Franz Keller (theologian)

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Franz Xaver Friedrich Karl Keller (born July 24, 1873 in Karlsruhe , † June 6, 1944 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German Roman Catholic priest , moral theologian and Caritas scientist .

Life

Cellar grave in Freiburg's main cemetery

Franz Keller attended high school in Karlsruhe. He then studied Catholic theology and economics in Freiburg im Breisgau. He was ordained a priest in 1896 and worked as a chaplain in Bruchsal, Rastatt, Walldürn and Freiburg im Breisgau, then as a chaplain in Heitersheim and from 1900 to 1902 in the college dormitory Collegium Sapientiae in Freiburg. He received his doctorate in 1903 as Dr. rer. pole. and in 1905 Dr. theol. In 1904 Keller was the parish administrator and in 1905 pastor in Heimbach in the Archdiocese of Freiburg .

In 1918 Franz Keller became professor for social ethics at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg and in 1924 for moral theology . On April 3, 1925, he founded the Institute for Caritas Science in Freiburg and became its first director. Keller was editor of the studies on Catholic social and economic ethics and the writings on Caritas studies .

In this activity he has particularly contributed to the profile of this discipline as a practical science within moral theology. Keller understood Caritas science as a theological, practical discipline that relates to Caritas aid as the free community action of the Church, "the virtue of Caritas supernaturally founded and developed by divine grace "; it takes place within the "Catholic Church as the perfect supernatural society founded by Christ and guided by the Spirit of God for the establishment of the kingdom of God on earth and for the completion of the communion of the saints "

Keller campaigned for wars to be outlawed. At first he showed sympathy for National Socialism for fear of the closure of the Institute for Caritas Science, but sharply attacked the ideology of eugenics . In 1934 he was therefore put into retirement; the Institute for Caritas Science was closed in 1938 and was only able to resume its work in 1947.

Works

(Selection)

  • In the spirit of St. Elisabeth , 1907; 2nd edition: Women's strength and size. In the spirit of St. Elizabeth. Thoughts for women and virgins. A. Laumann, Dülmen 1922 (116 pages)
  • Solar power. Saint Paul's letter to the Philippians set out in homilies for thinking Christians. Herder Verlag, Freiburg 1910 (127 pages)
  • Company and added value. A socio-ethical study of business ethics. Bachem Verlag, Cologne 1912 (96 pages)
  • The ethics of business promotion. Volksvereins-Verlag, Mönchengladbach 1916 (23 pages)
  • Caritas care in the country during and after the war. Caritas Association for Catholic Germany, Freiburg 1916 (64 pages)
  • Nursery school of Christian charity. Herder Verlag, Freiburg 1918 (46 pages)
  • Basic features of the village charity. Caritas Verlag, Freiburg 1924 (121 pages)
  • Caritas Science. Herder Verlag, Freiburg 1925 (251 pages)
  • Right of appreciation and duty of conscience. Herder Verlag, Freiburg 1926 (37 pages)
  • War ostracism and peace armor. Akademischer Werkverlag, Freiburg 1926 (collection of articles, 66 pages)
  • Caritas catholica in the service of international reconciliation. In: Yearbook of Caritas Science 1930 (13 pages)
  • National security and international Caritas. In: Yearbook of Caritas Science 1931 (15 pages)
  • Death penalty and god. Leo-Verlag, Freiburg 1931 (7 pages)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bernhard Krabbe: Keller, Franz Xaver Friedrich Karl . In: Walter Kasper (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3. Edition. tape 5 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1996, Sp. 1386 .
  2. ^ Franz Keller: Caritaswissenschaft. 1925, p. 51.
  3. ^ Bernhard Krabbe: Keller, Franz Xaver Friedrich Karl . In: Walter Kasper (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3. Edition. tape 5 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1996, Sp. 1386 .
  4. ^ University of Freiburg, Caritas Science and Christian Social Work: A short history of the "Institute" online
personal data
SURNAME Keller, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Keller, Franz Xaver Friedrich Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 1944
Place of death Freiburg