Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner 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.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Freiburg im Breisgau
- Educated at
- University of Freiburg
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg🏆 Sigmund Freud Prize🏆 Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize🏆 Kardinal-Innitzer-Preis🏆 Reuchlin Award
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Alex Stock📖 William J. Hoye
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1904
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