November 30, 1999

Books

Beyond the Catacomb

God, Philosophy, UniversitiesA Selective History of the Catholic Philosophical Tradition Alasdair MacIntyreRowman & Littlefield, $29.95, 200 pp.

John J. DeGioia

There is a prophetic quality to much of the work of Alasdair MacIntyre, a quality present in his new book, God, Philosophy, Universities. MacIntyre traces the intellectual history of the Catholic tradition and describes with urgency the defining questions for work within that tradition. How do we understand the nature of inquiry if we assume a belief in God? Can we reconcile th (...)


 

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