Alfred Loisy
French theologian (1857-1940) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 83
Alfred Firmin Loisy was a French Catholic priest, theologian, and academic, generally regarded as one of the leading figures of the modernist movement within the Roman Catholic Church.
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He was a critic of traditional views on the interpretation of the Bible, and argued that the methods of modern biblical criticism could aid theology. He famously wrote that "Jesus announced the kingdom, and it is the Church that came".
Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1857 to 1940 · aged 83
