Emil Brunner

Heinrich Emil Brunner (1889–1966) was a Swiss Reformed theologian. Along with Karl Barth, he is commonly associated with neo-orthodoxy or the dialectical theology movement.

The Reverend

Emil Brunner
Brunner (left) with Karl Barth
Born
Heinrich Emil Brunner

(1889-12-23)23 December 1889
Winterthur, Switzerland
Died6 April 1966(1966-04-06) (aged 76)
Zürich, Switzerland
Spouse
Margrit Lautenburg
(m. 1916)
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity
ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
Ordained1912
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisThe Symbolic Element in Religious Knowledge (1913)
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-disciplineSystematic theology
School or traditionNeo-orthodoxy
InstitutionsUniversity of Zurich
Doctoral students
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