-3
• Paul Tillich: Art and Society. Translated from English, edited and with an afterword on the importance of art for the thinking of Paul Tillich (= Tillich studies. Supplementary section, edited by Werner Schüßler and Erdmann Sturm, vol. 1), Münster 2004, 103 pp., ISBN 3-8258-5262-8
• Prayer as a basic act of faith. Philosophical-theological considerations on Paul Tillich's understanding of prayer (= Tillich studies. Supplementary section, edited by Werner Schüßler and Erdmann Sturm, vol. 2), ed. together with A. James Reimer, Münster: LIT 2004, 164 p., ISBN 3-8258-5263-6
• Power and violence. Approaches in the horizon of thought by Paul Tillich (= Tillich studies. Supplement department, edited by Werner Schüßler and Erdmann Sturm, vol. 5), ed. together with Erdmann Sturm, Münster: LIT 2005, 124 pages, ISBN 3-8258-7998-4
• Paul Tillich, dogmatics lecture. Dresden 1925-1927, ed. by Werner Schüßler and Erdmann Sturm (= supplementary and estate volumes to the collected works of Paul Tillich, vol. 14), Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter 2005, XLIV a. 456 pp., ISBN 3-11-018353-6 (Spanish translation 2013, ISBN 978-84-9879-441-0 )
• How Much Reason Does Faith Need? (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research, Vol. 1), ed. by Christian Danz, Werner Schüßler and Erdmann Sturm, Vienna: LIT 2005, 212 pages, ISBN 3-8258-8415-5
• The symbol as the language of religion (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research, Vol. 2), ed. by Christian Danz, Werner Schüßler and Erdmann Sturm, Vienna / Berlin: LIT 2007, 256 pages, ISBN 3-8258-9499-1
• Peter Wust, A word of farewell. With an afterword to the life and work of the philosopher. Newly published on behalf of the Peter Wust Society. by Herbert Hoffmann and Werner Schüßler. Epilogue by Werner Schüßler (= Edition Peter Wust. Series of publications of the Peter-Wust-Gesellschaft. Dept. Supplements, edited by Herbert Hoffmann and Werner Schüßler, Vol. 1), Münster: LIT 2007, 35 p., 2nd edition 2008 , 3rd edition 2010., ISBN 978-3-8258-0698-9
• Paul Tillich: Life - Work - Effect, together with Erdmann Sturm, Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2007, 2nd edition 2015, 278 pages, ISBN 978-3-534-16509-4
• Tillich and Nietzsche (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research, Vol. 3), ed. together with Christian Danz and Erdmann Sturm, Vienna / Berlin: LIT 2008, 225 pages, ISBN 978-3-8258-1077-1
• How can one talk about God? From Plotin's negative theology to Wittgenstein's religious language game, ed., Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2008, 341 pp., ISBN 978-3-534-19616-6 (Japanese translation 2018, ISBN 978-4-8184-0989- 7 )
• "Secure in the unsecured." Introduction to the life and work of the philosopher Peter Wust (1884-1940) (= Edition Peter Wust. Series of publications of the Peter-Wust-Gesellschaft. Dept. Supplements, Vol. 2), Münster: LIT 2008, 90 S., ISBN 978-3-8258-1751-0
• Religion - culture - society. The early Tillich in the mirror of new texts (1919-1920) (= Tillich studies, edited by W. Schüßler and E. Sturm, vol. 20), ed. together with Christian Danz, Vienna: LIT 2008, 342 pages, ISBN 978-3-8258-1297-3
• Paul Tillich, Selected Texts (= de Gruyter texts), ed. together with Christian Danz and Erdmann Sturm, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter 2008, 492 pages, ISBN 978-3-11-020526-8
• Religion and Politics (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research, Vol. 4), ed. together with Christian Danz and Erdmann Sturm, Vienna / Berlin: LIT 2009, 225 pages, ISBN 978-3-643-50012-0
• Theology of Religion and Interreligious Dialogue (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research, Vol. 5), ed. together with Christian Danz and Erdmann Sturm, Vienna / Berlin: LIT 2010, 235 pp., ISBN 978-3-643-50133-2
