Michael Seewald

The Reverend
Michael Seewald
Born(1987-07-13)13 July 1987
Saarbrücken, Germany
CitizenshipGerman/French
Alma mater
Occupations
Websitehttps://www.kaththeol.lmu.de/de/personen/kontaktseite/michael-seewald-e457c39c.html

Michael Seewald (born 13 July 1987) is a German Catholic priest, theologian, and author. Seewald holds the chair in Dogmatics and History of Dogma at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at LMU Munich.[1] Since 2025, he is the editor of the Denziger compendium.[2]

From 2017 to 2026, he was a professor at the University of Münster.[3] At the age of 29, he was the youngest professor in theology in Germany.[4] His studies focus on the historical development of Catholic Church's doctrine and governance, with special reference to the evolution of dogma.[5]

In 2024, he was awarded of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.[6]

Publications

  • "The Death Penalty, Church Teaching and the Development of Dogma: Reflections on Pope Francis' Change to the Catechism," Concilium – International Journal of Theology, 129–143, 2019
  • Catholic Perspectives on Reform, New York: Paulist Press, 2022
  • Theories of Doctrinal Development in the Catholic Church, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023

References

  1. ↑ "Press release: Leibniz Prize winner Michael Seewald joins LMU". www.lmu.de. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Theologian Seewald takes over editorship of church magisterial texts". Universität Münster. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Kontaktseite". www.kaththeol.lmu.de (in German). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Münster is a very special location". Universität Münster. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Markwardt, Nils (18 March 2023). "Michael Seewald: "Die Kirche macht das Gegenteil vom Gebrauchtwagenhändler"". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Prof. Dr. Michael Seewald
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