Henri Boulad

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Henri Boulad (2014)

Henri Boulad SJ (born August 28, 1931 in Alexandria , Egypt ) is an Egyptian Jesuit , mystic and author. In addition to his Egyptian and Lebanese citizenship , he has also had Hungarian citizenship since 2017 .

Life

Henri Boulad, son of an Italian-Syrian family, joined in 1950 the Congregation of the Jesuits and completed his two-year novitiate in Bikfaya in Lebanon. He then studied in France from 1952 to 1954 Literature in Laval and 1954-1957 Philosophy in Chantilly . He taught at the Jesuit College in Cairo for two years and studied Catholic theology in Lebanon from 1959 to 1963 . He received 1963 at the Melkite Rite , the priesthood . In 1965 he took part in an in-house training program of the Jesuits in Pomfret, Connecticut , and completed a doctorate in psychology at the University of Chicago .

He has been working in Egypt since 1967 . He was superior of the Jesuits of Alexandria, regional superior of the Jesuits of Egypt and professor of theology in Cairo. From 1984 to 1995 he was head of Caritas in Egypt and President of Caritas North Africa and the Middle East. From 1991 to 1995 he was Vice President of Caritas International for the Middle East and North Africa. In 2004 he became rector of the Jesuit College in Cairo.

With his letter SOS pour l'Église d'aujourd'hui (“SOS for the Church of Today”) to Pope Benedict XVI, written in 2007 . , which was published in 2009, he urged a rethink in the Catholic Church and advocated a theological and spiritual rethinking and deepening of the Church's proclamation combined with pastoral and catechetical reforms, which were to be voted on in a general synod of the universal church. In 2010 he stated that Europe "has lost its soul".

He acquired Hungarian citizenship in spring 2017. According to his own account, he wants to express his support for the restrictive refugee policy of Hungary under President Viktor Orbán in this way .

Boulad has published his numerous books in fourteen languages, including French, Arabic and German.

honors and awards

Fonts (selection)

  • Mystical experience and social engagement . Müller, Salzburg 1997, ISBN 3-7013-0950-7 .
  • Jesus these days. Twelve modern parables. (Topos-Plus pocket books; Vol. 377). Matthias Grünewald Verlag, Mainz 2001, ISBN 3-7867-8377-2 .
  • The reason of the heart. Where the soul strives . 4th edition. Müller, Salzburg 2003, ISBN 3-7013-1071-8 .
  • Doing stronger, being stronger. Woman's Suffering and Mission . 2nd Edition. Müller, Salzburg 1999, ISBN 3-7013-0963-9 .
  • Samuel, Samuel! Alexandrian sermons (Topos-Plus-Taschenbuch; Vol. 450). Matthias Grünewald Verlag, Mainz 2002, ISBN 3-7867-8450-7 .
  • Sons of God, daughters of God. Lived existential religion (Topos Plus pocket books; Vol. 517). Matthias Grünewald Verlag, Mainz 2004, ISBN 3-7867-8517-1 .
  • Les dimensions de l'amour . Michel, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-226-08731-1 .
    • German: Dimensions of love. Personal records . Edition Tau, Mattersburg 1996, ISBN 3-900977-10-0 .
  • L'homme et le mystère du temps . Édition Téqui, Paris 1987, ISBN 2-85244-836-X .
    • German: Everything is grace . Man and the mystery of time . 3. Edition. Müller, Salzburg 2003, ISBN 3-7013-1070-X .
  • The mystical body . Cosmic access to the Eucharist . Edition Tau, Bad Sauerbrunn 1993, ISBN 3-900977-28-3 .
  • Storm and sun. Christ as the stumbling block in Europe . Müller, Salzburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-7013-1174-3 .
  • The thousand faces of the spirit . Müller, Salzburg 2001, ISBN 3-7013-1042-4 .
  • L'homme face à sa liberté. L'anti-destin . Presses de la Renaissance, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-85616-731-4 .
    • German: Organize your days in freedom. Realization and Salvation . Herold-Verlag, Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-7008-0331-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Henri Boulad writes Benedict XVI: SOS for the Church of today. In: Imprimatur 43 (2010), February 2010, pp. 49-52.
  2. ↑ a b c “Who is Henri Boulad?” Online profile from Hidda Westenberger, accessed in May 2017.
  3. ^ Henri Boulad: "Europe has lost its soul" , APA press release for an interview in the Kärntner Kirchenzeitung , August 13, 2010, accessed in May 2017.
  4. ^ Jesuit monk P. Henri Boulad SJ takes Hungarian citizenship oath. Press release from the Office of the Hungarian Prime Minister, March 17, 2017, accessed May 2017.
  5. ↑ Elég volt kérnie, és magyar állampolgár lett egy alexandriai jezsuita pap ("To obtain Hungarian citizenship, a Jesuit from Alexandria only had to ask"). In: index , March 27, 2017, accessed May 2017.
  6. ↑ Because Orban's migration policy: Well-known Jesuit Boulad now a Hungarian. In: Kath.net , May 12, 2017, accessed on the same day.
  7. ↑ a b c d Translated by Hidda Westenberger from original recordings of his lectures.
  8. ↑ a b c d e Translated by Hidda Westenberger.
personal data
SURNAME Boulad, Henri
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boulad, Henri SJ
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian-Lebanese Jesuit, mystic and book author
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Alexandria , Egypt