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Presseamt der
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Faculty of Catholic Theology
Address:
Katholisch-Theologische Fakultaet
Liebermeisterstr. 18
D-72076 Tuebingen
Tel. Nr.: 49-7071-29-72544
Fax Nr.: 49-7071-29-2866
WWW : Katholisch-Theologische Fakultaet
History
Tuebingen is located in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemburg.
Baden-Wuerttemburg has been predominantly Protestant since the
Reformation. During Napoleon╜s reign, however, areas with
predominantly Catholic population were integrated into
Baden-Wuerttemburg. In 1812 a Faculty of Catholic Theology
(Katholisch-Theologische Fakultaet) was founded in the town of
Ellwangen. In 1817 this Faculty was transferred to Tuebingen and
became part of the University of Tuebingen.
J.S. Drey, J.A. Moehler, J.B. Hirscher and J.E. Kuhn were the first
members of the Catholic Theological Faculty in Tuebingen. They
founded the ÒTuebingen Catholic school.╩ This school of
Theology continues to exert a creative influence world-wide.
Prominent members of the Faculty of Catholic Theology have included Bishop Karl Josef Hefele (Church History, 1837-39), Karl Adam (Dogmatic Theology, 1919-49), Karl Hermann Schelkle (New Testament, 1950-76), Herbert Haag (Old Testament, 1960-80), Hans Kueng (Dogmatic Theology, 1960-80), Alfons Auer (Theological Ethics,1966-81), and Walter Kasper (Dogmatic Theology, 1970-89), current Bishop of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.
Students
Six hundred and one students were studying Catholic Theology in the
Fall Semester, 1993-94. This number included eighty-five candidates
for the Priesthood, two hundred ten candidates for the Diplom Degree,
and two hundred eighteen candidates for the Staatsexamen Degree.
Basic Study Programs and Degrees
The Faculty of Catholic Theology offers three basic programs of
study.
Each program leads to a specific examination. Each
examination leads to a specific academic or professional degree.
The three programs of study and their corresponding examinations and
degrees are: Theological Examination, Diplom in Theology, Teacher
Certification in Theology
Theological Examination
Candidates for the priesthood enter the study program leading to the
Theological Examination. Studies normally last ten semesters.
Diplom in Theology
Studies for the Diplom in Theology normally last ten semesters.
Teacher Certification in Theology
Students planning to teach Religious Education in the German public
school system enter the study program leading to the State Examination
in Theology. Successful completion of the State Examination qualifies
the student to teach Religious Education in German public schools.
Students in this program must study at least one other subject, in
addition to Theology.
Advanced Degrees
Advanced degrees conferred by the Faculty of Catholic Theology are:
Licentiate Degree, Doctor, Habilitation in Theology
Catholic Theology as an Academic Minor
Catholic Theology can be studied as an academic minor in the Magister
Artium program of the University of Tuebingen.
Erasmus Academic Exchange Program
The Faculty of Catholic Theology participates in the ERASMUS Academic
Exchange Program with theological institutions in Barcelona, Bilbao,
Dublin, Fribourg, London, Louvain, Lyon, Madrid, Maynooth, Naples,
Paris, Porto, and Salamanca.
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