Alfred Loisy | |
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| Born | Alfred Firmin Loisy 28 February 1857 |
| Died | 1 June 1940 (aged 83) |
| Occupation(s) | Priest, professor, theologian |
| Years active | 1879–1931 |
| Known for | Founder of Modernism in the Roman Catholic Church |
| Title | Chair of History of Religions in the Collège de France |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Institut Catholique de Paris |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Collège de France |
| Notable works | (See list below) |
| Influenced | Alec Vidler[1] |
Alfred Firmin Loisy (French: [lwazi]) (28 February 1857 – 1 June 1940) was a French Roman Catholic priest, professor and theologian generally credited as a founder of modernism in the Roman Catholic Church.[2] He was a critic of traditional views of the interpretation of the Bible, and argued that biblical criticism could be helpful for a theological interpretation of the Bible.
He famously wrote "Jesus announced the kingdom, and it is the Church that came".[3][4]
His theological positions brought him into conflict with the church's authorities, including Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius X. In 1893, he was dismissed as a professor from the Institut Catholique de Paris. His books were condemned by the Roman Curia,[5] and in 1908 he was excommunicated.[6]
- ^ Beeson, Trevor, ed. (2002). Priests and Prelates: The Daily Telegraph Clerical Obituaries. London: Continuum. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-8264-6337-1.
- ^ Wolfgang Weiß (1993). "Loisy, Alfred Firmin". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 5. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 190–196. ISBN 3-88309-043-3.
- ^ Morrow, Jeffrey L (2019). "Thy Kingdom Come: The Church and the Kingdom of God in Loisy's L'Évangile et l'Église". The Downside Review. 137 (1): 3–13. doi:10.1177/0012580619832255. S2CID 197905004.
- ^ Butticaz, Simon (2021). "Comment l'Église est-elle née ?". Labor et Fides, Coll. "Le Monde de la Bible" (75).
- ^ Pope, Hugh. "The Condemnation of Four Works by Abbé Loisy," The American Catholic Quarterly Review, Vol. XXIX, 1904.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Biblical Criticism (Higher)". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2023-02-04.