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Humanum Lecture: "The Eternal Meaning of Man and Woman"

Order: Issue Three

Gudrun Trausmuth

Fr. Daniel Christian Raab

What is man? What is woman? Now, more than ever, we need to know.

On September 17, 2026, Humanum hosted an event to take up these very questions, turning to two of the most interesting thinkers on the sexes: Gertrud von Le Fort, author of The Eternal Woman, and Walter Ong S.J., author of Fighting for Life: Contest, Sexuality and Consciousness.

Gudrun Trausmuth, chair of the Gertrud von Le Fort Society, and David C. Schindler, who presented a paper by theologian Fr. Christian Raab, engaged in dynamic conversation on the thought of von Le Fort and Ong. We invite our readers to view a recording of the conversation:

Gudrun Trausmuth is an Austrian Catholic journalist. She holds a Ph.D. in literary studies and is a lecturer
at the Benedict XVI Philosophical-Theological Atheneum in Heiligenkreuz, Vienna. She chairs the Gertrud von le Fort Society.

Fr. Daniel Christian Raab is a theologian serving in the Diocese of Gary Indiana. He is a former member
of the theological faculty at Saint Meinrad Seminary.

Posted on October 20, 2026

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