Gerhard Lohfink (1934-2024) was professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Tübingen. His many award-winning books include All My Springs Are in You,The Most Important Words of Jesus, Between Heaven and Earth, The Forty Parables of Jesus, No Irrelevant Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Is This All There Is?, The Our Father, and Prayer Takes Us Home, all from Liturgical Press.

"A distinguished professor of New Testament, the late Gerhard Lohfink’s Why I Believe in God is less autobiography than what he calls an 'appropriate theology.' Against the background of growing up in Nazi Germany and the devastation of the war, he tells of discerning his vocation as priest and career as a scholar as he explores important subjects such as God, Trinity, original sin, cannon, community and Church, so often misunderstood or dismissed in our secular age. This creative apologetics is an insightful and engaging read."Thomas P. Rausch, SJ, Emeritus T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology, Loyola Marymount University

• ContentsPreface   ix1.   My Parents’ House   12.   School Days   63.   Youth Movement   134.   Decisions   235.   Philosophy   296.   Intermission   387.   Theology   448.   Finally at Work   639.   Graduate Studies   6710. Tübingen   9211. Community   11712. Defending God   13713. Why I Believe in God   15514. Does That Say It All?   160Afterword   162Acknowledgments   167Books by Gerhard Lohfink   169Scripture Index   173

Gerhard Lohfink (1934-2024) was professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Tübingen. His many award-winning books include All My Springs Are in You,The Most Important Words of Jesus, Between Heaven and Earth, The Forty Parables of Jesus, No Irrelevant Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Is This All There Is?, The Our Father, and Prayer Takes Us Home, all from Liturgical Press.

"A distinguished professor of New Testament, the late Gerhard Lohfink’s Why I Believe in God is less autobiography than what he calls an 'appropriate theology.' Against the background of growing up in Nazi Germany and the devastation of the war, he tells of discerning his vocation as priest and career as a scholar as he explores important subjects such as God, Trinity, original sin, cannon, community and Church, so often misunderstood or dismissed in our secular age. This creative apologetics is an insightful and engaging read."Thomas P. Rausch, SJ, Emeritus T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology, Loyola Marymount University

• ContentsPreface   ix1.   My Parents’ House   12.   School Days   63.   Youth Movement   134.   Decisions   235.   Philosophy   296.   Intermission   387.   Theology   448.   Finally at Work   639.   Graduate Studies   6710. Tübingen   9211. Community   11712. Defending God   13713. Why I Believe in God   15514. Does That Say It All?   160Afterword   162Acknowledgments   167Books by Gerhard Lohfink   169Scripture Index   173

Gerhard Lohfink (1934-2024) was professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Tübingen. His many award-winning books include All My Springs Are in You,The Most Important Words of Jesus, Between Heaven and Earth, The Forty Parables of Jesus, No Irrelevant Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Is This All There Is?, The Our Father, and Prayer Takes Us Home, all from Liturgical Press.

"A distinguished professor of New Testament, the late Gerhard Lohfink’s Why I Believe in God is less autobiography than what he calls an 'appropriate theology.' Against the background of growing up in Nazi Germany and the devastation of the war, he tells of discerning his vocation as priest and career as a scholar as he explores important subjects such as God, Trinity, original sin, cannon, community and Church, so often misunderstood or dismissed in our secular age. This creative apologetics is an insightful and engaging read."Thomas P. Rausch, SJ, Emeritus T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology, Loyola Marymount University

• ContentsPreface   ix1.   My Parents’ House   12.   School Days   63.   Youth Movement   134.   Decisions   235.   Philosophy   296.   Intermission   387.   Theology   448.   Finally at Work   639.   Graduate Studies   6710. Tübingen   9211. Community   11712. Defending God   13713. Why I Believe in God   15514. Does That Say It All?   160Afterword   162Acknowledgments   167Books by Gerhard Lohfink   169Scripture Index   173