Alfred Loisy
His Religious Significance

Originally published in 1944, this book presents a study of the life and work of Roman Catholic priest and scholar Alfred Loisy.

Maude D. Petre (Author)

9781107693180, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 April 2014

142 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 0.8 cm, 0.15 kg

Originally published in 1944, this book presents a study of the life and work of Roman Catholic priest and scholar Alfred Loisy, written by fellow Modernist Maude Petre. Petre died shortly after completing this short biography, and the text begins with a note on her life by James A. Walker. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in this important figure in the controversial Catholic Modernist movement.

Part I: Maude Petre James A. Walker
1. Introduction
2. Faith and orthodoxy
3. Duchesne
4. Von Hügel
5. The Modernist movement
6. Isolation
Part II: 7. Christ and Christianity
8. Theology and science
9. The immanent and the transcendent
10. Mystical humanity
11. The future of humanity
12. The significance of Loisy
Appendix. Passages from Loisy's letters.

Subject Areas: Western philosophy, from c 1900 - [HPCF]