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A Monument to Saint Augustine
Essays on Some Aspects of His Thought Written in Commemoration of His 15th Centenary
by Martin Cyril D'Arcy, Maurice Blondel, Christopher Dawson, Étienne Gilson and Jacques Maritain
Imprint: Wipf and Stock
The lecturers are all authorities in their respective spheres: philosophy is dealt with by Professor H. A. Hodges and education by Christopher Dawson; Miss Dorothy L. Sayers contributes a lecture on Christian aesthetics; Maurice B. Reckitt, the editor of Christendom, discusses industrial problems; and the introductory and closing lectures are by Canon Demant, the editor.
Etienne Gilson (1884-1978) is also the author of 'Christian Philosophy,' 'Linguistics and Philosophy,' 'The Christian Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, and 'The Unity of Philosophical Experience.'
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.
"A remarkable tribute." -- The New Statesman
"No more appropriate monument could have been devised." -- Observer
"Admirable . . . attractive . . . brilliant." -- Spectator