He entered the Society of Jesus in 1817 and after teaching for eleven years at the Jesuit College at Brieg, Switzerland, he became in 1840 a missionary and catechist in Köthen, Germany. With another Jesuit by the name of Rohe, he established at Lucerne in 1845 the academy of St. Charles Borromeo. In 1847 he left Switzerland, which had become hostile to Jesuits.
After that he was chiefly engaged in giving missions in Germany.
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As a catechist in Köthen he felt the lack of a good catechism, and was encouraged by his superior, Johann Baptist Devis, to compose one. As a model he took the Mainz catechism of 1842 and made use also of other textbooks, notably of Bossuet's catechism. He completed his first catechism, called Katholischer Katechismus oder Lehrbegriff, in 1847.
In 1848 it appeared anonymously at Ratisbon and immediately won approval. Bishop Blum of Linsburg introduced it officially into his diocese the same year; the following year the bishops of Trier and Hildesheim did likewise for their dioceses. In 1850 the Bavarian bishops resolved to introduce a common catechism for the entire kingdom, and accepted Deharbe's catechism, which was then introduced in 1853. Other German dioceses adopted it as follows:
At the same time it spread outside of Germany, in Switzerland, Austria-Hungary, and the United States. It was translated in 1851 into Magyar, then into Bohemian, Italian, and French; into Swedish and Marathi, 1861; into Polish and Lithuanian, 1862; into Slovenian, 1868; into Danish, 1869; and later into Spanish and Portuguese. It was reintroduced into Bavaria in 1908. In a revised form, Austria adopted it in 1897.
Deharbe himself prepared and published at Ratisbon four extracts of his first work, titled
Katholischer Katechismus (1847) (in English: A Complete Catechism of the Catholic Religion)
Kleiner katholischer Katechismus (1847)
Anfangsgründe der katholichen Lehre für die kleinen Schüler (1847)
Kleiner katholischer Katechismus (1849–50).
He preserved catechetical tradition but abandoned the division of Peter Canisius, arranging the text-matter under chapters on Faith, Commandments, and Means of Grace.
His other works, all published at Ratisbon, are:
Die vollkommene Liebe Gottes (1855)
Erklärung des katholischen Katechismus (4 vols., 1857-64, fifth ed., (1880-)
Kürzeres Handbuch zum Religionsunterrichte (1865–68, sixth ed., Linden ed., 1898).[1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Kerze, Francis L. (1908). "Joseph Deharbe". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4.; the entry cites:
joseph, deharbe, april, 1800, strasbourg, alsace, november, 1871, maria, laach, french, jesuit, theologian, catechist, contents, life, works, references, external, linkslife, edithe, entered, society, jesus, 1817, after, teaching, eleven, years, jesuit, colleg. Joseph Deharbe 11 April 1800 at Strasbourg Alsace 8 November 1871 at Maria Laach was a French Jesuit theologian and catechist Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife editHe entered the Society of Jesus in 1817 and after teaching for eleven years at the Jesuit College at Brieg Switzerland he became in 1840 a missionary and catechist in Kothen Germany With another Jesuit by the name of Rohe he established at Lucerne in 1845 the academy of St Charles Borromeo In 1847 he left Switzerland which had become hostile to Jesuits After that he was chiefly engaged in giving missions in Germany Works editAs a catechist in Kothen he felt the lack of a good catechism and was encouraged by his superior Johann Baptist Devis to compose one As a model he took the Mainz catechism of 1842 and made use also of other textbooks notably of Bossuet s catechism He completed his first catechism called Katholischer Katechismus oder Lehrbegriff in 1847 In 1848 it appeared anonymously at Ratisbon and immediately won approval Bishop Blum of Linsburg introduced it officially into his diocese the same year the following year the bishops of Trier and Hildesheim did likewise for their dioceses In 1850 the Bavarian bishops resolved to introduce a common catechism for the entire kingdom and accepted Deharbe s catechism which was then introduced in 1853 Other German dioceses adopted it as follows Cologne 1854 Mainz and Paderborn 1855 Fulda 1858 Ermland 1861 Culm 1863 Gnesen Posen 1868 At the same time it spread outside of Germany in Switzerland Austria Hungary and the United States It was translated in 1851 into Magyar then into Bohemian Italian and French into Swedish and Marathi 1861 into Polish and Lithuanian 1862 into Slovenian 1868 into Danish 1869 and later into Spanish and Portuguese It was reintroduced into Bavaria in 1908 In a revised form Austria adopted it in 1897 Deharbe himself prepared and published at Ratisbon four extracts of his first work titled Katholischer Katechismus 1847 in English A Complete Catechism of the Catholic Religion Kleiner katholischer Katechismus 1847 Anfangsgrunde der katholichen Lehre fur die kleinen Schuler 1847 Kleiner katholischer Katechismus 1849 50 He preserved catechetical tradition but abandoned the division of Peter Canisius arranging the text matter under chapters on Faith Commandments and Means of Grace His other works all published at Ratisbon are Die vollkommene Liebe Gottes 1855 Erklarung des katholischen Katechismus 4 vols 1857 64 fifth ed 1880 Kurzeres Handbuch zum Religionsunterrichte 1865 68 sixth ed Linden ed 1898 1 References edit Kerze Francis L 1908 Joseph Deharbe Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 4 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Kerze Francis L 1908 Joseph Deharbe Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 4 the entry cites Franz Spirago de and Sebastian Gebhard Messmer Method of Christian Doctrine Cincinnati 1901 Linden Der mittlere Deharbesche Katischismus Ratisbon 1900 Thalhoffer Entwicklung des katholischen Katechismus in Deutschland Freiburg 1899 Hermann Rolfus and Adolf Pfister Realencyclopadie des Erziehungs und Unterrichtswesens Mainz 1874 passim Krieg Katechtik Freiburg 1907 Herder Konversationslexicon s v Baier Methodik Wurzburg 1897 External links editWorks by or about Joseph Deharbe at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Deharbe amp oldid 1193402332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
