"A STUDY BEARING FRUIT BEYOND ALL PRICE": MACINTYRE, BOSSUET, AND THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT.

The article discusses the role of moral judgments and value in the work of historians, focusing on the views of historian Christopher Shannon, philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre, and theologian Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet on Roman Catholic approaches to historiography. Other topics include the encyclical &q...

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Main Author: Blum, Christopher O. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2012
In: Fides et historia
Year: 2012, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-29
Further subjects:B Fides et Ratio (Papal encyclical)
B Religion
B Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592
B Christianity
B Catholic historians
B Faith & reason in Christianity
B MacIntyre, Alasdair C. (Alasdair Chalmers), 1929-2025
B Historiography
B Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890
B JOHN Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005
B Scholarly method
B Shannon, Christopher
B Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne, 1627-1704
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Summary:The article discusses the role of moral judgments and value in the work of historians, focusing on the views of historian Christopher Shannon, philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre, and theologian Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet on Roman Catholic approaches to historiography. Other topics include the encyclical "Fides et Ratio" by Pope John Paul II in relation to Christian intellectual life, the essay "On Educating Children" by essayist Michel de Montaigne, and the views of theologian John Henry Newman on education.
Contains:Enthalten in: Fides et historia