Karl Rahner
German Catholic theologian (1904-1984) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 80
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.
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1984Died30 March 19841983Order of Merit of Baden-WürttembergAward1982Dr. Leopold Lucas PrizeAward1973Sigmund Freud PrizeAward1970Romano Guardini awardAward1965Reuchlin AwardAward1964Honorary Doctorate from the University of StrasbourgAward1904Born5 March 1904
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Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1984 · aged 80