Jacques Maritain: Pre-Conciliar Conservative or Thomist Liberal Democrat?1
This article traces the development and contrasts between the early and later political thought of Jacques Maritain, arguing that, beneath the superficial appearance of a radical move from papalist monarchical conservatism towards democratic liberalism, we can see deeper continuities: a consistent q...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2010
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Theology
Year: 2010, Volume: 113, Issue: 871, Pages: 12-22 |
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| Summary: | This article traces the development and contrasts between the early and later political thought of Jacques Maritain, arguing that, beneath the superficial appearance of a radical move from papalist monarchical conservatism towards democratic liberalism, we can see deeper continuities: a consistent qualified support for democracy and religious freedom on the one hand, and an affirmation of the primacy of the spiritual over and against secular liberalism on the other. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X1011300103 |