Art & Faith
The meaning of poetry and the sociological and political significance of art are dealt with in these letters. Jacques Maritain (18 November 1882-28 April 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised as a Protestant, he converted to Catholicism in 1906. An author of more than 60 books, he is responsible for reviving St. Thomas Aquinas for modern times and is a prominent drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Pope Paul VI presented his Message to Men of Thought and of Science at the close of Vatican II to Maritain, his long-time friend and mentor. Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 - 11 October 1963) was…
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Weitere Autoren: Cocteau, Jean
- ISBN: 978-0-8065-2907-3
- EAN: 9780806529073
- Produktnummer: 19085524
- Verlag: Philosophical Library
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1951
- Seitenangabe: 140 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D0.7 cm 186 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 186
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Jacques Maritain was born in Paris in 1882 and studied at the Sorbonne, where he met his future wife, Raissa; both entered the Catholic Church under the influence of Leon Bloy in 1906. He became professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris in 1914, and in 1948 he was appointed professor of philosophy at Princeton University. He also taught at the Institute of Medieval Studies in Toronto, the University of Chicago, and the University of Notre Dame. After World War II, he accepted the post of French ambassador to the Vatican, and headed the French delegation to UNESCO.
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