Developing a Theoretical Model for the System of Church Financing of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany
Believing without contributing? Developing a theoretical model for the system of church financing of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany Christoph Biermeier University of Gloucestershire February 2019 Advanced Postgraduate Diploma, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK, 2012 Master of Science, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, DE, 2009 Bachelor of Arts (hons), The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, 2007 Diplom Betriebswirt (BA), Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Karlsruhe, DE, 2007 ◊ Lecturer, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kamp-Lintfort, DE, since 2014 ◊ Related conference attendance and proceedings: Biermeier (forthcoming) An innovative form of church financing: ecclesiastical crowd-funding. Research Paper presented at the 2nd International Festival of Creativity in Church Management (25-27 June 2018) Villanova School of Business | The Center for Church Management | Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA A thesis submitted to the University of Gloucestershire in accordance with the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Business, Computing and Applied Sciences 2 Abstract This thesis analyses the financing system of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany (RCCiG) from both, a church membership- and financial-viewpoint. The RCCiG invites laymen with expertise in secular aspects of ecclesiastical being to contribute to an ideal system of church financing (Gemeinsame Synode, 1977, p. 213). Additionally, public interest in church financing has increased recently. Uhle (2015, pp. 5-6) explains this based on three recent incidents: (i) the debate on the Staatsleistungen, i.e. payments by the state based on historical titles, (ii) the Causa Limburg, where the Bishop of Limburg created a financial scandal while renovating his residence, and (iii) the modification of the church tax on capital gains.
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