Jerusalem, Athens, and Rome: Essays in Honor of James V. Schall, S.J.

by Marc D Guerra (Editor)

Overview

James V. Schall, S.J. is unquestionably one of the wisest Catholic political thinkers of our time. For more than forty years, Fr. Schall has been an unabashed practitioner of what he does not hesitate to call Roman Catholic political philosophy. A prolific writer and renowned teacher at Georgetown University, Fr. Schall has helped to educate two generations of Catholic thinkers. The present volume brings together seventeen essays by noted scholars in honor of Fr. Schall. It is a testimony to Fr. Schall's erudition and influence that the authors of these essays did not have the privilege of directly studying under him. Rather, they are the indirect but grateful beneficiaries of "Another Sort of Learning," one that Fr. Schall tirelessly defends and practices. An appendix lists all the books Schall has written.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781587313974
Publisher:	St. Augustine's Press
Publication date:	08/15/2013
Edition description:	1st Edition
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Tolkien's Catholic Imagination Thomas S. Smith 4

2 Manners and Morals: Or, Why You Should Not Eat the Person Sitting Next to You Patrick J. Deneen 37

3 From Ockham to Blackmun: The Philosophical Roots of Liberal Jurisprudence Fr. Francis Canavan, S.J. 57

4 Fr. James V. Schall and the Question of the Truth of Revealed Religion Fr. Matthew L. Lamb 70

5 Getting Back to Nature in Ethics and Politics Gavin T. Colvert 80

6 Defending Robert Bellarmine Douglas Kries 120

7 Aquinas and the Challenge of Aristotelian Magnanimity Mary M. Keys 139

8 The "Ambiguity of Modern Times": Christianity, Enlightenment Liberalism and the Modern Quest for Freedom Kenneth L. Grasso 177

9 Catholicism and the Declaration of Independence: An American Dilemma about Natural Rights Robert P. Kraynak 206

10 Natural Rights: A Schallian Guide for the Perplexed Tracey Rowland 235

11 Benedict XVI on Secular Culture, Technological Rationality, and Contemporary Liberty Paul Seaton 261

12 Solzhenitsyn on the Challenge of Our Technological Civilization Peter Augustine Lawler 294

13 Business and Dignity: An Application of Edmund Burke's Analysis of America G.J. McAleer 314

14 Conversations with New Atheists Michael Novak 329

15 Liberal Education: Modern and Ancient Perspectives J. Brian Benestad 341

16 The University in a Pluralistic Society Marc D. Guerra 369

17 There Was A Man! On Learning to Be Free Ralph McInerny 384

Selected Books of James V. Schall, S.J. 395

About the Contributors 398