Eduard Thurneysen (1888–1974) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman and
theologian
Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...
, who was an important representative of
dialectical theology
In Christianity, Neo-orthodoxy or Neoorthodoxy, also known as theology of crisis and dialectical theology, was a theological movement developed in the aftermath of the First World War. The movement was largely a reaction against doctrines of ...
.
Born in
Walenstadt
Walenstadt is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Walen (also known as "Lake Walenstadt").
Geography
Walenstadt has an area of . Of this area, 3 ...
on 10 July 1888, he studied theology under
Bernhard Duhm
Bernhard Lauardus Duhm (October 10, 1847 – November 1, 1928) was a German Lutheran theologian, born in Bingum, today part of Leer, East Frisia. He was a member of the history of religions school.
Early life and education
Duhm studied theolo ...
and
Paul Wernle
Paul Wernle (1 May 1872 – 11 April 1939) was a Swiss theologian, born in Hottingen, today part of the city of Zürich.
He studied at the Universities of Basel, Berlin and Göttingen. At Basel he was a student of Bernhard Duhm (1847-1928), a ...
at the
University of Basel
The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis'', German: ''Universität Basel'') is a university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universit ...
, and from 1911 served as an assistant secretary of the
Christliche Verein Junger Menschen (YMCA) in
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
. From 1913 to 1920 he was a pastor in
Leutwil
Leutwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
Leutwil is first mentioned in 1273 as ''Lutwile''. The rights to high justice in the village in the late 13th and 14th Century was held by the H ...
, during which time, he came in close contact with
Karl Barth
Karl Barth (; ; – ) was a Swiss Calvinist theologian. Barth is best known for his commentary '' The Epistle to the Romans'', his involvement in the Confessing Church, including his authorship (except for a single phrase) of the Barmen Declara ...
, then a minister in nearby
Safenwil
Safenwil is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
The first settlement in the area was a Roman era estate on a mule track from the Wigger valley toward Vindonissa. This was followed by a sma ...
.
[Thurneysen, Eduard]
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In 1920 he took charge of the parish in
St. Gallen
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-Bruggen, then from 1927 to 1959 was a pastor at the
Basel Minster
Basel Minster (German: ''Basler Münster'') is a religious building in the Swiss city of Basel, originally a Catholic cathedral and today a Reformed Protestant church.
The original cathedral was built between 1019 and 1500 in Romanesque and Got ...
. From 1930 he taught classes in theology at the University of Basel, becoming an associate professor of
practical theology
Practical theology is an academic discipline that examines and reflects on religious practices in order to understand the theology enacted in those practices and in order to consider how theological theory and theological practices can be more full ...
in 1941. In 1960–1963 he gave guest lectures in
Hamburg
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,
Wuppertal
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, and
Berlin
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.
[Thibaut – Zycha]
/ edited by Walther Killy
Walther Killy (26 August 191728 December 1995) was a German literary scholar who specialised in poetry, especially that of Friedrich Hölderlin and Georg Trakl. He taught at the Free University of Berlin, the Georg-August-Universität Göttinge ...
''Dictionary of German Biography''
From 1923 to 1933 he was editor of the journal ''Zwischen den Zeiten'', and from 1933 with Karl Barth, was editor of the publication ''Theologische Existenz heute''.
Thurneysen died on 21 August 1974 in
Basel
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, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
.
Selected works
* ''Dostojewski'', 1921 – On
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...
.
* ''Komm Schöpfer Geist! : Predigten'' (with Karl Barth, 2nd edition, 1924); translated into English as ''Come, Holy Spirit; Sermons'' (1933).
* ''Christ und welt : fragen und antworten'', 1950 – Christ and the world. questions and answers.
* ''Die Lehre von der Seelsorge'', 1946; translated into English as ''A Theology of Pastoral Care'' (1962).
* ''Die Bergpredigt'', 1963; translated into English as ''The Sermon on the Mount'' (1964).
* ''Ein Briefwechsel aus der Frühzeit der dialektischen Theologie'' (with Karl Barth, 1966) – Correspondence from the early days of dialectical theology.
* ''Psychoanalyse und dialektische Theologie : zum Freud-Verständnis'' (with Karl Barth,
Paul Ricœur
Jean Paul Gustave Ricœur (; ; 27 February 1913 – 20 May 2005) was a French philosopher best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutics. As such, his thought is within the same tradition as other major hermeneutic ...
) –
Psychoanalysis
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and dialectical theology; understanding
Freudianism
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek: + . is a set of theories and therapeutic techniques"What is psychoanalysis? Of course, one is supposed to answer that it is many things — a theory, a research method, a therapy, a body of knowledge. In what might be ...
.
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(published works)
References
1888 births
1974 deaths
20th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians
People from Basel-Stadt
People from Walenstadt
Practical theologians
Swiss Calvinist and Reformed ministers
Swiss Calvinist and Reformed theologians
University of Basel alumni
Academic staff of the University of Basel
University of Marburg alumni
University of Zurich alumni
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