Alwin Hammers

Alwin Hammers (b. 2 November 1942 in Bitburg) is a German theologian.

Hammers was born at Bitburg. During his childhood he lived in Mürlenbach, Eifel. He studied philosophy and theology in Trier. He wanted to become a roman-catholic priest. During his university studies he met his wife. He married and the family has two children. Hammers stoped to become a priest and studied psychology. He worked in Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier as teacher for roman-catholic priests in divinity school. As professor Hammers worked in sector "pastoral psychology".

Hammers wrote 1997 in a study, that around 25% of roman-catholic priests are gay. [ [http://wissen.spiegel.de/wissen/dokument/30/24/dokument.html?titel=Angst+vor+den+Schwulen&id=8704203&top=SPIEGEL&suchbegriff=alwin+hammers&quellen=&vl=0 Der Spiegel:"Angst vor den Schwulen. Homosexualität unter katholischen Klerikern",1997] ]

On 21 November 2007 Hammers retired as professor.

Literature

* "Parapsychologie und Theologie", 1975
* "Christlicher Glaube ... und praktizierter Unglaube, Erfahrungen und Anmerkungen eines Psychotherapeuten", 1996

References

External links

* [http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/LNG=DU/LRSET=1/SET=1/SID=b7044625-6d/TTL=1/CMD?ACT=SRCHA&IKT=8500&SRT=YOP&TRM=Alwin+Hammers Alwin Hammers] in German National Library
* [http://www.kath.ch/skz/skz-2000/berufe/berufe04.htm Kirche und schwule Seelsorger, by Gianfranco Christen]
* [http://wissen.spiegel.de/wissen/dokument/30/24/dokument.html?titel=Angst+vor+den+Schwulen&id=8704203&top=SPIEGEL&suchbegriff=alwin+hammers&quellen=&vl=0 Der Spiegel:Angst vor den Schwulen]