There is in all Christian churches a common Christian basis, which may be more important than everything that divides.

— Hans Küng (1928–2021), Katholischer Theologe, Universitätsprofessor und Priester

Hans Küng

Hans Küng (1928–2021) war ein Schweizer römisch-katholischer Theologe, Priester und langjähriger Universitätsprofessor in Tübingen sowie Berater beim Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzil. Bekanntheit erlangte er durch grundlegende Werke wie „Christ sein“ und sein „Projekt Weltethos“, verlor jedoch 1979 nach scharfer Kritik am Dogma der päpstlichen Unfehlbarkeit seine kirchliche Lehrerlaubnis. Heutigen Bibellesern bietet sein Werk Anstöße für eine intellektuell reflektierte Glaubenspraxis im interreligiösen und ökumenischen Horizont.

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