Man's Approach to God
Maritain, Jacques
ISBN 10: 1610974573 ISBN 13: 9781610974578
Published by Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2011
Used
Paperback
From
ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 2, 2009
This specific item is no longer available.
About this Item
Description:
Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1610974573I3N00
Synopsis:
Man's Approach to God was the 5th lecture in the Wimmer Memorial Lecture Series (1947-1970) at Saint Vincent and was given in 1951 by Jacques Maritain. Maritain was one of the most influential figures in the Thomistic revival of the 20th century. Both in his personal life and in his prolific academic corpus, Maritain modeled the Church's commitment to the interrelationship between faith and reason. So seriously did he take his intellectual commitments in his student years that, along with soon-to-be wife, Raissa Oumansoff, he made a suicide pact that he would only break if he could find some meaning to life. This search ultimately led him to Catholicism. Maritain's works reveal an active mind capable of applying his speculative thought to virtually any subject. Every one of his works was an exploration of reason and its limits, and of how faith completes the natural desire to know. His Wimmer lecture is a model specimen of this approach. Maritain's Man's Approach to God is a three-part lecture. In it, he seeks to explain how man comes to know God existentially, as well as how faith responds to and completes this search for meaning. This lecture grew out of his desire to show that every human being, and not just philosophers, can penetrate into the depths of reality, for all bear within themselves the indelible image of God and are equally called to the communion of "love for God and love for our brothers [as] a single love of charity."
About the Author: Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) was one of the most influential figures in the Thomistic revival of the 20th century. Both in his personal life and in his prolific academic corpus, Maritain modeled the church's commitment to the interrelationship between faith and reason. Maritain saw the pursuit of Truth as a way of life and not just as an academic exercise.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Bibliographic Details
Title: Man's Approach to God
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket