Pr. Carl Sonnenschein – apostle of charity

• Authors: Górecki, Mirosław

Abstracts

EN

This text is a draft of Carl Sonnenschein (1876–1929) biography. He was a German Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher, social reformer, charismatic social activist, founder of the Catholic social movement in Germany, the creator of new forms of metropolitan pastoral ministry, the apostle of Berlin, after his death he was called Saint Francis of Berlin. In Poland, his figure is almost unknown. The aim of this article is to bring closer his profile, the climate accompanying his activities and to contribute to the understanding of the aura of fascination and uniqueness, which surrounds not so much his work as a person, so important in the history of the German and universal Catholic Church and also for followers of other religions.

Keywords

EN

charitable activities; Christian charity; a charismatic activist; metropolitan pastoral ministry; social-charity work in the local environment

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Praca Socjalna
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 34(1)
• Pages: 103-125

Dates

published

2019-07-10

Contributors

author

Górecki, Mirosław

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.2830