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Roman Catholic Modernism, in France, was prominently represented by
scholars whose interests were, in significant measure, historical.
Notable examples are Louis Duchesne, Alfred Loisy, and Albert
Houtin. Where philosophy was concerned, Maurice Blondel, together
with his collaborator Lucien Laberthonniere, grappled with the
legacy of Kant and the problem of the subjectivity of human
knowing. Marcel Hebert (1851-1916) stands at the confluence of
these two tendencies. Hebert's appreciation of the exegesis of
scripture and its subsequent development in church tradition was
importantly shaped by both Loisy and Duchesne. And like Blondel and
Laberthonniere, he felt the insufficiency of scholasticism to speak
to minds formed by modernity, to formulate an adequate response to
the philosophical legacy of Kant. He acknowledged his debt to
Duchesne and Loisy in history, but regarded himself, though an
autodidact, their superior in philosophy. This volume, the first to
be published in English about Hebert, is essential for a full
understanding of Catholic Modernism. The articles show Hebert's
early attempt to find common ground between Aquinas and Kant, the
impact of Kant on a symbolist reading of dogma intended to "save"
dogma for Catholics coming to terms with modern exegesis and modern
philosophy, the radical lengths to which he took that symbolist
reading, and his eventual break with Catholicism when the Church
failed to be receptive to this programme. Included here are
selected articles, the entire second of edition of Pragmatisme,
William James's review of the first edition and Hebert's response
to it, and a review by Eugene Menegoz.
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Martyr to the Truth (Hardcover)
C.J.T. Talar; Translated by Elizabeth Emery
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Synopsis: In his autobiography Joseph Turmel (1859-1943) has left
an intensely personal account of his struggles to reconcile his
Catholic faith with the results of historical-critical methods as
those impacted biblical exegesis and the history of dogma. Having
lost his faith in 1886, he chose to remain as a priest in the
Church, even while he worked to undermine its teachings. He did so
initially in writings published under his own name and, as his
conclusions became increasingly radical, under a veritable team of
pseudonyms. He was excommunicated in 1930. His account of his life
is less a discussion and defense of his ideas than it is a moral
justification of his conduct. Turmel is associated with the left
wing of Roman Catholic Modernism along with Albert Houtin, Marcel
Hebert, and Felix Sartiaux Endorsements: "Disillusioned as a young
priest in his twenties by discovering the incongruity of Catholic
dogma with serious critical scholarship on Scripture and church
history, Joseph Turmel dedicated the rest of his life to destroying
church authority by remaining a priest while at the same time
pseudonymously publishing scholarly books and articles undermining
church dogma. Only as an old man was he discovered and
excommunicated." --Lawrence Barman, Saint Louis University "'Martyr
to the Truth' is an important book that, for the first time, gives
English readers direct access to one of the more intriguing
characters involved in the modernist crisis. Turmel's account of
his painful loss of faith, and his effort to justify his decision
to remain in the Catholic Church under false pretenses, illustrate
both the human dimension and the moral issues at stake in a
controversy sometimes seen as purely intellectual." --Harvey Hill,
UST School of Theology Author Biography: C. J. T. Talar is
Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Saint Thomas,
Houston. He has published extensively on Roman Catholic Modernism.
Elizabeth Emery is Professor of French at Montclair State
University. She has published works dedicated to nineteenth- and
early twentieth-century European and American literature, art, and
history.
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