The Relationship between Philosophy and Theology in Inter-War German Catholic Scholarship

Abstract

This paper provides an introduction to the thought of four German Catholic philosophers of the inter-war era described by Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI as the most influential on his generation of seminarians. The focus of the article is on how they understood the relationship between theology and philosophy.

Keywords

• sacred tradition
• philosophy
• theology
• Romano Guardini
• Josef Pieper
• Peter Wust and Theodor Haecker