Karl Rahner
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| - | [[Rudolf Otto]]'s most famous work is ''[[The Idea of the Holy]]'', published first in 1917 as ''Das Heilige - Über das Irrationale in der Idee des Göttlichen und sein Verhältnis zum Rationalen'' (''The Holy - On the Irrational in the Idea of the Divine and its Relation to the Rational''). It is one of the most successful German theological books of the 20th century, has never gone out of print, and is now available in about 20 languages. The book defines the concept of the holy as that which is [[numinous]]. Otto explained the numinous as a "non-rational, non-sensory experience or feeling whose primary and immediate object is outside the self". He coined this new term based on the Latin [[numen]] (deity). This expression is [[etymology|etymologically]] unrelated to [[Immanuel Kant]]'s [[noumenon]], a Greek term referring to an unknowable reality underlying all things. The numinous is a mystery (Latin ''mysterium'') that is both terrifying (''tremendum'') and fascinating (''fascinans'') at the same time. It also sets a paradigm for the study of religion that focuses on the need to realize the religious as a non-reducible, original category in its own right. This paradigm was under much attack between approximately 1950 and 1990 but has made a strong comeback since then, after its [[Phenomenology (philosophy)|phenomenological]] aspects have become more apparent, and written about by [[Karl Rahner|Karl Rahner's]] presentation of man as a being of transcendence. | + | '''Karl Rahner''', [[Society of Jesus|SJ]] (March 5, 1904 — March 30, 1984) was a [[Germany|German]] [[Jesuit]] and theologian who, alongside [[Bernard Lonergan]] and [[Hans Urs von Balthasar]], is considered one of the most influential [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Theology|theologians]] of the 20th century. |
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| + | He was born in [[Freiburg]], [[Germany]], and died in [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]]. | ||
| + | Before the [[Second Vatican Council]], Rahner had worked alongside [[Yves Congar]], [[Henri de Lubac]] and [[Marie-Dominique Chenu]], theologians associated with an emerging school of thought called the [[Nouvelle Théologie]], elements of which had been criticized in the encyclical ''[[Humani Generis]]'' of Pope [[Pius XII]]. | ||
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Karl Rahner, SJ (March 5, 1904 — March 30, 1984) was a German Jesuit and theologian who, alongside Bernard Lonergan and Hans Urs von Balthasar, is considered one of the most influential Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century. Template:Jesuit He was born in Freiburg, Germany, and died in Innsbruck, Austria.
Before the Second Vatican Council, Rahner had worked alongside Yves Congar, Henri de Lubac and Marie-Dominique Chenu, theologians associated with an emerging school of thought called the Nouvelle Théologie, elements of which had been criticized in the encyclical Humani Generis of Pope Pius XII.
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