Wolfgang Achtner

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Wolfgang Achtner (born September 2, 1957 in Weyer , Oberlahnkreis ; † October 31, 2017 in Gießen ) was a German Protestant theologian . He was a key figure in the dialogue between science and religion in Germany.

Life

During his studies in Protestant theology at the universities of Mainz , Göttingen and Heidelberg, Achtner dealt with the areas of systematic theology and the Old Testament . His dissertation focused on the dialogue between science and religion in the work of Scottish theologian Thomas F. Torrance . After completing his doctorate, he received a research grant for one year at Heidelberg University . During this time he translated his work Dimensions of Time ... into the English language.

During his time as pastor of a parish in Mainz , Achtner earned a master's degree in mathematics . During a sabbatical in 1999/2000 he was at the Princeton Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Princeton (New Jersey) . Since 2000, Achtner has been pastor of the Protestant student community at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen as well as a private lecturer . At the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main , he was also a private lecturer in systematic theology in the Protestant theology department . On February 1, 2013 he was appointed adjunct professor at the University of Giessen .

Achtner won a scholarship for The John Templeton Seminars on Science and Christianity . He was a member of the Evangelical Academy Arnoldshain in Arnoldshain im Taunus .

At the age of 60, Wolfgang Achtner died on October 31, 2017 of the consequences of a heart attack .

Works (selection)

  • Physics, Mysticism and Christianity. A presentation and discussion of natural theology in TF Torrance . Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1991, ISBN 3-631-44364-1 .
  • The chaos theory. History, shape, reception. Evangelical Central Office for Weltanschauung questions, Berlin 1997. (EZW texts No. 135)
  • With Stefan Kunz and Thomas Walter: Dimensions of Time: The Time Structures of God, the World and Man. Primus Verlag, Darmstadt 1998, ISBN 3-89678-078-6 .
    • Translated into English by Achtner: Dimensions of Time: The Structures of the Time of Humans, of the World and of God. WB Erdmanns Publishers, Cambridge (England) 2002, ISBN 0-8028-4998-9 .
  • God, Spirit, Brain: Religious Experiences in the Light of the Latest Brain Research. Haag + Herrchen, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 3-89846-356-7 . (Volume 133 of the Arnoldshainer texts)
  • Artificial intelligence and human person. Elwert Verlag, Marburg 2006, ISBN 3-7708-1289-1 . (Marburg Theological Studies, Volume 91)
  • From knowledge to action: The dynamization of man and nature in the late Middle Ages as a prerequisite for the emergence of scientific rationality. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-525-56983-2 .
  • Free will in theology and neuroscience. A historical-systematic guide. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2010, ISBN 978-3-534-23508-7 .
  • with Stefan Kunz and Thomas Walter: Dimensions of Time: The Time Structures of God, the World and Man . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2012, ISBN 978-3-534-24803-2 .
  • Speech images and imagery with Meister Eckhart and in his time , Meister Eckhart-Jahrbuch No. 9, Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2015, ISBN 978-3-17-029812-5 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary with obituary notice , accessed on November 4, 2017
  2. ↑ Uni-Report of the Goethe University, No. 6/2010, p. 32: UniBücher
personal data
SURNAME Achtner, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and author
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd September 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Weyer , Oberlahnkreis
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 2017
Place of death to water