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person1930s–1991

Henri de Lubac

Summary

French Jesuit theologian and Cardinal who recovered the patristic and medieval Catholic tradition (ressourcement), challenging neo-scholastic theology by arguing that humanity has a genuine natural desire for the supernatural.

Core Contribution

Thesis in Surnaturel and The Mystery of the Supernatural: the human person has a genuine natural desire for the beatific vision, resisting a bifurcated nature/grace schema; co-founded the Communio theological movement.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • nature and grace
  • supernatural desire
  • ressourcement
  • Communio theology

Notable Works & Achievements

Surnaturel

The Mystery of the Supernatural

Catholicism

The Drama of Atheist Humanism

Medieval Exegesis

Historical Influences

Augustine Thomas Aquinas Maurice Blondel Origen

Intellectual Lineage

No conceptual lineage found.

Contemporaries & Peers

Yves Congar Karl Rahner Hans Urs von Balthasar

Minds Influenced

Hans Urs von Balthasar Joseph RatzingerJohn Milbank David Schindler

Intellectual Posterity

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