A physicist and a philosopher of science, Etienne Klein directs the Research Laboratory on Material Sciences (Larsim) of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). He is an essayist and a radio producer, and he publishes at a steady pace many popular works and books of scientific reflection including, recently, “Le Goût du vrai” (lit. The …
Author Archives: Marie-Aimée Daronnat
Bp LUC RAVEL
Monsignor Luc Ravel, the Archbishop of Strasbourg since 2017, pronounced his solemn profession in 1985 among the canons of Saint Victor’s. He then practised in Switzerland and Charentes, and he created the movement Notre Dame de l’Espérance, a group aiming to help single people consider their celibacy as the bearer of wealth. In 2009 he …
ÉLISABETH PARMENTIER
After studying theology at the Faculty of Strasbourg, Elisabeth Parmentier went on studying and wrote a thesis presenting “Elements for a dialogue between feminist theologies and classical theology”. She has been a teacher at the Faculty of Geneva since 2015, and is one of the best specialists in feminist theology.
VALÉRIE DUVAL-POUJOL
Valérie Duval-Poujol, a French theologian, a doctor in the history of religions and a professor of exegesis at the Catholic Institute of Paris, is a specialist in the place of women in the Bible. She represented the Baptist World Alliance as a fraternal delegate to the Extraordinary Synod on the Family at the Vatican in …
STEFAN CONSTANTINESCU
After a master’s degree in theology at the University of Fribourg, Stefan Constantinescu is currently writing a thesis on the experience of “visits of the Divine Word”. Of Orthodox faith, he is a specialist of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and is passionate about dialogue, both between God and men and between men of different confessions …
PHILIPPE LAMBERTS
Philippe Lamberts is a member of the Ecolo group, a Belgian political party. He has been a MEP (Member of the European Parliament) since 2009. The co-president of the Green Group since 2014, he has been fighting within European bodies for social, economic and environmental justice.
FR VINCENT BREYNAERT
After studying political science, Vincent Breynaert chose to become a priest. A parish priest for several years, then the head of the Chemin Neuf Community in Spain, he has been the director of the National Service for youth evangelisation and vocations (SNEJV) at the Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF) since September 2018.
PHILIPPE RODET
An emergency doctor, Philippe Rodet has worked in France and in humanitarian missions in Burkina Faso, Romania and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The founder of the firm Bien-être et Entreprise, he is also a specialist in health, well-being and happiness, especially at work. Through his many books and conferences he invites us to free ourselves from …
FR JEAN-MARIE PETITCLERC
After graduating from the Polytechnic School, one day Jean-Marie Petitclerc accidentally came across a biography of Jean Bosco, a priest who had dedicated his life to the education of young people. This book marked a turning point in his life; indeed, he decided to take the same path as this Italian priest. Having become a …
PHILIPPE ROYER
After a two-year technical degree in agriculture, Philippe Royer gave up becoming a farmer like his parents, to start a career as an agricultural advisor in a dairy control company, which he took over at the age of twenty-nine. He continued his career in this field and in 2015 he became the General Manager of …