Martin Joseph Mack

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Martin Joseph von Mack (born February 19, 1805 at Neuhaus Castle near Igersheim , † September 24, 1885 in Ziegelbach, OA Waldsee) was a German Catholic theologian .

Life

Mack studied philosophy and theology in Tübingen at the Eberhard Karls University and at the Wilhelmsstift . At the Eberhard Karls University he successfully took part in various award tasks, was ordained a priest on September 17, 1828 and was then assigned to pastoral care for a year. Afterwards he became a repetitionist, professor and dean of the Catholic-Theological Faculty of Tübingen. In 1848 he was a member of the preliminary parliament .

One of his writings - “On the Consecration of Mixed Marriage” (750 copies) made him known throughout Germany: He was expelled from his position as rector of the university and became a country priest. From 1844 to 1850 and from 1862 to 1868 Mack held a mandate in the Second Chamber of the Württemberg estates as an elected member of the Riedlingen Upper Office.

Mack died in 1885 after many more years in pastoral care.

Works

  • About the original readers of the Letter to the Hebrews . Academic program, Tübingen 1836
  • Commentar on the pastoral letters of the Apostle Paul . Tübingen 1836, 2nd edition.
  • Report on Dr. Strauss critical assessment of the life of Jesus . 2 booklets. Tuebingen 1837
  • About the blessing of mixed marriages. A theological vote . Tübingen / Vienna 1840
  • Catholica. Communications from the history of the Catholic Church in Württemberg . 1. (only) delivery. Augsburg 1841
  • For defense and understanding . Schaffhausen 1842
  • The Catholic Church Question in Württemberg with regard to the 35th session of the Chamber of Deputies . Schaffhausen 1845
  • House postil for Catholics . 2 parts. ("Dedicated to all loyal Catholics in the diocese district of Rottenburg"). Tübingen 1847
  • Further exegetical works, including reviews in the Theologische Viertelschrift 1831–1839, as well as in the Zeitschrift für Theologie (Freiburg) and in the church lexicon of Wetzer and Welte.

literature

  • Christoph Heil: Martin Joseph Mack (1805–1885) - conservative Catholic and meticulous New Testament scholar , in: Between Catholic Enlightenment and Ultramontanism. New Testament exegetes of the "Catholic Tübingen School" in the 19th century and their significance for Catholic biblical studies (Contubernium - Tübingen Contributions to the History of University and Science 79), ed. Matthias Blum / Rainer Kampling, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 2012, 131-146.
  • Friedrich Lauchert :  Mack, Martin Josef . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, pp. 148-150.
  • Rudolf Reinhardt:  Martin Joseph Mack. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 533-536.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
  • Frank Raberg : Biographical handbook of the Württemberg state parliament members 1815-1933 . On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-17-016604-2 , p. 531 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Federal Archives: Members of the Pre-Parliament and the Fifties Committee (PDF file; 79 kB)
personal data
SURNAME Mack, Martin Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mack, Martin Joseph von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic theologian
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuhaus Castle near Igersheim
DATE OF DEATH September 24, 1885
Place of death Ziegelbach, OA Waldsee