Neo-Thomism in Action

Multifaceted and in-depth analysis of the neo-scholastic movement

In his encyclical Aeterni Patris (1879), Pope Leo XIII expressed the conviction that the renewed study of the philosophical legacy of Saint Thomas Aquinas would help Catholics to engage in a dialogue with secular modernity while maintaining respect for Church doctrine and tradition. As a result, the neo-scholastic framework dominated Catholic intellectual production for nearly a century thereafter.

This volume assesses the societal impact of the Thomist revival movement, with particular attention to the juridical dimension of this epistemic community. Contributions from different disciplinary backgrounds offer a multifaceted and in-depth analysis of many different networks and protagonists of the neo-scholastic movement, its institutions and periodicals, and its conceptual frameworks. Although special attention is paid to the Leuven Institute of Philosophy and Faculty of Law, the volume also discloses the neo-Thomist revival in other national and transnational contexts. By highlighting diverse aspects of its societal and legal impact, Neo-Thomism in Action argues that neo-scholasticism was neither a sterile intellectual exercise nor a monolithic movement. The book expands our understanding of how Catholic intellectual discourse communities were constructed and how they pervaded law and society during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

Contributors: Philippe Chenaux (Pontifical Lateran University), Jo Deferme, Jean-Pierre Delville, Joeri De Smet (KU Leuven), Kwinten Dewaele (KU Leuven), Vincent Genin (KU Leuven), Emiel Lamberts (KU Leuven), Faustino Martinez Martínez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Erik Sengers (Tilburg School of Catholic Theology), Jakub Štofaník (Masaryk Institute Prague), Cinzia Sulas (Sapienza Rome), Kasper Swerts (ADVN/Antwerp University)

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"Neo-Thomism in Action" was edited by Wim Decock, Bart Raymaekers and Peter Heyrman.

Wim Decock is professor of legal history at UCLouvain and Université de Liège.

Bart Raymaekers is professor in moral philosophy and philosophy of law at the Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven.

Bart Raymaekers is hoogleraar aan het Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte aan KU Leuven. - Hoger Instituut van Wijsbegeerte, KU Leuven

Peter Heyrman is Head of Research at KADOC, the Interfaculty Documentation and Research Centre on Religion, Culture and Society of KU Leuven.

Yes, "Neo-Thomism in Action" is part of the "KADOC-Studies on Religion, Culture and Society" series. It's book 29 in the series.

Elena Arigita Maza (Universidad de Granada)
Florian Bock (Ruhr Universität Bochum)
Timothy Brittain‐Catlin (University of Cambridge)
James Chappel (Duke University)
Kim Christiaens (KADOC-KU Leuven)
Kathleen James-Chakraborty (University College Dublin)
​​​​James Kennedy (Utrecht University)
​​​Franziska Metzger (PH Luzern)
Patrick Pasture (MoSa‐KU Leuven) - chairman
Isabelle Saint‐Martin (EPHE Paris)
Thijl Sunier (VU Amsterdam)
Árpád von Klimó (Catholic University of America)
Veerle De Laet (Leuven University Press)
Peter Heyrman (KADOC-KU Leuven) - secretary

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Proposals and enquiries can be sent to Peter Heyrman. The series welcomes monographs and edited volumes. Book proposals may relate to, for example, the political impact of religion, the dynamics between religion and welfare, and missionary history. All proposals and manuscripts are subject to double blind peer review involving at least one external reviewer (proposals) or at least two (manuscripts). The editors strive towards completing the review of proposals within two months and of complete manuscripts within five months after submission.

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Links & Resources

Neo-Thomism, Law and Society
Prolegomenon to Further Study Wim Decock
THE LANDSCAPE OF NEO-THOMISM
Religious, Political and Social Settings of the Revival of Thomism, 1870-1960 Emiel Lamberts
The 1920s Francophone Thomistic Revival Philippe Chenaux
Neo-Thomism at Leuven’s Faculty of Law Joeri De Smet
NATIONAL CONTEXTS AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
Vetera novis augere or Leuven Quebec augere: Lionel Groulx, Neo-Thomism and French-Canadian Nationalism Kasper Swerts
Reception and Adaptation of Neo-Thomism in East-Central Europe, between the Intellectual and Social Involvement of the Catholic Church Jakub Štofaník
The Influence of Neo-Thomism on Catholic Social Policy-Making in Belgium, 1880-1914 Jo Deferme
Between Gospel and Constitution. Neo-Scholastic Traces in the Legal World of Nineteenth-Century Spain Faustino Martínez Martínez
The Notion of War in the Rivista di Filosofia Neo-Scolastica, 1914-1918 Cinzia Sulas
PROTAGONISTS
A Conservative Reading of Rerum Novarum through a Neo-Scholastic Lens The Jesuit Auguste Castelein (1840-1922) and the Belgian Patrons Catholiques Peter Heyrman
Arthur Vermeersch on Colonial and Conjugal Morality A Presentist Approach to Saint Thomas Vincent Genin
Joannes Aengenent (1873-1935) A Thomistic Sociologist’s Call for a More Humane Economy Erik Sengers

Antoine Pottier and the Neo-Thomistic Roots of Social Justice Jean-Pierre Delville
Neo-Thomism and the Debates on the Just Wage in Belgium (1879-1914) Kwinten Dewaele
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Index
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The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for "Neo-Thomism in Action" is 10.11116/9789461664211.