Franz Courth


Franz Courth (born December 30, 1940 in Weeze, September 17, 1998 in Vallendar) - German pallottine and Catholic theologian.

Franz Courth was the eldest of seven siblings. His childhood was influenced by World War II and postwar times. From his early youth, he expressed his willingness to become a priest and a member of the Order. In 1952, he and his twin brother, Peter, joined the Pallottine convent of St. Peter. Alberta and attending a Rheinbach grammar school. After some time he moved to Limburg, where he graduated in 1963. He then held a two-year novitiate at the Pallottines in Olpe. He studied philosophy and theology in the philosophical-theological Pallottine high school in Vallendar, and on 9 July 1969 received a priestly ordination in his church. On the advice of his dogmatist, Heinrich Köster completed his studies in Munich. He wrote a dissertation on the life of Jesus presented by David Friedrich Straus in the critic Johan Evangelist Kuhn. After his promotion, he began his career as a lecturer at the Vallendar School in 1973. His habilitation, defended in 1977, referred to the essence of Christianity in liberal theology. The promoter of both works was Leo Scheffczyk. On December 1, 1977, Courthan was appointed professor of dogma and dogma history at Vallendar. In addition to his professorship, with many publications, he also performed the following functions:

The main themes of his publication were the Mariology, which dealt with the ecumenical point of view. Since 1978 he belonged to the German Mariological Consortium and was his secretary to his death. In 1985 he was appointed Pontificia Academia Mariana Internationalis, and in 1992 he was awarded the "R. Laurentin - Pro ancilla Domini" award. Apart from Mariology, he has been actively involved in the history of dogma, and in particular the development of the Trinitarian faith. A description of his work in this field was made in a three-volume work on the history of dogma. He died of Alzheimer's disease. Bibliography Authoritative control (person):

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