Sentences with phrase «catholic philosophical thought»

Walker Percy — no slouch when it came to Catholic philosophical thought — used to say that whereas O'Connor wrote about cosmic conflicts played out in the existential arenas of the Georgia backwoods, his novels depicted a world of shopping malls and golf courses.

Thomistic personalism is now an important force in Catholic philosophical thought.

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Scholasticism Theology moved from the monastery to the university Western theology is an intellectual discipline rather than a mystical pursuit Western theology is over-systematized Western Theology is systematized, based on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church The legal model for western theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of the East

Although certainly useful for developing Catholic thought about beauty, the particular strength and importance of Poetry, Beauty, and Contemplation rests in Trapani's ability to show how Maritain's aesthetics have significance beyond strictly philosophical or theological domains.

McTighe, Thomas P., «The Finite God in Modern Thought,» Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association 28 (1954).

The Catholic Church is open to dialogue with philosophical thought; this has enabled her to produce various syntheses between faith and reason.»

The theologians behind this «nouvelle théologie» greatly enriched Catholic thought, not least through the role they played in shaping the documents of Vatican II, but their lack of philosophical rigor contributed to an «anti-propositional turn» in Catholic theology after the council.

To my way of thinking, the Whig tradition — and particularly the Catholic Whig tradition — offers the world's best statement of philosophical principles and practical guidelines concerning how and why free citizens should shape new societies worthy of their human rights and ordered liberties.

The universal moral imperatives of scholastic thought, which were inferred from the uniquely spiritual nature of man, were attacked as unreasonable by materialistic humanism, and modern Catholic thought was no longer sure of its own philosophical ground.