Josef Beeking

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Josef Beeking (born September 6, 1891 in Recklinghausen ; † November 18, 1947 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a Roman Catholic theologian, welfare and charity scholar .

Life

Josef Beeking was the third child of eight children of the master carpenter Julius Beeking and his wife Maria, geb. Ostermanns born. From 1913 to 1919 he studied philosophy and Catholic theology as well as political science at the universities of Münster and Freiburg i. Br. , Interrupted 1917/18 by military service. He was ordained a priest on April 5, 1919 in Münster Cathedral. From 1919 to 1921 he was a chaplain in Bork / Westphalia . In 1923 he graduated as Dr. theol. For several years from 1921 he was Secretary General and Head of the "Department for Youth Welfare" at the German Caritas Association . During this time he has published several papers on child welfare and the new youth welfare law . From 1921 he was a member of the specialist committee for Caritas science of the German Caritas Association , headed by Heinrich Weber . Weber and Beeking worked closely with each other and complemented each other in their publications. In 1926, Beeking completed his habilitation in Freiburg, and in 1931 he became an associate professor there. Even as a private lecturer, he was involved in the development and expansion of the "Institute for Caritas Science" at the University of Freiburg i.Br. essentially involved. In 1927, Beeking also took over the management of the new youth leader seminar of the German Caritas Association.

In 1935 his license to teach was revoked due to a denunciation. He had to flee to Austria and Switzerland. In 1935 he received a professorship in Salzburg and in 1940 in Solothurn . There he worked with other caring, pastoral theological and journalistic work. After the Second World War he returned to Freiburg i.Br. back and in 1947 became an adjunct professor there. He devoted his last lecture to the topic of "Meaning and responsibility of the sexes".

Fonts

As a writer

  • Caritas and youth welfare office . Freiburg i. Br. 1924.
  • Family and institutional education in child welfare . Herder, Freiburg i. Br. 1925.
  • Time issues of child and youth welfare . Caritasverlag, Freiburg i. Br. 1927.
  • Problems of training for social occupation . In: Jahrbuch der Caritaswissenschaft , born 1928, pp. 87-101.
  • Floor plan of child and youth welfare . Herder, Freiburg i. Br. 1929.
  • Catholic child and youth welfare . In: Yearbook for Educational Science and Youth Studies , Vol. 4 (1929).
  • Caritas science in the organism of social ethics. A moral historical study . In: Jahrbuch der Caritaswissenschaft , born 1932, pp. 76–85.
  • Prayers in days of sickness . Kanisius, Freiburg / Switzerland 1933.
  • Basics of marriage and family . 5 volumes. F. Rauch, Innsbruck 1937-1940.
  • The secret of Christian education . Benziger & Co, Einsiedeln 1940.
  • Basic questions of educational leadership . Benziger & Co, Einsiedeln 1940.
  • Mastery of life. A workbook of character formation . O. Walter, Olten 1945.
  • Christian education and upbringing . Hess, Basel 1945.

As editor

  • The Reich Law for Youth Welfare and Caritas. A fundamental appreciation combined with directions for practical work (= writings on youth welfare, vol. 3). 1st edition 1923, 2nd edition 1925.

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personal data
SURNAME Beeking, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beeking, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic theologian, welfare and Caritas scientist
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Recklinghausen
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1947
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau