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This is a list of Catholic philosophers and theologians whose Catholicism is important to their works. Their names are ordered chronologically from earliest to latest ...
This is a list of Jesuit theologians, Roman Catholic theological writers from the Society of Jesus, taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913, article list and textual allusions, for theologians up to the beginning of the twentieth century. It is chronologically arranged by date of death.
This is a list of notable Christian theologians listed chronologically by century of birth This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Karl Rahner SJ (5 March 1904 – 30 March 1984) was a German Jesuit priest and theologian who, alongside Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Yves Congar, is considered to be one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the 20th century. He was the brother of Hugo Rahner, also a Jesuit scholar.
He studied at the local seminary and soon became famous for his skills in different subjects: Latin, Greek, theology, history, moral theology and dogmatics. He moved to Rome for further study and in 1864, was ordained a priest. He stayed in Rome for more than 40 years, until his death in 1906.
With regard to the Catholic's approach to those of other faiths, Francis said that "the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyzes: 'I am talking with you in order to persuade you.'" He has called for dialogue that allows for mutual growth by attraction. [48] He also quotes Vatican II on the Church's continual need for reform ...
Ryan was born on May 25, 1869, in Vermillion, Minnesota, to William Ryan and Maria[h] Luby.Raised in the Populist tradition on a farm homesteaded by his Irish Catholic parents alongside his ten younger siblings, Ryan's childhood experience with the challenges faced by farmers informed his early investment in economic justice and the role of the Catholic Church in promoting social change.
Karl Barth (/ b ɑːr t, b ɑːr θ /; [1] German:; () 10 May 1886 – () 10 December 1968) was a Swiss Reformed theologian.Barth is best known for his commentary The Epistle to the Romans, his involvement in the Confessing Church, including his authorship (except for a single phrase) of the Barmen Declaration, [2] [3] and especially his unfinished multi-volume theological summa the Church ...