Theobald Beer

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Theobald Beer (born April 13, 1902 in Geisenhausen ; † April 17, 2000 in Regensburg ) was a Roman Catholic priest and Luther researcher.

Life

From 1922 to 1932 he studied philosophy and theology in Freising , Innsbruck and at the Institut Catholique de Paris . Even in Paris he was fascinated by medieval theology, which is why he got in touch with Martin Grabmann about a dissertation topic. In the early 1930s, Beer went to the diocese of Dresden-Meißen . He made numerous work placements and received 1932 in Bautzen the priesthood . In the time of the SED - dictatorship he built a parish in spite of all difficulties on the part of the totalitarian regime Leipzig on. Vocation ministry was particularly close to his heart. For decades he deepened his private studies of German theologians in monthly meetings with Protestant theologians, through which he was confronted with the writings of Martin Luther . Luther became the theme of his life.

Beer lived in Regensburg since 1974 and devoted himself to Luther research. The then Professor Joseph Ratzinger made it possible for him to participate in seminars at the University of Regensburg . Beer was a lecturer at the Gustav Siewerth Academy and headed the Luther Research Institute belonging to the Siewerth Academy. The Freiburg church historian Remigius Bäumer took the floor several times in defense of Beer's writings.

Beer was friends with Hans Urs von Balthasar and also corresponded with Walter Kasper , Henri de Lubac and Remigius Bäumer . Beer's interpretation of Ockham as a marginal influence on Martin Luther and his interpretation of Christology were heavily criticized. Other interpreters followed Beer's interpretation or agreed that "happy exchange and quarrel" was the core of Lutheran theology.

Honors

Publications (selection)

  • Basic beliefs. Habbel Publishing House, Regensburg 1957.
  • The starting positions of the Lutheran and Catholic doctrine of justification. Munich Theological Journal 1967.
  • The happy change and quarrel. Principles of Luther's theology. 2 volumes. St-Benno-Verlag, Leipzig 1974. New edition by Johannes Verlag 1980.
  • Wages and earnings with Luther. Munich Theological Journal 1977.
  • Luther's theology - an autobiography. Verlag Gustav-Siewerth-Akademie, Weilheim-Bierbronnen 1995, ISBN 3-928273-50-7 .
  • Vigilius of Thapsus . The disputation between Arius and Athanasius - Luther's first monastery reading. Publishing house Gustav Siewerth Academy. Weilheim-Bierbronnen 1999. ISBN 3-928273-86-8
  • Martin Luther's statements on the letter of St. Paul to the Galatians. Verlag Gustav-Siewerth-Akademie, Weilheim-Bierbronnen 1998, ISBN 3-928273-90-6 .

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See also the short biography at the end of the book Luther's Theology. An autobiography
  2. ↑ Correspondence in the archive of the Martin Grabmann Institute . https://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/21596/1/epub_oai_21596.pdf
  3. ↑ See the obituary by Joseph Wieneke (PDF; 723 kB) in: Der Fels 31 (6/2000), p. 188.
  4. ↑ See the article Enclave in the Diocese border region
  5. ↑ Remigius Baeumer: Luther's Theology. For the discussion about Theobald Beer . In: MThZ . tape 1983 , p. 146–157 ( uni-muenchen.de [accessed on February 22, 2020]).
  6. ↑ Remigius Baeumer: Merits for Faith, Church in Germany and Luther Research - Sermon on the occasion of the 85th birthday of Prelate Dr. Theobald Beer . In: Theological . http://www.theologisches.net/files/17_Nr.5.pdf , S. 11-15 .
  7. ↑ Lochbrunner, Manfred .: Hans Urs von Balthasar and his fellow theologians: six relationship stories . Echter, 2009, ISBN 3-429-03147-8 , pp. 515–553 ( worldcat.org [accessed February 22, 2020]).
  8. ^ David J. Luy: Dominus mortis. Martin Luther on the incorruptibility of God in Christ . Fortress Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4514-8959-0 ( worldcat.org [accessed February 22, 2020]).
  9. ^ Richard Cross: Communicatio idiomatum. Reformation Christological debates . ISBN 0-19-188192-9 ( worldcat.org [accessed February 22, 2020]).
  10. ^ Vidar L. Haanes: Christological Themes in Luther's Theology . In: Studia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology . tape 61 , no. 1 , June 2007, ISSN  0039-338X , p. 21-46 , doi : 10.1080 / 00393380701312523 ( tandfonline.com [accessed February 22, 2020]).
  11. ↑ Axel Schmidt: The Christology in Martin Luther's late disputations . EOS-Verl, 1990, ISBN 3-88096-841-1 ( worldcat.org [accessed February 22, 2020]).
  12. ↑ Michael Kreuzer: "And the word became flesh": on the meaning of the human being of Jesus in Johannes Driedo and Martin Luther . Paderborn 1998 ( worldcat.org [accessed on February 22, 2020] Bonifatius Druck-Buch-Verlag).
  13. ^ Johann Anselm Steiger: The communicatio idiomatum as the axis and motor of Luther's theology. The ›happy change‹ as a hermeneutical key to the doctrine of the Lord's Supper, anthropology, pastoral care, natural theology, rhetoric and humor . In: New journal for systematic theology and philosophy of religion . tape 38 , no. 1 , 1996, ISSN  0028-3517 , p. 1–28 , doi : 10.1515 / nzst.1996.38.1.1 ( nd.edu [accessed February 22, 2020]).
  14. ↑ Changes to street names in the area of ​​the city of Leipzig ( Memento from February 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 135kB)
  15. ↑ Munchener Theologische Zeitschrift: The starting positions. In: Munchener Theologische Zeitschrift. 1967, Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
  16. ^ Theobald Beer: Wages and earnings with Martin Luther . In: Muenchener Theologische Zeitschrift . tape 1977 . https://mthz.ub.uni-muenchen.de/MThZ/article/download/1977H3S258-284/4081 , 1977, p. 258-286 .
  17. ↑ Vigilius von Thapsus “The Disputation between Arius and Athanasius” - Luther's first monastery reading. Translated and edited at the Institute for Luther Research of the Gustav Siewerth Academy by Theobald Beer - Gustav Siewerth Academy. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
  18. ^ Luther and the consequences for the history of ideas - Festschrift for Theobald Beer - Gustav Siewerth Academy. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Beer, Theobald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic priest and Luther researcher
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Geisenhausen
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 2000
Place of death regensburg