Eberhard Jüngel

Eberhard Jüngel
Born(1934-12-05)5 December 1934
Magdeburg, Germany
Died28 September 2021(2021-09-28) (aged 86)
Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Awards
Academic background
Education
Doctoral advisorErnst Fuchs
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-disciplineSystematic theology
School or traditionLutheranism
Institutions

Eberhard Jüngel (5 December 1934 – 28 September 2021) was a German Lutheran theologian. He was a professor of Systematic Theology and the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Tübingen.[1]

He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters,[2] also Chancellor of the Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts,[3] and a member of the Synod of the Protestant Church in Germany.[4]

Jüngel died in Tübingen, Germany on 28 September 2021 at the age of 86.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Prof. Dr. Eberhard Jüngel DD". Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Gruppe 8: Religionsvitenskap og teologi" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Orden Pour le mérite wählt neue Kanzler". Archiv der Bundesregierung (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Evangelischer Theologe Eberhard Jüngel gestorben". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Peter, Niklaus (29 September 2021). "Glauben heisst auch denken: Zum Tod des Theologen Eberhard Jüngel". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Theologe Eberhard Jüngel gestorben". evangelisch.de (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2021.