Very Rich Hours of Jacques Maritain, The

Ralph Mcinerny

Description

The Very Rich Hours of Jacques Maritain is distinguished philosopher Ralph McInerny’s hymn of praise to the spiritual and intellectual life of the great Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain (1881–1973). The structure of this work is modeled on the medieval book of hours, making use of the daily offices, from Matins through Compline, to examine each stage of the life of Maritain and his wife, Raïssa. Through this unique blending of biography and meditation, McInerny creates a powerful portrait of the Maritains, one that reveals a model of the intellectual life as lived by Christian believers. McInerny’s authoritative work provides an interesting and accessible avenue of entry to Maritain’s life and thought. Among the topics McInerny covers are Maritain’s remarkable and diverse set of friends, his involvement in French politics, and the development of his views on the nature and future of democracy, the church, and Catholic intellectual life. By skillfully interweaving Maritain’s philosophy with anecdotes from his life, McInerny demonstrates what distinguished Maritain as a Catholic philosopher and why he is a source of inspiration for McInerny and others of his generation.

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Philosophie de la religion
• Religion
• Christianisme
• Philosophie et théologie
• Philosophy

Informations

• Publié par: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date de parution: 04 août 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780268086855
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

ThE VEry RIch HOUrSOf JaCques MaRiTain

A Spiritual Life

RalphMcinerny

The Very Rich Hours of Jacques Maritain

ThE VEry RIch HOUrS Of JaCques MaRiTain

A Spiritual Life

R   Mi    

ChàptEr TItlE

University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana

uNIvErSIty OfnOtrE DàmEPress nOtrE DàmE, iNdIàNà www.UNdprESS.Nd.EdU all RIghtS RESErvEd

PublishEd IN thE uNItEd stàtES OfamErIcà

COpyrIght ©by uNIvErSIty OfnOtrE DàmE PàpErbàck pUblIShEd IN

ThE uNIvErSIty Of nOtrE DàmE PrESS àNd thE JàQUES MàrItàIN CENtEr àpprEcIàtE thE SUppOrt Of thE RObErt T. ROlfS FOUNdàtION.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data MciNErNy, Ràlph M. ThE vEry rIch hOUrS Of JàcQUES MàrItàIN : à SpIrItUàl lIfE / Ràlph MciNErNy. p. cm. iNclUdES INdEx.  ---(clOth : àlk. pàpEr) ıSBn 978-0-268-0865-5 (web pdf) . MàrItàIN, JàcQUES,‒. i. TItlE. . .  —dc



∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper.

F oR C onnie

May she rest in peace

C onTenTs

iNvItàtOry



MàtINS (‒) BEfOrE RàïSSà RàïSSà CONvErSION

LàUdS (‒) spIrItUàl DIrEctIONS VErSàIllES ThE VIllàrd BEQUESt actION FràNçàISE





PrImE (‒) Les Cercles d’études thomistes Vae mihi si non thomistizavero

TIErcE (‒) MàrItàIN’S KUltUrkàmpf art àNd schOlàStIcISm CONtEStINg thE HEgEmONy Of GIdE

viii

CONtENtS

sExt (‒) PrImàcy Of thE spIrItUàl CONtrOvErSy OvEr ChrIStIàN PhIlOSOphy DEgrEES Of KNOwlEdgE GIlSON àNd MàrItàIN sEcONd ThOUghtS ON à FIrSt BOOk REtUrN tO thE LEft DISpUtE wIth ClàUdEl

nONES (‒) exIlE IN nEw YOrk ThE HEàrt Of thE MàttEr advENtUrES IN GràcE ambàSSàdOr tO thE VàtIcàN

VESpErS (‒) MàN àNd thE stàtE CrEàtIvE iNtUItION iNtUItION Of BEINg MOràl PhIlOSOphy LItUrgy àNd CONtEmplàtION

COmplINE (‒) ThE JOUrNàlS PEàSàNt Of thE GàrONNE LIttlE BrOthEr Of JESUS Nunc dimittis

nOtES  iNdEx 



I nvItatory

Meeting at Meudon

Aperi, Domine, os meum. . . .

FOuR GeRmàNs whO weRe iN PàRis fOR à meeTiNg deVOTed TO pheNOmeNOlOgY VisiTed The MàRiTàiN hOme iN MeudON ON SepTembeR,. Jàcques MàRi- TàiN hàd OpeNed The cONfeReNce àNd, àT The àge OffifTY, wàs àlReàdY eNjOYiNg à glObàl RepuTàTiON às à ChRisTiàN philOsOpheR àNd thOmisT. HeRe is hOw MàRiTàiN RecORded The VisiT iN his jOuRNàl. “WedNesdàYThe. ExàlTàTiON Of HOlY CROss. visiT Of EdiTh STeiN, DOm FeuliNg, rOseNmOelleR àNd SOehN- geN.” IT wàs mORe ThàN gàllàNTRY ThàT led him TO meNTiON The wOmàN befORe The meN. EdiTh STeiN, Jewish like ràïssà MàRiTàiN, hàd becOme à CàThOlic àNd wOuld sOON eNTeR The CàRmeliTe oRdeR àNd eVeNTuàllY be puT TO deàTh àT auschwiTz. IT wàs TheiR shàRed seNse Of The NàTuRe Of ChRisTiàN philOsOphY àNd à lOVe Of thOmàs aquiNàs ThàT cReàTed immediàTelY à speciàl RelàTiON beTweeN The MàRiTàiNs àNd EdiTh STeiN. the meeTiNg TO which EdiTh STeiN hàd beeN iNViTed wàs ThefiRsT spON- sORed bY The FReNch thOmisT SOcieTY. the secONd hàd às iTs Theme The NO- TiON Of ChRisTiàN philOsOphY. a ReàdiNg Of The pàpeRs pReseNTed àNd The liVelY discussiON Of Them ThàT fOllOwed màkes iT cleàR ThàT à cOmmON fàiTh did NOT pROduce àNYThiNg like uNàNimiTY ON The quesTiON Of The RelàTiON Of fàiTh TO philOsOphY. SigNificàNTlY, iT wàs TwO làYmeN, Jàcques MàRiTàiN àNd ETieNNe GilsON, whOse Views weRe subjecTed TO pROlONged àNd seVeRe cRiTicism às well às defeNse àNd celebRàTiON bY cleRicàl philOsOpheRs àNd TheOlOgiàNs.

