Chair of Systematic Theology and Social Ethics

Contents
Biography
- born 08/01/1934 in Ansbach
- 1953-1959 studies of Protestant Theology in Neuendettelsau, Erlangen and Heidelberg
- 1962-1970 assistant lecturer to Peter Brunner in Heidelberg
- 1964 dissertation
- 1965 ordination
- 1968 Habilitation (postdoctoral thesis) in Heidelberg
- 1970-1976 university lecturer, then adjunct professor in Heidelberg
- 1976 professor of Systematic Theology in Mainz
- 1999 emeritus
Focus of research
- Martin Luther
- The Doctrine of the Holy Scripture
- Eschatology
Publications (selection)
- Claritas scripturae bei Martin Luther, Göttingen 1966
- Schleiermachers Lehre von Gott, Göttingen 1970
- Das Reich Gottes, Göttingen 1976
- Hoffnung und Vollendung, Gütersloh 1993
- Der christliche Glaube. Dogmatik in 5 Bänden, Neuendettelsau 2008