Vergil: Father of the West 2022 Jacques Maritain (1882–1973) was perhaps

Jacques Maritain (1882–1973) was perhaps the greatest Catholic philosopher of the twentieth century

as Gilson demonstrates the abiding unity of mind and heart in the Christian intellectual life

In this setting

is this: “Elusiveness is an essential constituent of his thought

(Pope John XXIII

Vergil: Father of the West 2022 Jacques Maritain (1882–1973) was perhapsBy Theodor Haecker Translated by Anthony Giambrone, O. P. Vergil, Father of the West may best be classified as a work transcending classification. As its translator Anthony Giambrone, O. P., remarks in his Introduction: Haecker has written a book about a poet and his poetry which is also a book about love and work, tragedy, piety, and providence. To the question, VergilFather of the West? Why Vergil?Haecker responds: It is a title cum fundamento in