Dorothee Sölle

1929 - 2003

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country of citizenship: Germany

languages spoken, written or signed: German

educated at: University of Cologne

occupation: theologian, university teacher, Dichter, writer, poet, Germanist

award received: Droste-Preis, Theodor Heuss Medal, Salzburg State Prize for Future Research

Dorothee Steffensky-Sölle (née Nipperdey, 1929–2003), known as Dorothee Sölle, was a German liberation theologian who coined the term "Christofascism". She was born in Cologne and died at a conference in Göppingen from cardiac arrest. Source: Wikipedia (en)