Patritius Benedict Room

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Patritius Benedikt Zimmer , also Patriz , (born February 22, 1752 in Abtsgmünd , † October 16, 1820 in Steinheim an der Donau ) was a Catholic theologian .

Life

Patritius Benedikt Zimmer graduated from high school in Ellwangen before completing a degree in philosophy there . He then moved to the University of Dillingen in 1767 , where he studied theology and law . He was ordained a priest on April 1, 1775, and two years later in 1777 he became a tutor for canon law in what was then the Dillingen study convent . In 1783 he was appointed professor of dogmatics . From 1791 he was also a pastor in Steinheim near Dillingen.

During his teaching activities in Dillingen, Zimmer orientated himself strongly to Johann Michael Sailer (also theology professor) and the philosopher and scientist Joseph von Weber . Due to attacks against the teaching of this trio, which came from former Jesuits from the St. Salvator College in Augsburg, Zimmer was deposed at the same time as Sailer in 1795. The official reason for Zimmer's removal was that he could no longer work as a parish in Steinheim without being there.

In 1799 Patritius Benedikt Zimmer was appointed professor for dogmatics in Ingolstadt and Landshut . He continued his work as a pastor in Steinheim. He also kept in close contact with Sailer and even lived with him in Landshut. Zimmer was a passionate supporter of Schelling's philosophy and fought against the Kantians . In Landshut, too, he was temporarily deposed due to these disputes.

From 1807 Zimmer was Professor of Biblical Archeology , History of the Ancient World and the Laws of Interpretation of Religious Books. He tried to prove the credibility of Catholic revelation and faith by combining them with thoughts of contemporary philosophy. In his view, the Christian religion opens up to reason through the interpretation of the relationship between God and man . it then shows itself as something coherent and meaningful whole that speaks to people in their freedom. With this "justification" of the Christian religion Zimmer formulates a criticism of the contemporary understanding of reason: it represents a connection between reason, history and freedom.

By dealing with Kant's philosophy, it got visible influences on his thinking. He took over the distinction between theoretical and practical reason. For him, however, reason remained tied to history and tradition. Zimmer was also always an advocate of Schelling's identity philosophy.

In 1807 he began to think back to his philosophical roots and returned more strongly to his beginnings. He now distinguished between an "inner revelation" and an "outer revelation" and recognized that historical revelation is a necessary component for people to come to a reflection on their own inner revelation. As a science, theology, according to Zimmer, must fathom the conditions for knowing history and history itself.

Works

  • Veritas christianae religionis, Augsburg 1789
  • Veritas catholicae religionis, Augsburg 1790
  • Fides existentis Dei, 1791
  • Theologiae christianae specialis et theoreticae Pars I-IV, Landshut 1802-1806
  • Philosophical religion, Landshut 1805
  • Philosophical investigation into the general decline of the human race, 2 parts, Landshut 1809
  • Investigation of the concept and the laws of history, Munich 1817

literature

personal data
SURNAME Zimmer, Patritius Benedict
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Patrician
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholic clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1752
PLACE OF BIRTH Abtsgmünd
DATE OF DEATH October 16, 1820
Place of death Steinheim on the Danube