Johann Sebastian von Drey
Johann Sebastian from Drey ( born October 16, 1777 Röhlingen - Killingen, today city Ellwangen ( Jagst) in East Württemberg, † February 19, 1853 in Tübingen ) was a German Catholic theologian at the Universities of Tübingen and Ellwangen. His research interests included the theological apologetics and fundamental theology. He founded in 1819 the Catholic Tübingen School.
Life
Johann Sebastian Drey was born the son of a shepherd, and was due to ecclesiastical promotion visit the school Ellwangen. After studying theology at Augsburg (1797-1799), he entered the local seminary, was ordained a priest in 1801, and then Vicar of the members of the home church parish Röhlingen.
In 1806 he became a professor at the Philosophical- Theological School in Rottweil and in 1812 professor of apologetics, dogmatics, history of dogma and theology at the Catholic Encyclopedia State University Ellwangen. It was in 1817 incorporated as a Catholic theological faculty at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. After completing his doctorate in theology. at the University of Freiburg, he became in 1813 a professor at the Faculty of Catholic Theology in Tübingen.
In 1819 he was co-founder of the Tübingen Theological quarterly magazine, which gained great importance for the Catholic theology of the 19th century. The journal is the oldest in the world and until today the publication organ of the Catholic Theological Faculty of Tübingen.
Drey founded in 1819 with his pupil Johann Adam Möhler the Catholic Tübingen School. She led before their more famous ( Protestant ) wing to Ferdinand Christian Baur, the first historical- critical methods in biblical studies a. Dreys school worked through about 20 renowned theologians - especially Hirscher, Kuhn and Staudenmaier - even into the 20th century.
In the 1820s Drey was provided as Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Rottenburg, but he did not come to train. Conservatives had claimed that one of his writings would be assessed in Rome and placed on the Index. In fact against him, no process was running or was soon set (see next section), but his chances of the episcopate were gone.
Honors, ennobling
Research history to J. S. Drey
Almost 80 years Drey was forgotten in Catholic theology. Especially Josef Rupert Geiselmann it is thanks to them that he was "rediscovered" in the 1930s. A highlight of those initiated by Geiselmann Drey - Renaissance forms the Innsbruck habilitation dissertation Franz Schupp. After a halt in the 1970s, the Drey - research in the 1980s was currently playing. Within three years, three theological doctorates were submitted via Drey: in Munich by Raimund Lachner, in Erfurt by Eberhard Tiefensee and in Tübingen at Max Seckler of Abraham Peter Kuster man. While Geiselmann remained until his death, the Nestor of the Drey - research, today Seckler took over this role.
In the course of research, there was no indication on the above- mentioned alleged index method, but only a request for a small font Dreys from 1815 through auricular confession. It was presented together with a publication of his Fakutätskollegen Karl Wachter Roman theologians Maurizio Benedetto Olivieri (1769-1845) for review. While he finally arrived at Wachter, that some had to censor, but still exists in Rome no opinion on Drey. The Ellwanger Vicar General Franz Karl von Hohenlohe stood vigorously on Wachters page, which is why the case against him was discontinued.
Books and other Publications
After the Bibliography of A. P. Kustermannpark 1994 ( s.Weblinks ) Drey wrote eight independent works ( books), some of them have several volumes, and about 150 non-independent fonts. Many were launched later. The titles are as follows:
In addition to these works published Drey
- About 40 articles in professional journals
- 13 comprehensive encyclopaedia articles in 11 -volume encyclopedia or churches Encyclopedia of Catholic theology ... by Heinrich Joseph Wetzer and Benedict Welte, Freiburg 1847-1856
- Over 80 book reviews, and some Varia.