Biography:Michael Seewald
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| Born | 13 July 1987 Saarbrücken, Germany |
| Citizenship | German/French |
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| Website | https://www.kaththeol.lmu.de/de/personen/kontaktseite/michael-seewald-e457c39c.html |
Michael Seewald (born 13 July 1987) is a German Catholic priest, theologian, and author. Seewald holds the chair in Dogmatics and History of Dogma at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at LMU Munich.[1] Since 2025, he is the editor of the Denziger compendium.[2]
From 2017 to 2026, he was a professor at the University of Münster.[3] At the age of 29, he was the youngest professor in theology in Germany.[4] His studies focus on the historical development of Catholic Church's doctrine and governance, with special reference to the evolution of dogma.[5]
In 2024, he was awarded of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.[6]
Publications
- "The Death Penalty, Church Teaching and the Development of Dogma: Reflections on Pope Francis' Change to the Catechism," Concilium – International Journal of Theology, 129–143, 2019
- Catholic Perspectives on Reform, New York: Paulist Press, 2022
- Theories of Doctrinal Development in the Catholic Church, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023
References
- ↑ "Press release: Leibniz Prize winner Michael Seewald joins LMU" (in en). https://www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-overview/news/leibniz-prize-winner-michael-seewald-joins-lmu-d1d2aadf.html.
- ↑ "Theologian Seewald takes over editorship of church magisterial texts" (in en). Universität Münster. 2025-09-25. https://www.uni-muenster.de/Religion-und-Politik/en/aktuelles/2025/Denzinger-Lehramtstexte-Herausgeberschaft-Michael-Seewald.shtml.
- ↑ "Kontaktseite" (in de). https://www.kaththeol.lmu.de/de/personen/kontaktseite/michael-seewald-e457c39c.html.
- ↑ "Münster is a very special location" (in en). Universität Münster. 2018-08-12. https://www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.php?cmdid=9764&lang=en.
- ↑ Markwardt, Nils (2023-03-18). "Michael Seewald: "Die Kirche macht das Gegenteil vom Gebrauchtwagenhändler"" (in de-DE). Die Zeit. ISSN 0044-2070. https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2023-03/michael-seewald-katholische-kirche-papst-reformen.
- ↑ Prof. Dr. Michael Seewald
External links
- Publications by and about Michael Seewald in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
- Website Chair for dogmatic theology
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