Hans Küng

**Hans Küng** (; 19 March 1928 – 6 April 2021) was a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author. From 1995 he was president of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Stiftung Weltethos).

Küng became a priest in 1954, joined the faculty of the University of Tübingen in 1960, and was a theological adviser during the Second Vatican Council. He remained a Catholic priest until his death.

### English translations

- _Justification: The Doctrine of Karl Barth and a Catholic Reflection_, (org. 1964), (40th Ann. Ed. 2004), Westminster John Knox Press,
- _The Council and Reunion_ (1960), London: Sheed and Ward
- _Structures of the Church_ (1962), New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons
- _That the World May Believe_ (1963), New York: Sheed and Ward
- _The Living Church: Reflections on the Second Vatican Council_ (1963), London: Sheed and Ward. In the U.S.A., published as _The Council in Action: Theological Reflections on the Second Vatican Council_ (1963), New York: Sheed and Ward
- _The Church_ (1967), London: Burns and Oates
- _Infallible? An Inquiry_ (1971),
- _Why Priests?_ (1971), Collins
- _What must remain in the Church_ (1973), London: Collins
- _On Being a Christian_ (1974)
- _Signposts for the Future: Contemporary Issues facing the Church_ (1978), , 204 pages
- _Freud and the Problem of God: Enlarged Edition_, Edward Quinn <small>(translator)</small>, , 126 pages, Yale University Press
- _Does God Exist? An Answer For Today_ (1980)
- _Art and the Question of Meaning_ (1980, translated 1981) E. Quinn, Crossroads New York
- _Eternal Life : Life after Death As a Medical, Philosophical and Theological Program_ (1984), Edward Quinn <small>(translator)</small>. Contents <small>(scrollable)</small> , 271 pages. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co.
- _Christianity and the world religions: paths of dialogue with Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism_ (1986)
- _Christianity and Chinese Religions_ (with Julia Ching, 1988)
- _The Incarnation of God: An Introduction to Hegel's Theological Thought as Prolegomena to a Future Christology_, J. R. Stephenson <small>(translator)</small> , 601 pages, Crossroad Publishing Company
- _Theology for the Third Millennium: An Ecumenical View_ (1990) (Translated by Peter Heinegg)
- _Global Responsibility: In Search of a New World Ethic_ (1991), New York: Crossroad.
- _Credo. The Apostle’s Creed Explained for Today_ (1993) SCM.
- _Judaism: Between Yesterday and Tomorrow_ (1992), New York: Crossroad
- _Great Christian Thinkers_ (1994)
- _Christianity : Its Essence and History_ (1995)
- _A Global Ethic for Global Politics and Economics_ (1997)
- _Dying with Dignity: A Plea for Personal Responsibility_ (1996, 1998), co-written with Walter Jens ,
- _The Catholic Church: A Short History_ (2001)
- _My Struggle for Freedom: Memoirs_ (2003), New York, London: Continuum
- _Why I Am Still a Christian_ (2006)
- _The Beginning of All Things – Science and Religion_ (2007)
- _Islam: Past, Present and Future_ (2007)
- _Disputed Truth: Memoirs II_ (2008) New York: Continuum

## Other websites

- Videos: Lectures from Hans Küng, University Tuebingen, (German)

## Infobox (person)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Reverend
- **name**: Hans Küng
- **image**: Hans Küng en la UNED 02 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Küng in 2011
- **birth place**: Sursee, Switzerland
- **death place**: Tübingen, Germany
- **nationality**: Swiss
- **signature**: Hans-Küng-Signature-Transparent.png