Between science and religion: the engagement of Catholic intellectuals with science and technology in the twentieth century
Introduction -- The transformation -- Charting a course -- The legacy of modernist crisis -- The threat of modernism -- The crisis within the church -- The legacy of modernism -- Jacques Maritain's search for wisdom (1882-1973) -- A relentless quest -- The destruction of the medieval synthesis...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. [u.a.]
Lexington Books
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Science
/ Method
/ Catholic theology
/ History 1900-1985
B Catholic theologian / Theological cognition theory / Theory of science / Technological philosophy / History 1900-1985 B Maritain, Jacques 1882-1973 / Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre 1881-1955 / Lonergan, Bernard J. F. 1904-1984 / Merton, Thomas 1915-1968 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion and science
B Modernism (Christian theology) Catholic Church B Catholic Church Doctrines B Catholics Intellectual life B Catholic learning and scholarship |
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| Summary: | Introduction -- The transformation -- Charting a course -- The legacy of modernist crisis -- The threat of modernism -- The crisis within the church -- The legacy of modernism -- Jacques Maritain's search for wisdom (1882-1973) -- A relentless quest -- The destruction of the medieval synthesis -- A philosophy of nature -- Science and society -- A postscript on evolution -- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) and the operation of the divine in the universe -- The quest for the absolute -- The mature vision -- Cultural challenges -- The problem of being between religion and science -- Bernard Lonergan's (1904-1984) cognitive project -- Intellectual formation -- The role of Aquinas -- An integrated vision -- A critique of science and technology -- Thomas Merton's (1915-1968) contemplative critique -- How to understand Merton -- Technology invades the cloister -- A prophetic assessment of the techno-scientific culture -- Balance and the future of humanity -- The transformative century -- Boundary testing -- The winding path -- Progeny -- The path of critical openness -- Guideposts for the journey -- Concluding reflections |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0739140205 |