Sentences with phrase «intellectual erudition»

De Lubac's book is a masterpiece of intellectual erudition and sophisticated apologetics that argues that the deepest human longings for unity — longings that made communism so alluring to many idealistic people in the first half of the twentieth century — are fulfilled in the Church's supernatural mission.

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The late polymath Peter Bernstein poured a long lifetime of erudition and insight into this intellectual history of risk, luck, probability and the problems of trying to forecast what the future holds.

The wise men had a long intellectual history of erudition and along - term practice of mastery.

The wise men had a long intellectual history of erudition and a long - term practice of mastery.

I assume that one of the reasons why students of all faiths flock to Prof. Levenson's courses at Harvard Divinity School is because in addition to appreciating his erudition and brilliance, they respect his intellectual integrity.

One might argue that the same erudition that sold Name of the Rose as a sort of intellectual novelty may have held this successor back: too many readers remembered just how difficult Rose was to read and opted to wait for the Masterpiece Theatre version.

Shonibare matches the staggering, opulent beauty of his art with erudition and wit: exploring identity and authenticity, he taps art historical tradition and intellectual history in sly, provocative works that examine class, race, gender, and colonialism.