Stimmen der Zeit
Encyclopedia
Stimmen der Zeit is a monthly German
magazine published since 1865 by Herder publishers
. Its subtitle is Zeitschrift für christliche Kultur, and it publishes articles on Christian culture in the broad sense of the word. It is considered one of the most authoritative German journals in its field.
and Florian Rieß in the Maria Laach Abbey
, a Jesuit abbey in the Eifel
, under the name Voices of Maria Laach. Its initial publications were concerned with the Syllabus of Errors
. In 1871, after somewhat irregularly publishing single-issue themes, the publishers changed the magazine to a monthly format, whose goal was to reconcile Catholic faith with modern times.
When during Bismarck's Kulturkampf
the Maria Laach Abbey was closed, the magazine moved abroad, and after exile in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, the publishers returned to Germany in 1914. The magazine was renamed Stimmen der Zeit and published from Munich
. During the Nazi era the magazine (illegally) published the encyclical Mit brennender Sorge
. It was shut down for four months and in April 1941 closed altogether; one of its editors, Alfred Delp
, was executed in 1945 in connection with the 20 July plot.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
magazine published since 1865 by Herder publishers
Herder publishers
Verlag Herder is a publishing company started by the Herders, a German family. The company focuses primarily on Catholic topics of ecclesiology, Christian mysticism, women's studies, and the development of younger Catholic theologians.-Bartholomäus Herder:...
. Its subtitle is Zeitschrift für christliche Kultur, and it publishes articles on Christian culture in the broad sense of the word. It is considered one of the most authoritative German journals in its field.
History
The journal was founded as a Jesuit publication by Gerhard SchneemannGerhard Schneemann
Gerhard Schneemann was a German Jesuit.-Life:After studying law for three years, he entered the seminary at Münster where he was ordained subdeacon in 1850...
and Florian Rieß in the Maria Laach Abbey
Maria Laach Abbey
Maria Laach Abbey is a Benedictine abbey situated on the southwestern shore of the Laacher See , near Andernach, in the Eifel region of the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It is a member of the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation...
, a Jesuit abbey in the Eifel
Eifel
The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium....
, under the name Voices of Maria Laach. Its initial publications were concerned with the Syllabus of Errors
Syllabus of Errors
The Syllabus of Errors was a document issued by Holy See under Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1864, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, on the same day as the Pope's encyclical Quanta Cura.- Format :...
. In 1871, after somewhat irregularly publishing single-issue themes, the publishers changed the magazine to a monthly format, whose goal was to reconcile Catholic faith with modern times.
When during Bismarck's Kulturkampf
Kulturkampf
The German term refers to German policies in relation to secularity and the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, enacted from 1871 to 1878 by the Prime Minister of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck. The Kulturkampf did not extend to the other German states such as Bavaria...
the Maria Laach Abbey was closed, the magazine moved abroad, and after exile in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, the publishers returned to Germany in 1914. The magazine was renamed Stimmen der Zeit and published from Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. During the Nazi era the magazine (illegally) published the encyclical Mit brennender Sorge
Mit Brennender Sorge
Mit brennender Sorge is a Catholic Church encyclical of Pope Pius XI, published on 10 March 1937 . Written in German, not the usual Latin, it was read from the pulpits of all German Catholic churches on one of the Church's busiest Sundays,...
. It was shut down for four months and in April 1941 closed altogether; one of its editors, Alfred Delp
Alfred Delp
Alfred Delp was a German Jesuit priest who was executed for his resistance to the Nazi régime in Germany.- Early life and education :...
, was executed in 1945 in connection with the 20 July plot.
Editors
- Gerhard SchneemannGerhard SchneemannGerhard Schneemann was a German Jesuit.-Life:After studying law for three years, he entered the seminary at Münster where he was ordained subdeacon in 1850...
- Florian Rieß (1865-1877)
- Alfred DelpAlfred DelpAlfred Delp was a German Jesuit priest who was executed for his resistance to the Nazi régime in Germany.- Early life and education :...
(1939-1945) - Wolfgang Siebel
- Andreas Batlogg (current)