Louis Gardet
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Louis Gardet (15 August 1904,[1] 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".[2]
His real name was André Brottier and he is known under three identities that correspond to three phases of his life:
- Under the name of André Harlaire, he published some texts in literary magazines.
- As Frère André-Marie, he was one of the founders of the Little Brothers of Jesus congregation, along with his friend Louis Massignon, in 1933.[3]
- Under the name of Louis Gardet he devoted himself to the research of the Islamic religion in the last part of his life, becoming an authority on the subject.
As a philosopher he espoused the Thomist thought. Youakim Moubarac, Jacques Jomier and Denise Masson were among his numerous disciples.
