Andreas Knapp
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Andreas Knapp PFE (born 1958 in Hettingen) is a German priest, poet, factory worker, and prior of the Little Brothers of the Gospel.
Knapp studied Catholic theology and philosophy in Freiburg and Rome; in 1983 he was ordained priest for the diocese of Freiburg. In 1988 he received his doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University with a dissertation on the concept of man in sociobiology; the dissertation was published as a monograph shortly thereafter.[1] Knapp's thesis was received internationally and recommended for anyone seeking an overview of the sociobiological debate.[2]
In the year he received his doctorate, Knapp was assigned as pastor of the Catholic community at Freiburg University. In 1993 he became rector of Freiburg's diocesan seminary. He resigned thereafter to join the Little Brothers of the Gospel, a religious institute inspired by Charles de Foucauld.[3]
Since 2005, Knapp has lived with three confreres in a prefabricated housing estate in Leipzig-Grünau. The neighborhood is considered secularized, and 85 percent of the inhabitants do not practice any religion.[4]
