ABSTRACT
The anthropology of Karl Rahner, who is a German Jesuit priest, is similar to Viktor Frankl's anthropology. Both Rahner and Frankl are interested in the modern person and their difficulties. This chapter explores the similarities and differences of Rahner and Frankl's anthropological categories, which arise from their own professional and religious perspectives. Rahner recognizes how the modern person struggles in the face of such a growing body of knowledge and accompanying pluralism. He also sees how it has led many into a crisis of faith. "Transcendence" is a key attribute of humans which both Rahner and Frankl recognize as essential to their respective anthropologies. For Rahner, transcendence, as discussed earlier, comes out of human questioning. Rahner has made a career out of extending his anthropology into extensive Christian theology, but Frankl has yet to push his anthropology with any depth into the realm of Jewish theology.
