The Role of Philosophy in the Formation of Priests

Christian Philosophy and Religious Renewal (edited by George McLean, O.M.I. ), Catholic University of America Press (1966), 174, 40s. Examines the positive contribution which the contemporary philosophy of man, his world and his God has to make in facing the challenge of religious renewal in the wake of Vatican II. Main purpose in this and following books: 'to develop a Christian philosophy for the age of renewal'. Contributions by Dietrich von Hildebrand, Norris Clarke, S.J., Louis Geiger, O.P., Robert Johann, S.J., Bernard Haring, C.SS.R., Reginald Masterson, O.P., Avery Dulles, S.J., and others.

Christian Philosophy in the College and Seminary (edited by George McLean, O.M.I.), C.U.A. (1966), 193, 44s. Proceedings of the Catholic University of America Workshop on 'Christian Philosophy and Religious Renewal'. Contains: 1. Reports on seminars regarding the content and teaching of a contemporary Christian philosophy, including one report of 130 pages on philosophy in the seminary. 2. Papers on the relation of philosophy to theology.

Christian Wisdom and Christian Formation. Theology, Philosophy and the Catholic Student (edited by McGannon, Cooke, and Klubertanz, S.J.), Sheed and Ward (New York 1964). Mainly papers read at the Jesuit Educational Association Loyola University Workshop, Los Angeles, August 1962. It is the result of an inquiry by twenty-eight Jesuit colleges and universities (U.S.A.) into the nature and function of theology and philosophy as academic disciplines and how these disciplines relate to the moral, religious and spiritual formation of their students.

Filosofia e formazione ecclesiastica, published by the Sacred Congregation for Seminary and University Studies ( Vatican Press 1960). Contributions read at a Congress of the Seminary Philosophy Teachers of Italy, Rome, April 1957. In three parts: (1) Philosophy and Ecclesiastical Formation; (2) Pedagogical Aspects of Philosophy Teaching; (3) Towards a more concrete and living presentation of the treatises.

L'enseignement de la philosophie. An International Enquiry by UNESCO (Paris 1953). Contains ten articles on the state of philosophy teaching (methods and opportunities) in different countries and a concluding chapter containing valuable recommendations to philosophy teachers.

Seminary Education in a Time of Change (edited by J. M. Lee and L. J. Putz ), Fides Publishers (1965 ), 580. Fifteen contributors. N.B. Excellent article by ROBERT O. JOHANN, Philosophy in the Seminary Curriculum, 451-78.

Teaching Thomism Today (edited by G. F. McLean ), Proceedings of Workshop on 'Teaching Thomism Today' at Catholic University of America, June 1962 . C.U.A. Press (Washington 1963).

Baker, A. , Philosophy in the Seminary, in The Furrow, XIV (July 1963),430-38.

Bouillard , Henry, S.J. , The Logic of the Faith, Gill (Dublin 1967).

Bouillard, H., s.J. , Human Experience as Starting-Point for Fundamental Theology, in Concilium, vol. 6, 1 (June 1965), 42-9.

Collins, James , Three Paths in Philosophy ( Chicago (Regnery) 1962). Note especially ch. 10: The Problem of a Perennial Philosophy, 255-79.

Corcoran , Patrick, C.M. , The Influence of Existentialism on Contemporary Theology, I - Existentialism and Theology; II - Existentialism and Dialectical Theology, in The Irish Ecclesiastical Record (Feb.-March, May 1967),105-13,287-300.

Davis, Charles , Theology and its Present Task, in Theology and the University, edited by John Coulson (London 1963),101-39.

Davis, Charles , God's Grace in History. A discussion of the Christian's attitude to the modem secular world. Fontana, The Maurice Lectures (1966).

Dewart, Leslie , The Future of Belief: Theism in a World Come of Age, Herder and Herder (New York 1966 ), 223. (Professor of Philosophy at St Michael's College in the University of Toronto). Radical position on Christianity and Humanism; his aim is to sketch an approach to 'the problem of integrating Christian theistic beliefs with the everyday experience of contemporary man'.

