Neo-Thomism in Action
Law and Society Reshaped by Neo-Scholastic Philosophy, 1880-1960
Peter Heyrman editor Wim Decock editor Bart Raymaekers editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Leuven University Press
Published:10th Dec '21
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In his encyclical Aeterni Patris (1879), Pope Leo XIII expressed the conviction that the renewed study of the philosophical legacy of Saint Thomas Aquinas would help Catholics to engage in a dialogue with secular modernity while maintaining respect for Church doctrine and tradition. As a result, the neo-scholastic framework dominated Catholic intellectual production for nearly a century thereafter. This volume assesses the societal impact of the Thomist revival movement, with particular attention to the juridical dimension of this epistemic community. Contributions from different disciplinary backgrounds offer a multifaceted and in-depth analysis of many different networks and protagonists of the neo-scholastic movement, its institutions and periodicals, and its conceptual frameworks. Although special attention is paid to the Leuven Institute of Philosophy and Faculty of Law, the volume also discloses the neo-Thomist revival in other national and transnational contexts. By highlighting diverse aspects of its societal and legal impact, Neo-Thomism in Action argues that neo-scholasticism was neither a sterile intellectual exercise nor a monolithic movement. The book expands our understanding of how Catholic intellectual discourse communities were constructed and how they pervaded law and society during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Contributors: Philippe Chenaux (Pontifical Lateran University), Jo Deferme (?), Kwinten Dewaele (KU Leuven), Vincent Genin (KU Leuven), Emiel Lamberts (KU Leuven), Faustino Martinez Martinez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Erik Sengers (Tilburg School of Catholic Theology), Jakub Stofanik (Masaryk Institute Prague), Cinzia Sulas (Sapienza Rome), Kasper Swerts (ADVN/Antwerp University)
In het overzichtswerk Neo-Thomism in Action, een publicatie van het Katholiek Archief-en Documentatiecentrum (KADOC) van de KU Leuven, zijn een reeks bijdragen gebundeld die een licht werpen op verschillende aspecten van de neothomistische impact op recht en samenleving in de periode 1880-1960.
Olivier Boehme, Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis 2022/4
Sammantaget ger bokens författare oss god förståelse för hur dessa intellektuella religiösa diskurser uppstod från tiden för Första Vatikankonciliet, hur de formulerades samt hur de kom att genomsyra den katolska synen på både rätt och samhälle från 1800-talets slut och fram till Andra Vatikankonciliet 1960. Det utlovas att denna viktiga interdisciplinäraforskning fortsätter.
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The transnational approach in both volumes adds to a growing body of work that allows for revisiting and reevaluating perceptions and understandings of late-modern Catholicism as a global institution (see John T. McGreevy, Catholicism: A Global History, New York, 2022). Along with offering a vast array of characters and contexts across a spectrum wider than typically presented, both volumes also feature an impressive linguistic diversity in source materials, including Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Spanish, and—appropriately enough, given Leuven University Press’s affiliation with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven—Dutch. - Stephen Schloesser, The Journal of Modern History, Volume 97, Number 1, https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/733854
Le livre ne propose pas une réflexion d’ensemble, mais plutôt une mosaïque d’études spécifiques sur des réseaux d’universitaires, sur l’impact du néo-thomisme dans les débats sur l’identité culturelle et nationale d’un pays, et sur les universitaires qui ont cherché à transposer et à adapter ce renouveau thomiste dans les débats sociaux. L’intérêt du volume provient donc du fait qu’il recueille des contributions de différentes disciplines et contextes nationaux et propose des pistes pour des analyses postérieures. - Thierry Sol, Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Kanonistische Abteilung, vol. 110, no. 1, 2024, pp. 446-449. https://doi.org/10.1515/zrgk-2024-0042
ISBN: 9789462703063
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336 pages