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In the future, we will present here interesting and curious finds from the archives of the Theologische Revue, relating to various subject areas. Celebrating the launch of our online edition, we first take a look back on our own beginnings:

„In the year 1901 the emerging faculty of theology of the (then) Royal Academy of Münster issued a circular letter ...“ – to quote Arnold Struker in his article on the occasion of the Revue’s 25th anniversary in 1927.

Max Meinertz described on the occasion of the 50th anniversary in 1954 among other things how Pope Pius XI came to the rescue of the Theologische Revue and ensured its continuous publication. Finally Arnold Angenendt, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary in 2002, gave a retrospect of the Revue’s extensive history: beginning with the so called "Kulturkampf" of the 19th century to authors like Walter Kasper or Joseph Ratzinger.

And now it is time for the next step: The publication of the first online issue of Theologische Revue!

  • TheoPodcast meets Revue

    2024-05-16

    Seit Februar 2023 erscheint quartalsweise in Kooperation mit TheoPodcast die Podcastsreihe „TheoPodcast meets ThRv: Hören, was man lesen kann“. Darin bietet Johannes Frenz, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in der Redaktion, Einblick in die Ausgaben der Theologischen Revue.
    Drei Rubriken werden in den Folgen geboten: (1.) Ein Einblick in zwei Rezensionen aus den vorherigen Ausgaben, (2.) die Kürung der am meisten angeklickten Rezension seit der letzten Podcastfolge („most viewed“) und (3.) ein Ausblick auf zwei Rezensionen der kommenden Ausgabe.
    Der Podcast bezieht sich auf die Open Access-Ausgabe.

    Die letzte Podcastausgabe (15.05.2024) kann hier abgerufen werden: Spotify

    Die Redaktion lädt herzlichen zum Zuhören ein.

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  • Vorstellung des neuen Schriftleiters

    2023-08-20

    Sehr geehrte Leser:innen der Theologischen Revue,

    mit dieser neuen Ausgabe darf ich mich Ihnen als neuer Schriftleiter vorstellen. Ich lehre seit 2006 in Münster Liturgiewissenschaft. Die Kolleg:inn:en unserer Fakultät haben mich in ihrer Eigenschaft als Herausgeber der Theologischen Revue gebeten, das Amt mit Juli 2023 zu übernehmen. Ich freue mich über das Vertrauen des Kollegiums und über die interessante Aufgabe.

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  • Ein Jahrhunderttheologe - Wort vom Schriftleiter zur Februar Ausgabe

    2023-02-23

    Zu einer meiner ersten „Amtshandlungen“ nach der Übernahme der Schriftleitung der Theologischen Revue (Dez. 2020) war es, einen Leitartikel über die Arbeit des Institutes Benedikt XVI. in Regensburg in Auftrag zu geben, dem ich selbst im Hinblick auf meine Biographie stark verbunden bin. Weder dem Verfasser dieses Leitartikels – Herrn Dr. Christian Schaller, dem an dieser Stelle für den Leitartikel herzlich gedankt sei – noch mir war es damals bewusst, dass es – sei es Zufall, sei es Fügung – der erste Leitartikel der ThRv sein würde, der nach dem Tod des Jahrhunderttheologen Joseph Ratzinger/Papst Benedikt XVI. veröffentlicht wird.

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  • Wirken und Geschichte der Theologischen Revue

    2021-10-24

    Die Theologische Revue ist seit 1902 das kritische katholische Leitmedium für Buchbesprechungen. Mehr als 150 Autorinnen und Autoren aus dem In- und Ausland helfen uns, jährlich mehrere hundert Neuerscheinungen aus der Theologie und angrenzenden Fachgebieten zu evaluieren und fachlich einzuordnen.

    Seit 1902 übernehmen die Universitätsprofessoren der Kath.-Theol. Fakultät – Franz Diekamp (1902–1924), August Bludau (1907–1909), Arnold Struker (1925–1944), Josef Gewieß (1948–1958), Bernhard Nisters (1948–1960), Hermann Eising (1959–1970), Erwin Iserloh (1971–1988), Vinzenz Pfnür (1971–1995), Harald Wagner (1996–2009), Thomas Bremer (2009–2020) und Adrian Wypadlo (seit 2020) – ehrenamtlich die Schriftleitung und präsentieren in der Zeitschrift Beiträge zur aktuellen theologischen Diskussion. Die Theologische Revue publiziert 6 gedruckte Hefte pro Jahrgang. Parallel dazu erscheint seit 2020 eine monatliche Open-Access-Ausgabe, die denselben inhaltlichen Standards wie die gedruckte Ausgabe verpflichtet ist.

    Sowohl in Form von Rezensionen zu theologischer Literatur und verwandten Themengebieten als auch in Leitartikeln und Sonderbeiträgen zu wichtigen theologischen Bereichen unterstützen wir die Diskussionen in der theologischen Fachwelt. Die Theologische Revue ist nach Absicht und Konzeption ihrer evangelischen Schwesternzeitschrift, der Theologischen Literaturzeitung, verwandt. 

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  • Introductory remarks of the new Editor

    2020-11-16

    Dear readers of the Theologische Revue,

    I would like to introduce myself to you as the new editor of this journal: My name is Adrian Wypadlo and since September 2013 I have been professor for New Testament Exegesis at the Catholic Theological Faculty Münster. I received my theological formation beforehand at the Theological Faculty Paderborn and at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen.

