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Bernhard Casper

1931 – 2022

German Catholic theologian

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Lived 1931 – 2022 (aged 91). Bernhard Casper was a German philosopher, theologian, university teacher and catholic priest.

Bernhard Casper (24 April 1931 – 8 June 2022) was a German philosopher.

Biography Born in Trier in 1931, Casper passed his Abitur in Aschaffenburg in 1949. From 1979 to 2000, he taught Christian philosophy at the University of Freiburg. He was a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Würzburg and lived in Wittnau, Baden-Württemberg. In 1995, he earned an honorary doctorate from the Institut Catholique de Paris. In 2012, he was named a citizen of honor of Travagliato.

Bernhard Casper died in Wittnau on 8 June 2022 at the age of 91.

Publications Das Dialogische Denken. Franz Rosenzweig, Ferdinand Ebner und Martin Buber (1967) Feuerbach, Marx, Freud (1974) Phänomenologie des Idols (1981) Gott nennen. Phänomenologische Zugänge (1981) Alltag und Transzendenz. Studien zur religiösen Erfahrung in der gegenwärtigen Gesellschaft (1992) Das Ereignis des Betens. Grundlinien einer Hermeneutik des religiösen Geschehens (1998) Angesichts des Anderen. Emmanuel Levinas – Elemente seines Denkens (2009) Grundfragen des Humanen. Studien zur Menschlichkeit des Menschen (2014) „Geisel für den Anderen – vielleicht nur ein harter Name für Liebe“. Emmanuel Levinas und seine Hermeneutik diachronen da-seins (2020) Die Rose der Barmherzigkeit - Ein Hauptwerk des Freiburger Münsters (2021)

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University of Freiburg, University of Augsburg
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University of Freiburg, University of Augsburg
Awards
Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Paris

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Who was Bernhard Casper?

German Catholic theologian (1931-2022)

When was Bernhard Casper born?

Bernhard Casper was born on 24 April 1931 in Trier.

When did Bernhard Casper die?

Bernhard Casper died on 8 June 2022 in Wittnau.

What was Bernhard Casper's occupation?

Bernhard Casper was a philosopher, theologian, university teacher and catholic priest.

What nationality was Bernhard Casper?

Bernhard Casper was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bernhard Casper

· Wikidata: Q61053180

· DBpedia: Bernhard Casper

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