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Karl Rahner was a German Latin Catholic priest, theologian, writer, and university teacher. Born in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1904, he was educated at the University of Freiburg and studied under Martin Heidegger. His intellectual influences included Erich Przywara, Pierre Rousselot, and Joseph Maréchal. Rahner was a member of the Society of Jesus and a participant in the Second Vatican Council. He taught at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, the University of Münster, and the University of Innsbruck, with Munich serving as a work location.
Rahner was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He authored numerous works, including *Gefahren im heutigen Katholizismus*, *Alla ricerca del fondamento teologico della partecipazione attiva alla l*, *Gebete der Einkehr*, *Von der Not und dem Segen des Gebetes*, and *Watch For The Light*. He died in Innsbruck in 1984 and was buried in the Jesuitenkirche Innsbruck. His sibling was Hugo Rahner.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1904
- Died
- 1984
- Works
- 618
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1904-03-05 ) 5 March 1904, Freiburg im Breisgau , Grand Duchy of Baden , German Empire
- Died
- 30 March 1984 (1984-03-30) (aged 80), Innsbruck , Tyrol , Austria
- Alma mater
- University of Freiburg University of Innsbruck
- Doctoral advisor
- Martin Honecker
- Era
- 20th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Transcendental Thomism
- Institutions
- University of Munich
- Doctoral students
- Lorenz Bruno Puntel
- Main interests
- Christology Trinity faith
- Notable ideas
- Anonymous Christian , economic trinity and immanent trinity, the supernatural existential, God's self-communication
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Freiburg im Breisgau
- Place of death
- Innsbruck
- Sibling
- Hugo Rahner
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Freiburg
- Employer
- University of Innsbruck
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- Second Vatican Council
- Student of
- Martin Heidegger
- Image
- Karl Rahner by Letizia Mancino Cremer.jpg
- Work location
- Munich
- Religious order
- Society of Jesus
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- Commons category
- Karl Rahner
- date of birth
- 1904-03-05
- date of death
- 1984-03-30
- name in native language
- Karl Rahner
- influenced by
- Joseph Maréchal
- place of burial
- Jesuitenkirche Innsbruck
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Karl Rahner, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Karl Rahner SJ ( German: [ˈʁaːnɐ]; 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.
Before the Second Vatican Council, Rahner worked alongside Yves Congar, Henri de Lubac, and Marie-Dominique Chenu, theologians associated with the emerging school of theological thought known as Nouvelle théologie. The Council was influenced by Rahner's theology and his understanding of Catholic faith.
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