    My faculty colleagues kindly asked me to take over the position of the editor, starting with this semester. I gladly complied with this wish. In the years ahead I will honestly try to justify the trust placed in me.

    I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my predecessor Prof. Thomas Bremer. He was responsible for this journal over the biblically saturated period of 12 years and made crucial decisions. Only the open-access publication that was completed this year should be emphasized at this moment. I am taking over a well-ordered editorial office!

    Our journal lives from the contribution of our readers and reviewers who give this journal content, form and raison d'être. I would be happy if you continue to show interest and trust in our journal.

    I am very much looking forward to the constructive exchange and cooperation with you – dear readers and reviewers – in the years ahead!

    Adrian Wypadlo

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  • Changeover of the Editor

    2020-10-16

    Dear readers of the Theologische Revue,

    the present number of this journal will be the last to be published under my responsibility. The Faculty of Catholic Theology at Münster had entrusted me with the editorship in the winter semester of 2008/2009, when my predecessor Harald Wagner was reaching retirement age. After exactly twelve years I will now pass on this office to Adrian Wypadlo, Professor for New Testament Exegesis at our faculty.

    During this time digitalisation has drastically changed the nature of peer reviewing in the humanities. The number of published books has multiplied rapidly, and it has become more difficult to keep track even of a narrow field of theological research. At the same time, information has to be available fast and everywhere. These developments have led the editorial panel to the decision to publish an online version of the Theologische Revue, facilitating more flexibility and faster reaction times. The transition to open access publication on the internet was the biggest and most important change during my term of office. After this project has now been completed, I feel the time has come for me to step down as editor.

    My job would not have been possible without the help and support of many people. I would like to give special thanks to the staff in the editorial office for their considerable support. The Theologische Revue could of course not be published without the numerous reviewers, who are willing to critically read new publications and write reviews; I would like to express my gratitude to them. The same goes for the publishing companies that are willing to provide review copies of their new publications, frequently at great expense. A special mention goes to the Aschendorff publishing house, which has been working together with the Theologische Revue for more than a century. And I would like to thank you, the readers of the Theologische Revue, for your loyal and amicable support.

    I know the journal to be in good hands with Adrian Wypadlo and ask you kindly to extend him the trust that I have always felt.

    Thomas Bremer

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  • A look back towards the future - from our archives

    2020-08-21

    "For a long time, sexual violence against children and adolescents was one of the best hidden taboo topics in the Catholic Church and society as a whole [...].” Since 2010, this taboo has been irrevocably broken, as it was summed up by Vanessa Görtz and Marianne Heimbach-Steins in their leading article from 2011. Since then, a broad discussion in society and church has taken place and various books and studies have been published. Therefore, Philipp Müller examines again the topic of sexual violence in the Catholic Church in his current leading article. He presents the perspectives from those affected by sexual violence as well as current studies from various disciplines. At the end of his article he devotes his study to the question of prevention.

    With these two leading articles, Theologische Revue offers a comprehensive look at the literature on sexual abuse over the past ten years. Finally, we would like to refer to an anthology that was presented in January this year which focuses on analyzes of sexual violence against minors by priests in order to shed light on "the systemic conditions which could lead to sexual abuse and its cover-up could occur".

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  • A look back towards the future - from our archives

    2020-06-29

    In her leading article Mit der Islamischen Theologie im Gespräch Anja Middelbeck-Varwick highlights some new publications on the field of Christian-Muslim relations. Since the 1980s Theologische Revue has published several critical reviews concerning Islam Theology or the relations between Christians and Muslims, especially after the so called „Regensburg lecture“ of Pope Benedict XVI. In 2013, a great deal of attention was paid to  Mouhanad Khorchide’s Islam ist Barmherzigkeit. Reviewing such a variety of theological books has been and will be an essential part of Theologische Revue’s work – especially in the future.

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  • A look back towards the future - from our archives

    2020-02-25

    This spring marks the seventh anniversary of the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope Francis. While Thomas Schüller in our current leading article analyses the pontificate of Francis from the perspective of canon law, the Theologische Revue has already previously critically accompanied the publications dealing with the pontificate of Francis:

    Ulrich Ruh's 2015 leading article provided an overview of various new publications, while Ludger Hiepel examined the publication on Francis in the Holy Land. Adrián J. Taranzano set another focus by working out the Francis's effect in his reflections on the 50th anniversary of the Catacomb Pact.

    Enjoy looking at the pontificate of Francis from different angles!

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  • Launch of the online issue of Theologische Revue

    2020-01-10

    In the future, we will present here interesting and curious finds from the archives of the Theologische Revue, relating to various subject areas. Celebrating the launch of our online edition, we first take a look back on our own beginnings:

     „In the year 1901 the emerging faculty of theology of the (then) Royal Academy of Münster issued a circular letter ...“ – to quote Arnold Struker in his article on the occasion of the Revue’s 25th anniversary in 1927.

    Max Meinertz described on the occasion of the 50th anniversary in 1954 among other things how Pope Pius XI came to the rescue of the Theologische Revue and ensured its continuous publication. Finally Arnold Angenendt, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary in 2002, gave a retrospect of the Revue’s extensive history: beginning with the so called "Kulturkampf" of the 19th century to authors like Walter Kasper or Joseph Ratzinger.

    And now it is time for the next step: The publication of the first online issue of Theologische Revue!

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