Intellectum Quaerens Fides: Mortimer J. Adler’s Journey of Mind and Heart

Philosopher and educator Mortimer J. Adler’s affinity for Catholicism began in the 1920s, yet he did not become a Catholic until 1999. Reason and faith battled throughout his life; his long conversion process made Adler—a liberal modern individualist—a better philosopher and provided him an intellec...

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Main Author: Lacy, Tim (Author)
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Published: Soc. 2014
In: US catholic historian
Year: 2014, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 91-116
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