Everything we look back on with gratitude remains ours; it cannot be taken from us, even if it seems absent right now.

— Anselm Grün (b. 1945), Benediktinerpater, geistlicher Begleiter und Bestsellerautor

Topics: Grief & Comfort, Hope & Confidence

Occasions: Comfort

Anselm Grün

Anselm Grün (* 1945) ist ein deutscher Benediktinerpater der Abtei Münsterschwarzach, Priester und einer der international meistgelesenen christlichen Autoren der Gegenwart. Er verbindet benediktinische Tradition und die Weisheit der Wüstenväter mit Konzepten der modernen Tiefenpsychologie, sieht sich von Kritikern jedoch mit dem Vorwurf einer übermäßigen Psychologisierung biblischer Glaubensinhalte konfrontiert. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Schriften einen alltagsnahen, seelsorgerlichen Zugang zu existentiellen Lebensfragen, der zugleich zur Auseinandersetzung mit dem Verhältnis von psychologischer Lebenshilfe und christlicher Theologie anregt.

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