The Eucharist in Modern Philosophy is one of the last books written
by the renowned Jesuit philosopher Xavier Tilliette (1921-2018),
and the first to be translated into English. Jonathan Martin
Ciraulo, the translator, also provides an introduction to the
thought of Tilliette and the content of this book, while Cyril
O'Regan provides the foreword, noting the particular intellectual
characteristics of Tilliette and his analysis of eucharistic
philosophies. In addition to being known as one of the foremost
experts on the German Idealist Friedrich Schelling, Tilliette wrote
voluminously on the relationship between modern philosophy and
theology, particularly concerning the way in which Christology is
central to the development of modern philosophy. In this volume, he
extends that project to look at how various philosophers, such as
Descartes, Leibniz, Hegel, Blondel, and Marion, as well as poets
and mystics, such as de Chardin, Simone Weil, and Paul Claudel,
thought extensively about the question of the Eucharist. The result
is an enormous diversity of Eucharistic thought, from Descartes'
attempt to justify transubstantiation in light of his philosophical
revolution, to Feuerbach's supposed exposure of the contradiction
inherent to sacramentality, to Antonio Rosmini's Eucharistic piety
and speculation, to Maurice Blondel's recovery and expansion of
Leibniz's notion of the substantial bond. Tilliette shows that this
philosophical conversation about the Eucharist is a living
tradition, as the aporias and failures of one generation provide
stimulus for all that follows. Much of the work is largely
historical, showing in great detail the context of each particular
eucharistic philosophy, but Tilliette also evaluates the relative
fruitfulness of the various eucharistic theories for philosophy,
theology, and the life of the Church. This book demonstrates that
the Eucharist has been, and will likely continue to be, a major
impetus for philosophical reflection.
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