The Evolution of Lamennais' Catholic-Liberal Synthesis

This paper examines the sustained attempt by Félicité Lamennais to solve the perennial ethical problem of the rapport between liberty and authority. An early apostle of the Romantic reaction of the early 19th century, Lamennais, in his deep-seated yearning for the harmony and religious unity of the...

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Main Author: Oldfield, John J. 1933-2021 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1969]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1969, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 269-288
Further subjects:B Ambivalence
B Political Power
B Morality
B Catholicism
B Faith
B Metaphysics
B Truth
B Liberalism
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