The Mind That Is Catholic: Philosophical & Political EssaysIn this wide-ranging collection of philosophical essays, the acclaimed Catholic intellectual presents his vision of Catholic thought applied in the world. In The Mind That Is Catholic, political philosopher and Catholic intellectual James V. Schall presents a retrospective collection of his academic and literary essays written in the past fifty years. In these essays, exploring topics from war to friendship, philosophy, politics, and everyday living, Schall exemplifies the Catholic mind at its best. According to Schall, the Catholic mind seeks to recognize a consistent and coherent relation between the solid things of reason and the definite facts of revelation. It seeks to understand how they belong together, each profiting from the other. It respects what can be known by faith alone, but does not exclude the intelligibility of what is revealed. In these contemplative and insightful essays, Schall shares a lifetime of study in political philosophy, a wide-ranging discipline and perhaps the most vital context in which reason and revelation meet. “Father James V. Schall is one of the few renaissance men still among us. His knowledge of various areas of reality and human endeavor is encyclopedic.” ―Kenneth Baker, S.J., editor, Homiletic & Pastoral Review |
Contents
The Outstanding Eccentricity | |
The Very Graciousness of Being | |
Political Philosophy and | |
Some Philosophical Thoughts on | |
What Is Piety? | |
From Justice to Friendship | |
On What | |
On Being Fully Human | |
Transcendence and Political Philosophy | |
Mysticism Political Philosophy and Play | |
Sports and Philosophy | |
The Real Alternatives to Just | |
On Choosing Not to | |
The Beginning of the Real Story | |
God Is Not Alone | |
The Point of Medieval Political Philosophy | |
Possessed of Both a Reason and a Revelation | |
Conclusion On Being Allowed to Read Monte Cristo | |
Bibliography | |
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