Karl Färber

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Karl Färber (born April 18, 1888 in Röhlingen near Ellwangen , † April 5, 1979 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German editor and publicist .

His name is related to the Freiburg Circle, the Färber Circle , later also called the Reinhold Schneider Circle , as a community of various Catholic intellectuals during the time of National Socialism and the young Federal Republic .

Life

Färber first studied theology in Tübingen , later philosophy and art history in Munich . From 1919 to 1924 he was editor-in-chief of the Augsburger Postzeitung , and from 1925 to 1936 editor-in-chief of the Freiburger Tagespost . From 1930 to 1933 he was a member of the Freiburg City Council for the Center Party . From 1940 to 1943 he was the Südwest correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung , from 1943 to 1945 the correspondent of the Kölnische Zeitung , 1949–1974 he was the editor-in-chief of the Catholic weekly newspaper Der Christian Sonntag , which has been published since 1967 under the title Christ in der Gegenwart . 1974 to 1979 he was its editor .

In 1958 he was awarded the title of Dr. theol. hc (University of Freiburg), 1959 the Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany , 1961 honorary citizenship of the community of Röhlingen, 1978 the title of professor of the state of Baden-Württemberg . He died in 1979.

Karl Färber was married to Ruth-Ellen Färber, b. von Mitterwallner (1896–1984).

The Freiburg circle around Reinhold Schneider and Karl Färber

The Freiburg "Färber Circle" was formed between 1930 and 1932 around the Freiburg publicist Karl Färber and grew as an informal association of attitudes and convictions. Within the Catholic spectrum, the members are more likely to be characterized as progressive, and in terms of their political stance more conservative. Here they found the strength to “get through this period [of National Socialist rule] spiritually and spiritually, to remain themselves in it or to find themselves anew. In this sense it was not a political group, but 'just' a group of friends; he didn't want to work and cause something special. ”( Max Müller ) Some came from youth-driven circles ( Bund Neudeutschland , Quickborn ) and were influenced by Romano Guardini .

The Freiburg Circle cannot be assigned to the resistance against National Socialist rule, although the “certainty of standing together and belonging together on this ground” of Christian values ​​was perceived as a “resistance” (Max Müller). The attitude towards the regime was more like waiting for collapse. The circle offered joy and hope in the meantime.

In the period after 1945, many impulses for a new beginning in science, university, politics, the state, culture, education and journalism in the sense of the above-mentioned attitude (church: progressive, political: conservative) emanated from this group. It existed until 1960.

In addition to Max Müller, the circle around Karl Färber included the clergyman Hubert Seemann , the historian Johannes Spörl (* 1904, † 1977), the writer Reinhold Schneider , the theologian Bernhard Welte , the philosopher Heinrich Ochsner as "spiritus rector" and the lawyer and later Prime Minister Hans Filbinger . The politician Heinrich Höfler (* 1897; † 1963), the publisher Josef Knecht (* 1897; † 1980), the writer and journalist Walter Dirks (* 1901; † 1991) and the editor-in-chief Robert Scherer (* 1904; †) 1997).

Works

  • Saints are different . Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder 1958. 186 p. (Herder library; 14)
  • Breviary on inner life (various volumes, various editions)
  • KF (Ed.): Crisis of the Church - Chance of Faith: the "little flock" today and tomorrow. Knecht, Frankfurt am Main 1968. 313 pp.

literature

  • Clemens Siebler: Färber, Karl , in: Bernd Ottnad (Hrsg.): Badische Biographien . New episode. Vol. 3. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1990. pp. 77-79 ( E-Text )
  • Max Müller : Confrontation as reconciliation: a conversation about a life with philosophy. Edited by Wilhelm Vossenkuhl = Polemos kai eirene. Berlin: Akad.-Verl. 1994, pp. 137-143, 162-166, 315-316.
  • Manfred Plate: Färber, Karl. In: LThK 3 Vol. 3, sp. 1181-1182
  • Manfred Plate: Karl Färber. In: Bruno Moser (ed.): Great figures of faith: life, work and effect. Munich: Südwest 1982, pp. 494–502 ISBN 3-517-00774-9

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Liederkranz Röhlingen e. V. (Ed.): 150 Years of Liederkranz Röhlingen 1846–1996 , Ellwangen 1996

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personal data
SURNAME Färber, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German publicist and editor-in-chief
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Röhlingen near Ellwangen
DATE OF DEATH April 5th 1979
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau