The ''Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie'' was a quarterly

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established in 1877 at the Faculty of Theology at the

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. It was associated with the

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. The journal published its last independent issue in 2020. With the beginning of 2021 the journal merged with the journal ''Theologie und Philosophie'' to form the ''Zeitschrift für Theologie und Philosophie''. The journal aims to promote

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discussion in the spirit of the

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. It is accessible through

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and abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database and

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* German-language journals Jesuit publications Publications established in 1877 Quarterly journals Catholic studies journals University of Innsbruck 1877 establishments in Austria-Hungary {{Catholic-Church-journal-stub