Gladly to Learn and Gladly to Teach Essays on Religion and Political Philosophy in Honor of Ernest L. Fortin, A.A.

by Foley, Michael P.; Kries, Douglas; Archambault, Paul J.; Benestad, J Brian; Bruell, Christopher; Burns, Timothy; Crosson, Frederick J.; Faulkner, Robert; Guerra, Marc D.; Hibbs, Thomas S.; Ivry, Alfred L.; Lamb, Fr. Mathew L.; LePain, Marc A.; Lowenthal,

• ISBN13: 9780739103104
• ISBN10: 0739103105
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-02
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Michael P. Foley
Douglas Kries
Abbreviations	xvii
Part I: Faith and Philosophy	1	(68)
The Paradox of Christian Tradition	3	(14)
Michael P. Foley
Philosophy and Belief	17	(12)
Frederick J. Crosson
The Jerusalem of Medieval Jewish Philosophy	29	(24)
Alfred L. Ivry
Philosophy, Political Philosophy, and Historicism in Pope John Paul II's Fides et Ratio	53	(16)
J. Brian Benestad
Part II: Christianity and Politics	69	(40)
Tra feltro e feltro: Whence Dante's Greyhound?	71	(12)
Marc A. LePain
On Christianity and Political Life: Shakespeare's Henry V	83	(12)
David Lowenthal
In the Wake of the Enlightenment: The Catholic Church and Political Theory	95	(14)
Thomas S. Hibbs
Part III: Ancients and Moderns	109	(106)
Moderation and the Common Good in Ancient and Modern Thought	111	(14)
Douglas Kries
Rights, Duties, and the Problem of Humility	125	(20)
Paul W. McNellis
Ancient and Modern Political Rationalism in the Thought of Leo Strauss	145	(18)
Timothy Burns
Prudence and the Legislative Art in Book II of Aristotle's Politics	163	(18)
Marc D. Guerra
Augustine's Confessions as Autobiography: Premodern or Modern?	181	(14)
Paul J. Archambault
Eternity and Time	195	(20)
Fr. Matthew L. Lamb
Part IV: The Challenges of Modern Democracy	215	(62)
Washington and the Founding of Constitutional Democracy	217	(22)
Robert Faulkner
Kant on Democratic Honor	239	(18)
Susan Meld Shell
Political Correctness	257	(14)
Harvey C. Mansfield
``True Esotericism''	271	(6)
Christopher Bruell
Part V: The Life and Work of Ernest Fortin	277	(26)
An Interview with Ernest L. Fortin, A. A., and Photographs of His Life	279	(24)
Michael P. Foley
Bibliography of the Published Work of Ernest Fortin	303	(14)
Michael P. Foley
Douglas Kries
Index	317	(4)
About the Contributors	321