• Paul Tillich's Theology of Culture. Aspects - Problems - Perspectives, ed. together with Christian Danz (= Tillich Research / Tillich-Forschungen / Recherches sur Tillich, edited by Christian Danz, Marc Dumas, Werner Schüßler, Mary Ann Stenger, Erdmann Sturm, Vol. 1), Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter 2011 , 505 pp., ISBN 978-3-11-026236-0
• Jesus Christ and the New Being in History, ed. together with Christian Danz, Marc Dumas, Mary Ann Stenger and Erdmann Sturm (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research / International Yearbook for Tillich Research / Annales internationales de recherches sur Tillich, Vol. 6/2011), Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter 2011, 456 pages, ISBN 978-3-11-023679-8
• God and the question of evil. Philosophical search for traces: Augustin - Scheler - Jaspers - Jonas - Tillich - Frankl (= challenge theodicy: transdisciplinary studies, edited by Werner Schüßler and Hans-Gerd Janßen, vol. 1), together with Christine Görgen, Berlin: LIT 2011, 165 S., ISBN 978-3-643-10956-9
• Karl Jaspers. Basic Concepts of His Thought, ed. together with Hamid Reza Yousefi, Reinhard Schulz and Ulrich Diehl, Reinbek: Lau-Verlag 2011, 397 pages, ISBN 978-3-941400-34-4 .
• Paul Tillich - interpreter of life. Chinese translation by Junjie Yang, Kaifeng (China): Henan University Press 2011, 244 pp., ISBN 978-7-5649-0278-0
• Theology and Natural Science, ed. together with Christian Danz, Marc Dumas, Mary Ann Stenger and Erdmann Sturm (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research / International Yearbook for Tillich Research / Annales internationales de recherches sur Tillich, Vol. 7/2012), Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter 2012, VI a. 319 pp., ISSN 1990-4231
• Challenge "people". Philosophical, theological and medical-ethical aspects, together with Renate Brandscheidt, Johannes Brantl and Maria Overdick-Gulden, Paderborn: Schöning 2012, 192 p., ISBN 978-3-506-77628-0
• HIOB - transdisciplinary. Its importance in theology and philosophy, art and literature, life practice and spirituality (= challenge theodicy: transdisciplinary studies, edited by Werner Schüßler and Hans-Gerd Janßen, vol. 1), ed. together with Marc Röbel, Münster / Berlin: LIT Verlag 2013, approx. 352 pages, ISBN 978-3-643-11992-6
• "The restlessness of the human heart." Insights into the work of Peter Wust (= Edition Peter Wust. Series of publications of the Peter Wust Society, Vol. 4), ed. together with Marc Röbel, Berlin / Münster: LIT 2013, 173 pp., ISBN 978-3-643-12063-2
• Interpretation of History, ed. together with Christian Danz, Marc Dumas, Mary Ann Stenger and Erdmann Sturm (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research / International Yearbook for Tillich Research / Annales internationales de recherches sur Tillich, Vol. 8/2013), Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter 2013, 222 pp., ISSN 1990-4231
• The prayer - "the intimacy of transcendence", together with Johannes Brantl, Hans-Georg Gradl and Mirijam Schaeidt, Würzburg: Echter 2014, 152 p., ISBN 978-3-429-03699-7
• Justice, Power, and Love, ed. together with Christian Danz, Marc Dumas, Mary Ann Stenger and Erdmann Sturm (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research / International Yearbook for Tillich Research / Annales internationales de recherches sur Tillich, Vol. 9/2014), Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter 2014, approx. 226 pages, ISSN 1990-4231
• Peter Wust, Man and Philosophy. Introduction to the main questions of existential philosophy, new ed. and provided with an introduction and notes (= Edition Peter Wust. Series of publications by the Peter-Wust-Gesellschaft, edited by Herbert Hoffmann and Werner Schüßler, Vol. 6), Berlin 2014, 152 pages, ISBN 978-3-643-12212 -4
