Gladly to Learn and Gladly to Teach: Essays on Religion and Political Philosophy in Honor of Ernest L. Fortin, A.A.For half a century, Ernest Fortin's scholarship has charmed and educated theologians and philosophers with its intellectual search for the best way to live. Written by friends, colleagues, and students of Fortin, this book pays tribute to a remarkable thinker in a series of essays that bear eloquent testimony to Fortin's influence and his legacy. A formidable commentator on Catholic philosophical and political thought, Ernest Fortin inspired others with his restless inquiries beyond the boundaries of conventional scholarship. With essays on subjects ranging across philosophy, political science, literature, and theology Gladly to Learn and Gladly to Teach reflects the astonishing depth and breadth of Fortin's contribution to contemporary thought. |
Contents
The Paradox Of Christian Tradition | 3 |
Philosophy And Belief | 17 |
The Jerusalem Of Medieval Jewish Philosophy | 29 |
Philosophy Political Philosophy And Historicism In Pope John Paul IIs Fides Et Ratio | 53 |
Christianity And Politics | 69 |
Tra Feltro E Feltro Whence Dantes Greyhound? | 71 |
On Christianity And Political Life Shakespeares Henry V | 83 |
In The Wake Of The Enlightenment The Catholic Church And Political Theory | 95 |
Augustines Confessions As Autobiography Premodern Or Modern? | 181 |
Eternity And Time | 195 |
The Challenges Of Modern Democracy | 215 |
Washington And The Founding Of Constitutional Democracy | 217 |
Kant On Democratic Honor | 239 |
Political Correctness | 257 |
True Esotericism | 271 |
The Life And Work Of Ernest Fortin | 277 |
Ancients And Moderns | 109 |
Moderation And The Common Good In Ancient And Modern Thought | 111 |
Rights Duties And The Problem Of Humility | 125 |
Ancient And Modern Political Rationalism In The Thought Of Leo Strauss | 145 |
Prudence And The Legislative Art In Book II Of Aristotles Politics | 163 |
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