Background
Raymund Schwager was born on November 11, 1935 in Balterswil, Switzerland, to Julius Schwager and Rosa (Goldinger) Schwager. He was the second of seven children.
Raymund Schwager
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Raymund Schwager studied at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Avenue de l'Europe 20, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Raymund Schwager studied at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.
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1987
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Looking at current developments in genetic technology, based on the concept of the organism as a living memory, Schwager observes the experience of suffering and evil in the contexts of natural and human history, and of revelation history. The Christian message of the drama of salvation provides the context for this dynamic exploration of the fundamental issues for human self-reflection and for theological enquiry.
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1997
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This book takes a unique look at the life of Jesus and asks a new questions: how did Jesus himself come to understand life and experience his faith? This imaginative narrative grounded in scholarship suggests that powerful answer.
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1998
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In this book, Raymund Schwager surveys the church's christological tradition and proposes an understanding of Jesus that is informed by a conversation with the great theologians and leaders of the past and influenced by two contemporary pioneers in Christian thought: Hans Urs von Balthasar, known for his "theodramatic" approach, and Rene Girard, widely recognized for his mimetic scapegoat theory. The result is both a convincing scholarly picture of Jesus in relation to his Jewish historical context and to the beginnings of the Christian community and a coherent message of Jesus as God's word of salvation to humankind.
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1999
Raymund Schwager was born on November 11, 1935 in Balterswil, Switzerland, to Julius Schwager and Rosa (Goldinger) Schwager. He was the second of seven children.
After secondary school Raymund Schwager joined the Society of Jesus in 1955. He first studied philosophy (from 1957 to 1960 in Pullach near Munich), then theology (from 1963 to 1967 in Lyon-Fourvière, France). On July 31, 1966, he was ordained a priest and then completed his education at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.
From 1970 to 1977 Schwager was a member of the editors of the journal Orientierung in Zurich. He traveled, giving speeches and presentations. In 1977 he was appointed a Professor of Dogmatic and Ecumenical Theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Innsbruck. From 1985 to 1987 and from 1999 to 2003, Raymund served as dean of that faculty.
Schwager was also a co-founder and first president of the Colloquium on Violence & Religion.
Raymund wrote several books, among which are Banished from Eden: Original Sin and Evolutionary Theory in the Drama of Salvation and Must There Be Scapegoats? Violence and Redemption in the Bible.
(In this book, Raymund Schwager surveys the church's chris...)
1999(Looking at current developments in genetic technology, ba...)
1997(This book takes a unique look at the life of Jesus and as...)
1998Raymund Schwager joined the Society of Jesus in 1955.
Schwager took up controversial questions like sacrifice and substitution. He also worked to clarify the way people are to conceive of God. Inter-religious dialogue and symbolic actions for peace by world religious leaders ranked high on Schwager's list of important events. He especially valued Pope John Paul II's activities in this respect. Raymund Schwager was convinced, that acknowledging the shortcomings of oneself and one's own community or the past of one's own community is a prerequisite for true and lasting peace.
