Petrus ceelen

Petrus Ceelen, born in Belgium in 1943, is a theologian and conversational therapist. For around 30 years, he worked as a pastoral counselor for prisoners, people with AIDS and people affected by drug addiction; he also supported homeless people and those experiencing bereavement. In Stuttgart, he initiated the association Die Brücke e.V. Ceelen has published numerous books, focusing in particular on people at the margins of society and on experiences of illness, addiction and grief.