Karl Rahner quotes

Karl Rahner was a German Jesuit priest and theologian, regarded as one of the most influential Catholic thinkers of the twentieth century. His work helped shape modern Catholic theology, especially during the Second Vatican Council. He remains renowned for his efforts to bridge faith and contemporary philosophical thought. Here are 11 of his quotes:

The number one cause of atheism is Christians. Those who proclaim Him with their mouths and deny Him with their actions is what an unbelieving world finds unbelievable. (Karl Rahner)
In the days ahead, you will either be a mystic (one who has experienced God for real) or nothing at all. View quote
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The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will not exist at all. View quote
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When man is with God in awe and love, then he is praying. View quote
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Grace is everywhere as an active orientation of all created reality toward God. View quote
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What Christ gives us is quite explicit if his own words are interpreted according to their Aramaic meaning. The expression 'This is my Body' means this is myself. View quote
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Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise. View quote
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How often I have found that we grow to maturity not by doing what we like, but by doing what we should. How true it is that not every 'should' is a compulsion, and not every 'like' is a high morality and true freedom. View quote
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Grace can and does have a history. View quote
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Grace is everywhere as an active orientation of all created reality toward God, though God does not owe it to any creature to give it this special orientation. View quote
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The immanence of grace always and everywhere does not make salvation history cease to be history, because history is the acceptance of grace by the historical freedom of human beings and the history of spirit coming ever more to itself in grace. (Karl Rahner)

Karl Rahner

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Occupation: German Theologian
Born: March 5, 1904
Died: March 30, 1984
Quotes count: 11
Wikipedia: Karl Rahner

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