Without a truly personal relationship with God, praying actually has no meaning at all.

— Carl Hilty (1833–1909), Philosoph

Carl Hilty

Carl Hilty (1833–1909) war ein Schweizer Staatsrechtler, Politiker und Laientheologe, der als Professor an der Universität Bern lehrte. Bekannt wurde er durch viel gelesene Schriften wie das Werk „Glück“, in denen er christlichen Glauben mit praktischer Lebensethik verband, während er sich politisch früh für das Frauenstimmrecht einsetzte. Für Bibelleser heute bieten seine pointierten Gedanken zeitlose Impulse zu Gebet, Charakterbildung und Trost im Alltag.

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