On February 27 and 28, 2026, the Pontifical John Paul II Institute will hold a conference on the theme of “Nature, Grace, and Culture: Henri de Lubac and the Drama of Contemporary Atheism.” The conference will explore the debate concerning nature and grace that has been a flashpoint for Catholic theology. Questions regarding Henri de Lubac’s book Surnaturel (1946) and the controversy it ignited will be discussed. The conference will explore relevant questions “in the context of (i.) renewed interest in (and criticism of) Henri de Lubac’s theology of nature and grace; and (ii.) the fundamental teaching of Gaudium et spes that Jesus Christ is ‘the key, the center, and the purpose (finem) of the whole of history.’”
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