Benjamin Elbel

Benjamin Elbel (16 March 1690 – 4 June 1756) was a German Franciscan moral theologian.

Elbel was born at Friedberg, Bavaria. He belonged to the Strasburg Franciscan province, was lector of theology, and held high positions in the order. He died at Söflingen.

Works

His major work, "Theologia moralis decalogalis et sacramentalis" (Venice, 1731), passed rapidly through several editions. A new edition was prepared by Irenaeus Bierbaum, under the title "Theologia moralis per modum conferentiarum auctore clarissime P. Benjamin Elbel..." (3 vols., Paderborn, 1891–92).

Elbel advocated probabilism. He applied abstract principles to strikingly practical cases, and his approach proved influential.

References

Attribution

The entry cites: Hurter, Nomenclator lit., IV (3rd ed.), 1635; Eubel, Geschichte der oberdeutschen Minoritenprovinz (Wurzburg, 1886); Preface to Bierbaum's edition (mentioned above)

1690 births

1756 deaths

German Friars Minor

18th-century German Catholic theologians

German male non-fiction writers

18th-century German writers

18th-century German male writers