Wilhelm Breuning

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Wilhelm Breuning (born May 15, 1920 in Sobernheim ; † May 19, 2016 ) was a German Catholic theologian , dogmatist and prelate .

Life

Breuning studied Catholic theology from 1938 to 1949 at the University of Trier and at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn . From 1941 to 1945 he was committed to military service. He was ordained priest on August 1, 1948 in Trier . He was from 1949 to 1951 in teaching at high school in Bernkastel-Kues worked and acquired in 1952 the licentiate in theology at the rebuilt Theological Faculty of Trier . In 1954, he was with a thesis on the original justice, fall and original sin after the Dominican Ulrich of Strasbourg to Dr. theol. PhD . After studying in Rome from 1954 to 1957 , he completed his habilitation in Trier with a paper on Christology in the beginning high scholasticism .

In 1958 he received a call to the University of Trier, where he 1960 Extraordinary and 1962 full professor of dogmatic theology was appointed. In 1968, Breuning moved to the University of Bonn to take the chair for dogmatics as the successor to Johann Auer . In the academic years 1971/72 and 1978/79 he was dean of the Catholic theological faculty. In 1985 he retired . As an emeritus he taught until 1998 as a lecturer for dogmatics at the interdiocesan study house St. Lambert in Lantershofen and from 1996 to 1999 at the University of Koblenz-Landau . He also worked as a pastor at St. Maria Magdalena in Bonn- Endenich , where he lived, a. a. as President of the Kolping Family there . Breuning has published numerous scientific papers. The focus of work was the doctrine of God and Christology, questions of eschatology and the Christian-Jewish dialogue. On his 70th birthday on May 15, 1990, he was made a prelate.

Wilhelm Breuning was for many years a member of the working group of German-speaking dogmatists and fundamental theologians, which he headed for four years. From around 1980 to around 2010 he was a member of the discussion group Jews and Christians at the Central Committee of German Catholics and had been a member of the Catholic student association KDSt.V. since 1960. Churtrier Trier in the Cartell Association (CV) .

Fonts

  • Elevation and fall of man according to Ulrich von Strassburg (= Trier theological studies. 10, ZDB -ID 503950-2 ). Paulinus-Verlag, Trier 1959, (at the same time: Trier, University, dissertation, 1954).
  • The hypostatic union in the theology of Wilhelm von Auxerre, Hugos von St. Cher and Roland von Cremona (= Trier theological studies. 11 (recte 14)). Paulinus-Verlag, Trier 1962, (at the same time: Trier, University, habilitation paper, 1958).
  • Communion with God in Jesus' death and resurrection. Christ's redeeming life and death (= The Christian in the world. An encyclopedia. Series 5: The great truths. 9a / b, ZDB -ID 2198599-6 ). Pattloch, Aschaffenburg 1971.
  • Judgment and raising from the dead as marks of the perfecting action of God through Jesus Christ. In: Johannes Feiner, Magnus Löhrer (ed.): Mysterium Salutis. Outline of salvation-historical dogmatics. Volume 5: Interim and completion of salvation history. Benziger, Zurich et al. 1976, ISBN 3-545-22082-6 , pp. 844-890.
  • Communio Christi. On the unity of Christology and Ecclesiology. Published by Josef Herberg. Patmos, Düsseldorf 1980, ISBN 3-491-77337-7 .
  • with Nathan P. Levinson : Testimony and Accountability. A Christian-Jewish conversation (= short series on the Bible. 24). Katholisches Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-460-10241-1 .
  • as editor: Trinity. Current perspectives in theology (= Quaestiones disputatae. 101). Herder, Freiburg (Breisgau) et al. 1984, ISBN 3-451-02101-3 .
  • Doctrine of God. In: Wolfgang Beinert (ed.): Faith accesses. Textbook of Catholic Dogmatics. Volume 1: Introduction to Dogmatics - Theological Knowledge. Schöningh, Paderborn 1995, ISBN 3-506-70801-5 , pp. 201-362.
  • Dogmatics in the service of reconciliation (= Bonn dogmatic studies. 21). Edited by Erwin Dirscherl. Echter, Würzburg 1995, ISBN 3-429-01693-2 .
  • Elements of a non-anti-Judaist christology. In: Hubert Frankemölle (ed.): Christians and Jews together into the third millennium. “The secret of salvation is called memory”. Bonifatius et al., Paderborn et al. 2001, ISBN 3-89710-152-1 , pp. 183-215.

literature

  • Michael Böhnke , Hanspeter Heinz (ed.): In conversation with the Triune God. Elements of a Trinitarian Theology. Festschrift for Wilhelm Breuning's 65th birthday, presented by colleagues, friends and students. Patmos, Düsseldorf 1985, ISBN 3-491-77628-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ gemeinden.erzbistum-koeln.de , accessed on May 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Personnel scheme for the Archdiocese of Cologne. 1993/1994, ZDB -ID 606636-7 , p. 110.
  3. ↑ freiburger-rundbrief.de 2002
personal data
SURNAME Breuning, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholic theologian and author
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Sobernheim an der Nahe
DATE OF DEATH 19th May 2016