• The power of myth. Paul Tillich's Understanding of Myths in Context, ed. together with Christian Danz, Berlin / Boston: De Gruyter 2015, 275 pages, ISBN 978-3-11-035161-3
• Job. God - Human - Suffering, together with Renate Brandscheidt, Christine Görgen and Mirijam Schaeidt, Würzburg: Echter 2015, 156 pages, ISBN 978-3-429-03817-5
• Ethics and Eschatology, ed. together with Christian Danz, Marc Dumas, Mary Ann Stenger and Erdmann Sturm (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research / International Yearbook for Tillich Research / Annales internationales de recherches sur Tillich, Vol. 10/2015), Berlin / Boston: De Gruyter 2015, 356 pp., ISSN 1990-4231
• The human being as the starting point of philosophy. Introduction to the main works of Peter Wust, together with Marc Röbel and Wolfgang Meiers (= Edition Peter Wust. Series of publications by the Peter-Wust-Gesellschaft. Dept. Supplements, edited by Herbert Hoffmann and Werner Schüßler, Vol. 3), Berlin: LIT 2015, 136 pp., ISBN 978-3-643-13165-2
• Belief and doubt. The dilemma of being human, together with Hans-Georg Gradl, Mirijam Schaeidt and Johannes Schelhas, Würzburg: Echter 2016, 156 pages, ISBN 978-3-429-03969-1
• LOVE - more than a feeling. Philosophy - Theology - Individual Sciences, ed. together with Marc Röbel, Paderborn: Schöningh 2016, 442 pages, ISBN 978-3-506-78513-8
• Faith in Post-modernity, ed. together with Christian Danz, Marc Dumas, Mary Ann Stenger and Erdmann Sturm (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research / International Yearbook for Tillich Research / Annales internationales de recherches sur Tillich, Vol. 11/2016), Berlin / Boston: De Gruyter 2016, approx. 232 pages, ISSN 1990-4231
• Paul Tillich in Exile, ed. together with Christian Danz (= Tillich Research / Tillich-Forschungen / Recherches sur Tillich, ed. by Christian Danz, Marc Dumas, Werner Schüßler., Mary Ann Stenger, Erdmann Sturm, Vol. 12), Berlin / Boston: Walter de Gruyter 2017, XI u. 418 pp., ISBN 978-3-11-050064-6
• The Method of Correlation, ed. together with Christian Danz, Marc Dumas, Mary Ann Stenger and Erdmann Sturm (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research / International Yearbook for Tillich Research / Annales internationales de recherches sur Tillich, Vol. 12/2017), Berlin / Boston: De Gruyter 2017, 234 pp., ISSN 1990-4231
• Nancy L. Eiesland: The Disabled God. Impetus for a liberation theology of disability. Translated and introduced by Werner Schüßler, Würzburg: Echter Verlag 2018, 176 p .; 2nd edition 2020, ISBN 978-3-429-04427-5
• Eros or Agape? The question of love, together with Renate Brandscheidt, Marc Röbel and Mirijam Schaeidt, Würzburg: Echter Verlag 2018, 159 pages, ISBN 978-3-429-05304-8
• The demonic. Contextual Studies on a Key Category by Paul Tillich, ed. together with Christian Danz (= Tillich Research / Tillich-Forschungen / Recherches sur Tillich, ed. by Christian Danz, Marc Dumas, Werner Schüßler., Mary Ann Stenger, Erdmann Sturm, Vol. 15), Berlin / Munich / Boston: De Gruyter 2018, VIII u. 335 pp., ISBN 978-3-11-056863-9
• The Courage to Be, ed. together with Christian Danz, Marc Dumas u. Bryan Wagoner (= International Yearbook for Tillich Research / Internationales Jahrbuch für die Tillich-Forschung / Annales internationales de recherches sur Tillich, Vol. 13/2018), Berlin / Boston: De Gruyter 2018, 332 S., ISSN 1990-4231
• Paul Tillich: Dynamics of Faith. Newly translated, introduced and provided with a comment by Werner Schüßler, Berlin / Boston: Walter de Gruyter 2020, 201 pages, ISBN 978-3-11-060993-6

In addition, over 200 scientific articles and contributions as well as numerous reviews.

Web links

• Literature by and about Werner Schüßler in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage at the University of Trier

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TThZ 109 (2000) 102.