Latourelle, René
LATOURELLE, René
LATOURELLE, René. Canadian, b. 1918. Genres: Theology/Religion. Career: Entered Societas Jesu (Society of Jesus), 1938; ordained Roman Catholic priest, 1950; University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, professor of fundamental theology, 1956-59; Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy, professor of fundamental theology, 1959-89, dean of faculty of theology, 1961-64, 1970-76, and 1981-84. Publications: Theology of Revelation, 1966; Theology: Science of Salvation, 1969; Christ and the Church: Signs of Salvation, 1972; Finding Jesus Through the Gospels: History and Hermeneutics, 1979; Man and His Problems in the Light of Jesus Christ, 1983; The Miracles of Jesus and the Theology of Miracles, 1988. EDITOR: (with G. O'Collins) Problems and Perspectives of Fundamental Theology, 1982; Vatican II, Assessment and Perspectives: Twenty-five Years After (1962-1987), 3 vols, 1988-89; Dictionary of Fundamental Theology, 1994. Address: Centre Vimont, 3200 Chemin de la Cote Ste-Catherin, Montreal, Canada H3T 1C1.