Jean-Hervé Nicolas

Jean-Hervé Nicolas OP (baptized name: Hervé Marie Maurice Auguste ; born March 31, 1910 , Bizerta , Tunisia ; † July 26, 2001 , Toulouse , France ) was a Dominican priest and professor of dogmatics at the University of Freiburg in Freiburg im Üechtland , Switzerland . He was one of the most important representatives of neo-scholasticism in the second half of the 20th century.

Life

In 1928 he joined the Dominican Order and was ordained a priest in 1935. He was sent to study by the Dominican province of Toulouse. He then taught dogmatic theology at the University of Freiburg for more than 25 years (1955 / 56–1979 / 80). After that, he taught for seven years even in Trappist - Sept-Fons Abbey .

His works have been translated into Czech , among others .

Works

Dieu connu comme inconnu. Desclée / De Brouwer, Paris 1966.
Les profondeurs de la grace. Beauchesne, Paris 1969.
Contemplation et vie contemplative en christianisme. Éditions Universitaires Friborg / Beauchesne, Friborg / Paris 1980, ISBN 2-8271-0177-7 , ISBN 2-7010-1001-2 .
Synthèse dogmatique. De la Trinité à la Trinité. Éditions Universitaires Friborg / Beauchesne, Friborg / Paris 1985, ISBN 2-8271-0293-5 , ISBN 2-7010-1109-4 .
Synthèse dogmatique. Complément. De l'Univers à la Trinité. Éditions Universitaires Friborg / Beauchesne, Friborg / Paris 1993, ISBN 2-8271-0640-X , ISBN 2-7010-1279-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

^ History of dogmatics at the Friborg Theological Faculty , website of the University of Friborg, accessed on February 28, 2016.

personal data
SURNAME	Nicolas, Jean-Hervé
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hervé Marie Maurice Auguste Nicolas (Christian name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French Dominican, professor of dogmatics
DATE OF BIRTH	March 31, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bizerta , Tunisia
DATE OF DEATH	July 26, 2001
Place of death	Toulouse , France

[1] History of dogmatics at the Friborg Theological Faculty , website of the University of Friborg, accessed on February 28, 2016.