Piet Schoonenberg, SJ (1 October 1911 – 21 September 1999) was a Dutch Jesuit priest, theologian and professor of theology.
Born in Amsterdam on 1 October 1911, Schoonenberg was 19 years old when, on 7 September 1930, he entered the Jesuit novitiate of Mariëndaal in Velp, Netherlands.
After several years teaching theology in Maastricht and Amsterdam, Schoonenberg returned to Nijmegen in 1957, where he became associated with the Higher Catechetical Institute.
[2] Schoonenberg was a prolific author, and achieved international renown within his own lifetime, with many of his works being translated into English and other languages.
[2] With the Nijmegen Higher Catechetical Institute, Schoonenberg was also heavily involved in the drafting of the Dutch Catechism, published in 1966, a controversial work which provoked extensive debate within the Catholic Church.