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PHILOSOPHICAL EXIGENCIES OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION IBD

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME PRESS
05 / 2021
9780268200459
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Sinopsis

Philosophical Exigencies of Christian Religionáis a translation of two of Maurice BlondelâÇÖs essays. BlondelâÇÖs thinking played a significant role in the deliberations and arguments of the Second Vatican Council.Although a towering figure in the history of twentieth-century Catholic thought, the later systematic works of Maurice Blondel have been largely inaccessible in the English-speaking world. Oliva Blanchette, who previously translated BlondelâÇÖs early groundbreaking work Actioná(1893), now offers the first English translation of BlondelâÇÖs final work to be published, Philosophical Exigencies of Christian Religion. This work of transition from mere philosophy to a consideration of Christian religion consists of two main essays, The Christian Senseáand the shorter On Assimilation, followed by a Reconsideration and Global Viewáand an Appendix: Clarifications and Admonitionsáwritten in answer to an inquiry by a young scholar about method.The first essay explores the Christian sense of the spiritual life and how Christian religion, even as supernatural, can come under the purview of critical philosophy. The second essay examines the move from analogy to assimilation in speaking of the Christian life. Blondel tackles the question: How does the human spirit combine with the divine spirit in such a way that neither is lost in the process?Philosophical Exigencies of Christian Religionáis critical for understanding BlondelâÇÖs thought. This high-quality translation and BlanchetteâÇÖs concise preface will appeal not only to philosophers and theologians but also to spiritual writers and directors of spiritual retreats in the Ignatian and Jesuit traditions.

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