Living Wittily: Hans Kung has died, and we are all the poorer.

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April 06, 2021

Hans Kung has died, and we are all the poorer.

I owe a considerable debt to the writings of Hans Kung, Catholic theologian, philosopher and ambassador amongst the world faiths.

His On Being a Christian, English edition 1975, was such a mind expanding book. I'm not sure how many books of 700 plus pages, combining philosophy, theology, biblical studies, history and wide interaction with the sciences and humanities, will have sold as many as Kung's On Being a Christian.

His death after a long period of illness brings to a close a life of remarkable academic and ecclesial energy for reform and rethinking the faith. May he rest in the peace of Christ.

One of the first Obituary reports From the National Catholic Reporter can be found here.

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