Joseph Langen

Joseph Langen

Catholic theologian
Date of Birth: 08.07.1837
Country: Germany

Content:
  1. Early Life and Education
  2. Academic Career
  3. Die letzten Lebenstage Jesu(1864)
  4. Later Works
  5. Einleitung in das Neue Testament(1873)
  6. Geschichte der röm. Kirche bis Innocenz III(1881-1893)

Early Life and Education

1840:Johannes Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger is born into a wealthy and influential Catholic family in Bamberg, Bavaria.

Academic Career

1857-1899:Döllinger serves as Professor of Theology at the University of Bonn. He publishes groundbreaking works on the life of Jesus and the history of Judaism, including:

Die letzten Lebenstage Jesu(1864)

Das Judenthum in Palästina zur Zeit Christi(1866)
Vatican I and Old Catholicism

Döllinger opposes the dogma of papal infallibility declared by Vatican I in 1870. He becomes a leader of the Old Catholic movement, which rejects the authority of the Pope.

Later Works

Döllinger continues to write extensively on theological and historical topics, publishing significant works such as:

Einleitung in das Neue Testament(1873)

Das Vatikanische Dogma etc.(1877)

Die trinitarische Lehrdifferenz zwischen d. abendl. und morgenl. Kirche(1876)

Geschichte der röm. Kirche bis Innocenz III(1881-1893)

Die Kiemensromane, ihre Entstehung und ihre Tendenzen(1890)
Legacy

1890:Döllinger dies in Munich, Germany, leaving a lasting impact on Catholic theology and the history of Christianity. His writings continue to be studied and debated by scholars today.

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