Dewart, Leslie , Have We Loved the Past Too Long?, in America (17 Dec. 1966). Provocative article on 'dehellenization of Christianity'.

Donceel , Joseph, S.J. , Philosophy in a Catholic University, in America (24 Sept. 1966), where he advocates what he calls a 'transcendental Thomism'. See also replies to this article: Philosophy in the Catholic College, in America (21 Jan. 1967).

Donceel, J. , Thomism: How Much To Keep?, in Anrerica (22 April 1967). Explains what he means by 'transcendental Thomism', viz. the development of the formal component of Thomism which remains permanently valid and valuable; and indicates what he considers should be salvaged of Thomism.

Dondeyne, A. , Contemporary European Thought and Christian Faith, Duquesne Philosophy Series (Pittsburgh 1963).

Ernst , Cornelius, O.P. , Philosophy in the Seminary' in New Blackfriars (March 1965), 330-39. From the point of view of the theologian.

Gardet, Louis , Valeur et méthode de l'enseignement philosophique comme préparation à la théologie, in Seminarium (Vatican 1966), n. 3.

Gardet, Louis , L'enseignement de la philosophie: quelques suggestions concrètes, in Seminarium, n. 1 ( 1967).

Gilson, E. , The Philosopher and Theology (Autobiographical) (Random House, New York 1962).

Goldbrunner, Josef , Realization. Anthropology of Pastoral Care (transl. by P. Bailey and E. Reinecke), Herder & Herder (1966), 35s.

Hassel, David , S.J. , Philosophy and the Priesthood, in The American Ecclesiastical Review (Jan. 1967),10-25.

Hickey, Denis , Philosophy : The Old or the New?, in The Clergy Review (August 1966), 588-604.

Hurley , DENIS (Archbishop), Pastoral Emphasis in Seminary Studies, in The Furrow, XII (Jan. 1962), 16-30.

Hurley, Denis and Cunnane, Joseph , Vatican II on Priests and Seminaries , Scepter Books (Dublin - Chicago 1967).

Kalinowsky, J. and Swiezawski , La philosophie à l'heure du Concile, Société d'Editions Internationales (Paris 1965). Written in the form of a dialogue between these two Polish Thomists, Professors of Philosophy at the Catholic University of Lublin, Poland; discusses three main questions: (a) the place of philosophy in the intellectual life of Christianity and in Christian education; (2) the notion of a Christian Philosophy; and (3) the significance of St Thomas's contribution to philosophy and his place in Christian teaching today.

Maritain, J. , On the Use of Philosophy, Princeton University Press (1961),71. Three essays: 1. The Philosopher in Society. 2. Truth and Human Fellowship. 3. God and Science.

Mchenry, F. , Philosophy and the Renewal of Moral Theology , in The Irish Ecclesiastical Record (Feb.-March 1967),92-104.

Mcshane, P. , S.J. , Theology and Wisdom, in Sciences Ecclésiastiques, XV (Oct.-Dec. 1963), 419-38.

Nedoncelle, Maurice , Is there a Christian Philosophy?, Faith and Fact Series, Burns and Oates ( London ).

Newman, J.H. CARD , The Idea of a University, Longmans, Green and Co. (edition 1907).

Potts, T. , Philosophy in Universities and Seminaries, in The Tablet (19 and 26 Sept. 1964). Contains a stringent critique of the traditional methods of teaching philosophy in seminaries.

Tresmontant, Claude , Reflections of a Left-Wing Catholic, in Studies (Winter 1965), 385-407.

Van Riet, G. , Foi chrétienne et réflexion philosophique, in Foi et reflexion philosophique. Mélanges Franz Grégoire ( Louvain 1961), 33-65. Good critical survey of many present-day positions on faith and philosophy.

Verbeke, G. , Christian Faith and Philosophical Research, in Studies (Summer 1966), 120-30.

Verbeke, G. , Apologia philosophiae, in Tijdschrift voor Philosophie 19 (1957), 580-98.

Wicker, Brian , Culture and Theology, Sheed and Ward ( Stagbooks) (1966).