Albert Keller (theologian)

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Albert Keller 1982 at the School of Philosophy

Albert Keller SJ (born April 30, 1932 in Nieder-Roden ; † July 5, 2010 in Munich ) was a German theologian and philosopher .

Life

After graduating from high school in Offenbach am Main , Albert Keller joined the Jesuit order in 1952 and initially studied philosophy at the Philosophical University Berchmanskolleg in Pullach from 1955 to 1958 , then from 1958 to 1962 philosophy , psychology and fundamental theology at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . In 1963 he was with Helmut Kuhn with the work Being or Existence? Being with Thomas Aquinas in the interpretation of today's scholasticism received his doctorate from the philosophical faculty of the LMU . He then studied Catholic theology from 1962 to 1966 at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome . In 1965 he was ordained a priest .

From 1967, Keller worked as a lecturer at the University of Philosophy of the Jesuits in Munich , and since 1969 as professor for epistemology and philosophy of language . From 1970 to 1976 he was rector of this university, and from 1976 to 1980 he was also head of the Institute for Communication Research and Media Relations. In 1984/1985 he was visiting professor at Georgetown University in Washington, DC , USA. In addition to his work in various committees, he has been a member of the University Council of Landshut University since 1997 . In 2000 he was retired .

From 1971 to 2008, Keller was a member of the Scientific Council of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria . He was a member of the board of the Society of Catholic Publicists in Germany and an honorary member of the Catholic student association KDStV Vandalia Prague to Munich in the CV . He was also a member of the Tegernsee Company of the Association of Bavarian Mountain Rifles . Since 1977 he has been involved in the Rotary Club Munich-Nymphenburg.

In 2003, Keller was awarded the Franz-von-Sales-Tafel from the Society of Catholic Publicists in Germany . According to the laudatory speech at the award ceremony, he was considered to be a particularly “rebellious” and “modern” theologian who loved freedom of spirit, word and language and who also made use of modern media for this purpose. He was also known for his often very provocative sermons in St. Michael in Munich and his appearances on the TV program BR-alpha .

He died in the St. Johannes von Gott palliative ward at the Barmherzigen Brüder hospital in Munich-Nymphenburg.

The School of Philosophy has been holding the Albert Keller Lecture every year on Keller's memory since 2011 . The first speaker in 2011 was the social ethicist Clemens Sedmak . In 2015, the Albert Keller Endowed Chair for Ethics and Value Orientation was established at the University of Philosophy. Its owner is Andreas Trampota SJ .

Fonts (selection)

  • To be or to exist? An interpretation of being with Thomas Aquinas in today's scholasticism. Pullacher Philosophical Research Vol. 7, Hueber Verlag, Munich 1968.
  • Philosophy of language. 2nd Edition. Alber, Freiburg i. Br., Munich 1989.
  • Time - death - eternity. 2nd Edition. Tyrolia, Innsbruck 1981. New edition: Landshut 2009, ISBN 978-3-935339-37-7 .
  • Over time. Harenberg, Dortmund 1992.
  • Philosophy of freedom. Styria, Graz 1994, ISBN 3-222-12294-6 . New edition: Landshut 2009, ISBN 978-3-935339-38-4 .
  • Sense of nonsense what Jesuits laugh about. Echter, Würzburg 2006, ISBN 3-429-02848-5 .
  • General epistemology. 2nd Edition. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-17-011071-3 .
  • Basic Course in Christian Faith: Reconsidering Ancient Teachings. 2nd Edition. Herder, Freiburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-451-32387-4 .

Web links

Commons : Albert Keller  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Club and membership directory of Rotarians in the Federal Republic of Germany 2002/2003
  2. ↑ AR Batlogg: Crossed - My Life with the Diagnosis of Cancer. Innsbruck 2019. p. 37.
  3. ↑ Press release ( memento of June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) HfPh of July 6, 2011
  4. ↑ Press release of the German Province of the Jesuits of April 14, 2015: Munich: Albert Keller Chair for Ethics and Value Orientation ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 29, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jesuiten.org
personal data
SURNAME Keller, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Nieder-Roden
DATE OF DEATH 5th July 2010
Place of death Munich