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Hans Küng
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Swiss Catholic priest, theologian and author (1928-2021)
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Hans Küng (1928–2021) was a Swiss theologian, writer, philosopher, and university teacher. Born in Sursee, he held citizenship in Switzerland and worked at the University of Tübingen. His academic background included studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Catholic University of Paris, and the Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum. Küng was a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and participated in the Second Vatican Council.
He was affiliated with the Catholic Church and spoke German, Latin, and Italian. Küng received the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, the Steiger Award, and the Otto Hahn Peace Medal. Among his notable works are *Woran man sich halten Kann*, *Was ist Kirche?*, *Die Kirche*, *Structures of the church*, and *Was Geht uns Maria an?*. He died of natural causes in Tübingen in 2021.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928-03-19
- Died
- 2021-04-06
- Works
- 461
Top works
- Hans Kung
- Vertrauen, das trägt
- Woran man sich halten Kann
- Was ist Kirche?
- Die Kirche
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Key facts
- Born
- Hans Küng , ( 1928-03-19 ) 19 March 1928, Sursee , Canton of Lucerne , Switzerland
- Died
- 6 April 2021 (2021-04-06) (aged 93), Tübingen , Germany
- Alma mater
- Pontifical Gregorian University Institut Catholique de Paris University of Tübingen
- Occupations
- Catholic priest Academic Writer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Sursee
- Place of death
- Tübingen
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Educated at
- Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum
- Employer
- University of Tübingen
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- Second Vatican Council
- Doctoral advisor
- Louis Bouyer
- Field of work
- interfaith dialogue
- Image
- Hans Küng en la UNED 02 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Tübingen
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- Hans Küng
- date of birth
- 1928-03-19
- name in native language
- Hans Küng
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- date of death
- 2021-04-06
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- writing language
- German
- archives at
- University Library of Tübingen
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Encyclopedic overview
Hans Küng ( German: [ˈhans ˈkʏŋ]; 19 March 1928 – 6 April 2021) was a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author. He was a leading and often controversial figure in modern Catholic thought, known for his critique of papal infallibility and his advocacy of a re-examination of Catholic doctrine. He served as a theological adviser (''peritus'') at the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) and was Professor of Ecumenical Theology at the University of Tübingen from 1960 until his retirement in 1996.
His views led to prolonged conflict with Church authorities, and in 1979 the Vatican revoked his authorization to teach Catholic theology. Küng later focused on interreligious dialogue and global ethics, serving as president of the Foundation for a Global Ethic from 1995. He remained a Catholic priest throughout his life and received numerous honors, including the Otto Hahn Peace Medal in 2008.
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