Louis Gardet (15 August 1904, in Toulouse – 17 July 1986) was a French Roman Catholic religious brother and historian. As an author he was an expert in Islamic culture and sociology who had a sympathetic view of Islam as a religion. He considered himself "a Christian philosopher of cultures".[ Louis Gardet: A Catholic Thomist takes up Islamic Studies]
Biography
His real name was
André Brottier and he is known under three identities that correspond to three phases of his life:
As a philosopher he espoused the Thomist thought. Youakim Moubarac, Jacques Jomier and Denise Masson were among his numerous disciples.
Published works
Louis Gardet wrote many books. His main works are:
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Introduction à la théologie musulmane, essai de théologie comparée, by Louis Gardet and Rev. George Anawati, with an introduction by Louis Massignon, Vrin, 1948 1946
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La pensée religieuse d'Avicenne, Paris, Vrin, 1951.
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Expériences mystiques en terres non chrétiennes, Paris, Alsatia, 1953.
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La cité musulmane, vie sociale et politique, Paris, Vrin, 1954.
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L'Islam, by Youakim Moubarac, Rev. Jacques Jomier, Louis Gardet and Rev. Anawati, Saint-Alban-Leysse (Savoie), Collège théologique dominicain, 1956.
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Connaître l'islam, Paris, Fayard, 1958.
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Mystique musulmane. Aspects et tendances, expériences et techniques, by Rev. Anawati & Louis Gardet, Paris, Vrin, 1961
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L'islam. Religion, et communauté, Paris, Desclée De Brouwer, 1967.
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Dieu et la destinée de l'homme, Paris : J. Vrin, 1967 ("Les grands problèmes de la théologie musulmane")
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Les hommes de l'islam, approche des mentalités, Paris, Hachette, 1977
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L'Islam : hier, demain, by Mohammed Arkoun & Louis Gardet, Paris, Buchet-Chastel, 1978
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Louis Gardet also took part in La passion de Hussayn Ibn Mansûr an-Hallâj, the posthumous edition of Louis Massignon's work, 1975.
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