Werner Becker (theologian)
Werner Becker CO (born May 17, 1904 in Mönchengladbach ; † June 1, 1981 in Leipzig ) was a German lawyer and Roman Catholic theologian , oratorian and Newman researcher .
Life
Werner Becker, who played an important role in the second phase of German Newman reception after the Second World War, came from Romano Guardini's circle . From 1922 he studied law in Freiburg, Berlin and Bonn and received his doctorate in 1925 with Carl Schmitt with a dissertation on the "State doctrine of Thomas Hobbes ". He then studied theology in Tübingen; his teachers included Karl Adam and Paul Simon . After further theological studies in Paris, Bonn and Bensberg, he was ordained a priest in Aachen in 1932. He was a member of the Oratory of St. Philipp Neri in Leipzig. From 1933 to 1938 he was a student pastor in Marburg, from 1939 to 1943 in Leipzig. During this time he was able to rescue persecuted Jews with the Oratorians. Thus Becker is part of the so-called rescue resistance . In the last months of the war he was a medic in the Wehrmacht. After the end of the war and the “Third Reich” he was again a university chaplain in Leipzig until 1961, after which he was head of the ecumenical office there from 1966 to 1976. As a Newman researcher and as a co-founder of the German Newman Society (together with Heinrich Fries ) he made lasting contributions.
Fonts (selection)
- The Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions . In: Catholica. Quarterly journal for ecumenical theology , vol. 20 (1966), pp. 108–135.
- Letters to Carl Schmitt , ed. by Piet Tommissen . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1998. ISBN 3-428-09200-7 .
bibliography
- Wolfgang Trilling , Maria Marschner: Publications by Werner Becker, Leipzig. A selection . In: Catholica, Vol. 28 (1974), pp. 163-168.
- Wolfgang Trilling: Bibliography Werner Becker, Leipzig. Supplement to the selection of his writings published in 1974 (Catholica, 28th vol., Pp. 163-168) . In: Catholica, Vol. 35 (1981), pp. 321-325.
literature
- Heinrich Fries : Ecumenical Standstill? The theological conversation - consensus and difficulties. Werner Becker on his 70th birthday . In: Catholica 28 (1974), pp. 98-113.
- Michael Ulrich: "Help me to thank you!" On the death of Werner Becker . In: Catholica, Vol. 35 (1981), pp. 318-320.
Footnotes
- ↑ Michael Ulrich: "Help me thank you!" On the death of Werner Becker . In: Catholica, Vol. 35 (1981), pp. 318-320.
- ↑ Günter Biemer : The truth will be stronger. The life and work of Cardinal Newman . Lang, Frankfurt am Main, 3rd, revised. Edition 2009. ISBN 978-3-631-58421-7 . P. 532.
Web links
- Literature by and about Werner Becker in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Becker, Werner |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic theologian |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mönchengladbach |
DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1981 |
Place of death | Leipzig |