his academic career: Between 1987 and 2005, he was Ephorus (Director) of , a Protestant house of studies and teaching founded in 1536 in a former Augustinian monastery. He was succeeded in 2005 by the Theologian and Church Historian . From 2003 to 2006, he was the director of the Forschungsstätte der Evangelischen Studiengemeinschaft (Research Centre for Protestant Studies) in Heidelberg. In 2007, he was appointed the Gadamer-Stiftungsprofessor (Hans-Georg Gadamer Chair in Theology) at the University of Heidelberg. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, also Chancellor of the Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts, and a member of the Synod of the Protestant Church in Germany. In 1994, he received the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and in 2000 the Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg. Jüngel received honorary doctorates from the University of Greifswald and from the University of Basel. Jüngel died in Tübingen on 28 September 2021. Theology Main features of Jüngel's theology (Evolution and inner consistency): Paul and Jesus – Jüngel's thesis deals with the issues arising from the interpretation of the New Testament God's being is in becoming – His first book in the area of dogmatic theology Christology: exegesis and dogmatics – Understanding of the relationship between the historical and the dogmatic in Christology God the mystery of the world: speaking about God, thinking about God, the human god Atheism and the theology of death – His response to atheism, and his theology of death Anthropology and justification – Relation between God and man Anthropology and analogy – The man who expresses God Towards a theology of the natural – Confrontation of the Christian faith with the contemporary experience of reality Bibliography German works Gott als Geheimnis der Welt: Zur Begründung der Theologie des Gekreuzigten im Streit zwischen Theismus und Atheismus, Mohr Siebeck, 1982. Translation into English Christ, Justice and Peace: Toward a Theology of the State in Dialogue with the Barmen Declaration (ET 1992, translated by Alan Torrance and D. Bruce Hamill). Death: The Riddle and the Mystery (ET 1975). The Freedom of a Christian: Luther's Significance for Contemporary Theology (ET 1988). God as the Mystery of the World: On the Foundation of the Theology of the Crucified One in the Dispute between Theism and Atheism (ET 1983). God's Being Is in Becoming: The Trinitarian