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Schlier<ref>http://www.30giorni.it/articoli_id_19828_l3.htm</ref> was the son of a military doctor and attended the High School-Gymnasium in [[Landau]] and [[Ingolstadt]], participated in [[World War I]] and in 1919 studied Evangelical Theology at the University of [[Marburg]], [[Leipzig]] and [[Jena]]. From 1927, he served as pastor and teacher of the [[New Testament]] in [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt]] and [[Wuppertal]]. From 1935, Schlier was part of the [[ |
Schlier<ref>Lorenzo Cappelletti (2008). [http://www.30giorni.it/articoli_id_19828_l3.htm "Being Homeless in the World: An interview with Veronika Kubina-Schlier, daughter of the great German exegete"], ''30 Days'', no. 11.</ref> was the son of a military doctor and attended the High School-Gymnasium in [[Landau]] and [[Ingolstadt]], participated in [[World War I]] and in 1919 studied Evangelical Theology at the University of [[Marburg]], [[Leipzig]] and [[Jena]]. From 1927, he served as pastor and teacher of the [[New Testament]] in [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt]] and [[Wuppertal]]. From 1935, Schlier was part of the [[Confessing Church]] and, after the closing of the seminary in Wuppertal, he became pastor of the local community of the Confessing Church. (The [[Confessing Church]] ([[German language|German]]: ''Bekennende Kirche'', BK) was an opposition movement which arose in the context of the [[Evangelical]] German Church against the attempt of the German [[Nazi]] regime to align the teaching and the organisation of the Evangelical Church to Nazism.) |
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After the end of [[World War II]], Schlier was again called to the Chair of New Testament and the Early History of Christianity at the Theological Faculty of [[Bonn University]]. Over the years, however, he increasingly moved away from [[Protestantism]], since he concluded that the Ecclesiological paradigms of the New Testament are anchored in the clearest way to [[Roman Catholicism]]. Consequently, Schlier in 1952 took a sabbatical, and, a year later, he converted to Catholicism. Concurrently he converted his pupil [[Uta Ranke-Heinemann]], and in 1954 obtained a degree in Catholic theology at [[Munich]]. |
After the end of [[World War II]], Schlier was again called to the Chair of New Testament and the Early History of Christianity at the Theological Faculty of [[Bonn University]]. Over the years, however, he increasingly moved away from [[Protestantism]], since he concluded that the Ecclesiological paradigms of the New Testament are anchored in the clearest way to [[Roman Catholicism]].<ref>Heinrich Schlier (1955). "A Brief Apologia", in Karl Hardt, S.J. (ed.), ''We Are Now Catholics''. Cork: The Mercier Press, 1958, pp. 143–165.</ref> Consequently, Schlier in 1952 took a sabbatical, and, a year later, he converted to Catholicism. Concurrently he converted his pupil [[Uta Ranke-Heinemann]], and in 1954 obtained a degree in Catholic theology at [[Munich]]. |
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Schlier was unable to obtain a professorship at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, since this was then reserved only for consecrated [[priests]]. Instead he became an Honorary Professor at the Faculty of [[Philosophy]] of the University of Bonn and was an active theological writer. [[Pope Paul VI]] called him to be in the [[Pontifical Biblical Commission]]. [[Pope Benedict XVI]] knew him and admired the subject's blending of scholarship and spirituality.<ref>Peter Seewald; Benedict, Pope. (2008). Benedict XVI : an intimate portrait. San Francisco : Ignatius Press. pp. 112-113. {{ISBN|9781586171902}}</ref> |
Schlier was unable to obtain a professorship at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, since this was then reserved only for consecrated [[priests]]. Instead he became an Honorary Professor at the Faculty of [[Philosophy]] of the University of Bonn and was an active theological writer. [[Pope Paul VI]] called him to be in the [[Pontifical Biblical Commission]]. [[Pope Benedict XVI]] knew him and admired the subject's blending of scholarship and spirituality.<ref>Peter Seewald; Benedict, Pope. (2008). ''Benedict XVI : an intimate portrait''. San Francisco : Ignatius Press. pp. 112-113. {{ISBN|9781586171902}}</ref> |
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In addition, Schlier participated in the preparation of an official translation of the [[Bible]] and published it together with the [[Jesuit]] theologian [[Karl Rahner]] as ''series Quaestiones sentences''. Schlier is counted among the leading scholars of the New Testament of the 20th century. |
In addition, Schlier participated in the preparation of an official translation of the [[Bible]] and published it together with the [[Jesuit]] theologian [[Karl Rahner]] as ''series Quaestiones sentences''. Schlier is counted among the leading scholars of the New Testament of the 20th century. |
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Heinrich Schlier (Neuburg an der Donau on the Danube, 31 March 1900 – Bonn, 26 December 1978) was a theologian, initially with the Evangelical Church and later with the Catholic Church.
Biography
Schlier[1] was the son of a military doctor and attended the High School-Gymnasium in Landau and Ingolstadt, participated in World War I and in 1919 studied Evangelical Theology at the University of Marburg, Leipzig and Jena. From 1927, he served as pastor and teacher of the New Testament in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt and Wuppertal. From 1935, Schlier was part of the Confessing Church and, after the closing of the seminary in Wuppertal, he became pastor of the local community of the Confessing Church. (The Confessing Church (German: Bekennende Kirche, BK) was an opposition movement which arose in the context of the Evangelical German Church against the attempt of the German Nazi regime to align the teaching and the organisation of the Evangelical Church to Nazism.)
After the end of World War II, Schlier was again called to the Chair of New Testament and the Early History of Christianity at the Theological Faculty of Bonn University. Over the years, however, he increasingly moved away from Protestantism, since he concluded that the Ecclesiological paradigms of the New Testament are anchored in the clearest way to Roman Catholicism.[2] Consequently, Schlier in 1952 took a sabbatical, and, a year later, he converted to Catholicism. Concurrently he converted his pupil Uta Ranke-Heinemann, and in 1954 obtained a degree in Catholic theology at Munich.
Schlier was unable to obtain a professorship at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, since this was then reserved only for consecrated priests. Instead he became an Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Bonn and was an active theological writer. Pope Paul VI called him to be in the Pontifical Biblical Commission. Pope Benedict XVI knew him and admired the subject's blending of scholarship and spirituality.[3]
In addition, Schlier participated in the preparation of an official translation of the Bible and published it together with the Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner as series Quaestiones sentences. Schlier is counted among the leading scholars of the New Testament of the 20th century.
References
- ^ Lorenzo Cappelletti (2008). "Being Homeless in the World: An interview with Veronika Kubina-Schlier, daughter of the great German exegete", 30 Days, no. 11.
- ^ Heinrich Schlier (1955). "A Brief Apologia", in Karl Hardt, S.J. (ed.), We Are Now Catholics. Cork: The Mercier Press, 1958, pp. 143–165.
- ^ Peter Seewald; Benedict, Pope. (2008). Benedict XVI : an intimate portrait. San Francisco : Ignatius Press. pp. 112-113. ISBN 9781586171902
