Friedrich Spee - Friedrich-Spee-Akademie Bonn

30 Year’s War
(1618-1648)

Waterboarding (Swedish draught) was a well known torture

Persecutions of witches reached their peak during the Thirty Years‘ War

Work as priest with prisoners and accused people
a relative was accused as witch and was burnt
Critic of persecution of witches and tortures (esp. inquisitors and torturers).
Symbol of courage, justice and humanity
rights of the weakest and showed moral steadfastness (steadfastness=Standhaftigkeit)
Combination of education, faith and social commitment

1st published 1631 (anonymous)

Inquisition in many European countries.

in many cultures and countries all over the world – still today
role model or example of behaviour

exaggerated but social engagement

possibility for social commitment

social commitment one element of satisfaction and self-esteem
(self-esteem=Selbstwertgefühl)
and social acknowledgment
(acknowledgment=Anerkennung)

Booster for a long life