Eugen Drewermann (born June 20, 1940 in Bergkamen near Dortmund) is a German Catholic theologian, psychotherapist and writer. June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Dortmund Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... Theology is literally rational discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, rational discourse). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Psychotherapy is a set of techniques believed to cure or to help solve behavioral and other psychological problems in humans. ...

Son of a Lutheran father and a Catholic mother, after his Abitur exam Drewermann studied philosophy in Münster, theology in Paderborn and psychoanalysis in Göttingen. In 1972 he became priest in Paderborn. At the same time he worked as psychotherapist, and from 1979 also held lectures in religious history and dogmatics at the Catholic Theological Faculty in Paderborn. The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Abitur (official term in Germany: allgemeine Hochschulreife) is the word commonly used in Germany for the final exams young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling (Britain: A-levels). ... Philosophy (from a combination of the Greek words philos meaning love and sophia meaning wisdom), as a practice, aims at some kind of understanding, knowledge or wisdom about fundamental matters such as reality, knowledge, meaning, value, being and truth. ... Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Theology is literally rational discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, rational discourse). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Categories: Stub | Cities in Germany ... Psychoanalysis is a family of psychological theories and methods which attempt to elucidate unconscious relations in a systematic way through an associative process. ... Map of Germany showing Göttingen 1 External links Coat of Arms University of Göttingen Top: The old Auditorium Maximum (1862-65) Bottom: New library building Göttingen is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Categories: Stub | Cities in Germany ... Psychotherapy is a set of techniques believed to cure or to help solve behavioral and other psychological problems in humans. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

Influenced by Carl Jung, Drewermann interprets biblical texts according to psychoanalytic criteria, as can be seen in his 1988 released book Tiefenpsychologie und Exegese. His interpretations caused unrest among Catholic authorities. As a consequence, on October 8, 1991 the Archbishop of Paderborn, Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, disallowed him to teach, shortly later disallowed him to preach and started legal proceedings against him within ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Since then, Drewermann has been working as freelancing writer, has frequent appearances in German TV talk shows and gets invited to lectures all over Germany. Missing image Carl Gustav Jung Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875 – June 6, 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of a neopsychoanalytic school of psychology, which he named Analytical Psychology. ... Psychoanalysis is a family of psychological theories and methods which attempt to elucidate unconscious relations in a systematic way through an associative process. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop heading a diocese of particular importance due to either its size, history, or both, called an archdiocese. ... German language television channels include the following : Germany ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten Deutschlands, Consortium of public broadcasting services of Germany) - public, consisting of the following local public stations (which also provide regional programming in separate channels): Das Erste (ARD) EinsMuxx (Digital only via Satellite or Cable) EinsFestival (Digital... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ...

Drewermann also has been analyzing fairy tales for several years, especially those of the Brothers Grimm, interpreting them in psychoanalytic and theological context as well. A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm The Brothers Grimm (Brüder Grimm) are Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. ...

References

• Beier, Matthias (2004). Violent God-Image: An Introduction to the Work of Eugen Drewermann. Continuum International. ISBN 0-82-641584-9.