Paperback / softback | |
August 15, 2014 | |
9780982711965 | |
English | |
344 | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
1.25 Pounds (US) | |
$39.95 USD | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Redeeming Philosophy
From Metaphysics to Aesthetics
Inspired by the Thomism of Jacques Maritain, this collection of essays explores how philosophy can redeem contemporary society from some of its defects and how contemporary philosophy itself can be redeemed through a revival of philosophical realism. In metaphysics, such a real- ism emphasizes the primacy of contemplation, especially the contemplation of being itself, in a society overwhelmed by activism. In theology, it helps the Church to focus on the fleshly reality of the body, the human nature of Christ, and the sacraments. In history, it sketches the possible sources of hope in a society struggling with a despairing culture of death. In aesthetics, it explores how art permits the unspeakable to become poetic word and the unseeable to become visible icon. In the social order, this realism indicates possible paths for the reform of education, gender relations, economic relations, and international organizations devoted to peace. Scholarly in form and tone, the essays echo the everyday questions tormenting the American Catholic community. How can we find a place for contemplation in a society of workaholics? Why do so many Catholics reject the Church's teaching on sexuality, especially its doctrine on contraception? Why have so many abandoned the sacraments? Is Christian art exhausted? Where do we find a durable hope when so many moral-social trends could tempt us to despair?
About the Author
REV. JOHN J. CONLEY, SJ holds the Henry J. Knott Chair in Philosophy and Theology at Loyola University Maryland.
American Maritain Association | |
American Maritain Association Publications | |
|
|
|
|
Paperback / softback | |
August 15, 2014 | |
9780982711965 | |
English | |
344 | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
1.25 Pounds (US) | |
$39.95 USD | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Other Titles from American Maritain Association Publications
The Things That Matter
edited by Heidi Geibel
Jan 2019
- American Maritain Association
$39.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
A Piercing Light
edited by Jacobs James
Mar 2015
- American Maritain Association
$39.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
Human Nature, Contemplation, and the Political Order
edited by Peter Paul Koritansky
Mar 2014
- American Maritain Association
$39.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
Other Titles in RELIGION / Theology
Kneeling Theology
Anton Strukelj, foreword by Elden Francis Curtis
Mar 2023
- The Catholic University of America Press
$34.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
The Eucharistic Vision of Laudato Si'
Lucas Briola
Jan 2023
- The Catholic University of America Press
$34.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
Songs for the Fast and Pascha
St Ephrem The Syrian
Jan 2023
- The Catholic University of America Press
$45.00 USD
- Hardback
Other Titles in Theology
Saint Thomas Aquinas, third edition
Jean-Pierre Torrell, translated by Matthew K. Minerd, Robert Royal
Nov 2022
- The Catholic University of America Press
$34.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
Aesthetic Revelation
Oleg V Bychkov
Aug 2022
- The Catholic University of America Press
$79.95 USD
- Hardback
$34.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
Vocation to Virtue
Kent J Lasnoski
Aug 2022
- The Catholic University of America Press
$34.95 USD
- Paperback / softback