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My Struggle for Freedom : Memoirs by Hans Küng is a biography available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><i>My Struggle for Freedom</i> is the long-awaited autobiography by one of the most important theologians of our time. Hans Kung, author of such monumental books as <i>The Catholic Church</i> and <i>On Being a Christian,</i> here takes readers through the first four decades of his fascinating life.<p> Kung's book offers a compelling account of his journeys around the world and of his meetings with presidents like John F. Kennedy, with popes like John XXIII and Paul VI, and with great theologians like Karl Barth and Karl Rahner. With its rich thought and vivid narrative, this autobiography depicts Kung's formative years and&#151;the famous theme of his life&#151;his struggle for a Christianity characterized not by the domination of an official church but by Jesus.<p> Beginning with his childhood and youth in Switzerland, Kung describes his elite education at the papal Collegium Germanicum. In revealing detail he discusses the strict regimentation and repression of the Roman system and his ensuing conflicts with the Catholic Church. Kung also openly shares his experience of the event that stamped his career&#151;the Vatican's withdrawal in 1979 of his ecclesiastical teaching permi

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Author
Hans Küng
Publisher
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company : Novalis, Saint Paul University
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9780826499103
Category
biography
Subjects
Memoir, Christian, Biography
Rating
4 / 5 (41 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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