Hans Küng , one of the world's most renowned theologians and
founder of the Global Ethic Foundation, died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of
93 in his home in Tübingen. The Swiss, who taught in Tübingen from 1960 to
1996, played a key role in shaping the Catholic Church. The books of the
fundamental theologian became bestsellers. In the past 30 years he has been
particularly committed to the dialogue between world religions , particularly
in the "Global Ethic Project". (Full statement here)
50 years ago as a young 18 year old I had a passion for politics and religion. There were plenty of resources to stir my political imagination and in 1971 my religious imagination was launched and nurtured when I attended a series of public talks in Melbourne by Hans kung.
I was probably the youngest person in the audience at the
Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne and I came away with a treasured copy of Theology and
Freedom.
Rest in Peace my first theology teacher.
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