In the Lógos of Love
Promise and Predicament in Catholic Intellectual Life
Edited by Fr. James L. Heft, SM and Una M. Cadegan
Reviews and Awards
"[T]he real value of this volume lies in the finely textured picture of contemporary Catholic intellectual life painted in different strokes by the various contributors. Each chapter presents highly relevant descriptions of present cultural realities and the efforts of Catholic scholars to avail themselves of the resources of CIT in diverse contexts...this text would make a welcome addition to the library of any Catholic university, center, or institute seeking resources for thoughtfully engaging the Catholic intellectual tradition."--American Catholic Studies
"These wide-ranging papers examine Catholic intellectual life fifty years after Vatican II. The 'predicament' is that Catholic intellectual and cultural achievements and resources are overshadowed by internal divisions, changing patterns of religious belief and practice, pressures on academic institutions, and a changing media culture. Contributors resist simplistic arguments about secularism and relativism and hold out the hope, the 'promise,' that renewed commitment to the 'Logos of Love,' truth and charity, will enable Catholic scholars and artists, now at the intellectual centers, to enrich the Church and the human family." --David O'Brien, Loyola Professor of Catholic Studies, Emeritus, College of the Holy Cross