Eugen Drewermann

You see, my Lord Archbishop, what is "dubious" about my theology is not that it contradicts particular doctrinal teachings, things are much…

— Eugen Drewermann

In my eyes, concepts of theology have only as much value as they are able to interpret experience. It seems to me…

— Eugen Drewermann

If you want to change people by talking about God, then there is only one way: instead of teaching God, you must…

— Eugen Drewermann

In all cultures, it is the task of a religion to close the field of contingency ...and to set up havens of…

— Eugen Drewermann

We see in the 20th Century an unfortunate trench warfare, in which psychoanalysis, in a struggle against the internalized compulsion and superstition…

— Eugen Drewermann

Whenever we encounter a human being in such a way that we feel absolutely certain of the infinity of that person's worth…

— Eugen Drewermann

People are given a false alternative: the choice between an unenlightened belief and an enlightened unbelief. Most intellectuals seem to pay homage…

— Eugen Drewermann