Jacques Maritain and the Jews |
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| Author:
| Royal, Robert |
| Series title: | American Maritain Association Publications |
| ISBN: | 978-0-268-01193-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1993 |
| Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.50 |
Book Description:
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Jacques Maritain, one of the most prominent 20th-century Catholic philosophers and social theorists, played a crucial role in the development of modern Catholic teaching about the people of Israel. Today relations between Christians and Jews have reached an historically unprecedented cordiality, and the 17 essays in this volume reveal the process by which Maritain's thought and work contributed to this development. Jacques Maritain and the Jews is a thorough survey of ihe influence...
More DescriptionJacques Maritain, one of the most prominent 20th-century Catholic philosophers and social theorists, played a crucial role in the development of modern Catholic teaching about the people of Israel. Today relations between Christians and Jews have reached an historically unprecedented cordiality, and the 17 essays in this volume reveal the process by which Maritain's thought and work contributed to this development. Jacques Maritain and the Jews is a thorough survey of ihe influence Maritain exerted on various persons inside and outside the Catholic Church, as well as of the influences of the Jewish question on Maritain himself.