Johann Baptist Metz (5 August 1928 – 2 December 2019) was a German Catholic priest and theologian. He was ordinary professor of fundamental theology at the University of Münster and a consultant to the synod of German dioceses. He is regarded as one of the most important German theologians after the Second Vatican Council, and was an influence on the development of liberation theology.

Life and career

Metz was born on 5 August 1928 in Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

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  • The political theology, life, and works of Metz: https://www.johannbaptistmetz.com.
  • Chapter 17. Johann Baptist Metz. Blackwell Publishing. Abstract of The Blackwell Companion to Political Theology. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  • Johann Baptist Metz (1928–2019) philos-website.de
  • "Einer der einflussreichsten Theologen seit dem Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzil" / Theologe Johann Baptist Metz erhält NRW-Landesverdienstorden (in German) kirche-und-leben.de 7 December 2019
  • Ministerpräsident Armin Laschet würdigt Johann Baptist Metz als einen der bedeutendsten Theologen unserer Zeit North Rhine-Westphalia 15 February 2019
  • Johann Baptist Metz Gesammelte Schriften (11 Artikel) Verlag Herder