Grace and the Secular: Reading Charles Taylor through Henri de Lubac
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
Charles Taylor indicates in A Secular Age his admiration for Henri de Lubac, Yves Congar, and other Catholic theologians associated with la nouvelle théologie. This essay reads de Lubac and Taylor on the secular, analyzing convergences as well as key differences. In particular, it argues that both underestimate the possibilities of political and liberation theologies. The concluding section puts de Lubac and Taylor in dialogue with forms of political theology that have been in dialogue with their work. The author argues that a stronger political theology can be drawn out of the approach of de Lubac and Taylor despite the trepidations of each toward such a project.
DOI
10.5840/philtheol20189799
Recommended Citation
Rober, D. (2018). Grace and the secular: Reading Taylor through Henri de Lubac. Philosophy & Theology, 30(1), 179-206. doi: 10.5840/philtheol20189799
