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Human Destinies
Philosophical Essays in Memory of Gerald Hanratty
Edited by Fran O'Rourke
From 1968 until his death in 2003, Gerald Hanratty was professor of philosophy at University College Dublin. In this volume to his memory, Fran O’Rourke has assembled twenty-six essays reflecting Hanratty’s broad philosophical interests, dealing with central questions of human existence and the ultimate meaning of the universe. Whether engaged in historical investigations into Gnosticism or the Enlightenment, Hanratty was concerned with fundamental themes in the philosophy of religion and philosophical anthropology.
Human Destinies brings together a wide range of approaches to central questions of human nature and destiny. Included are historical studies of classical thinkers of the ancient and…
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Holy Scripture and the Quest for Authority at the End of the Middle Ages
Ian Christopher Levy
All participants in late medieval debates recognized Holy Scripture as the principal authority in matters of Catholic doctrine. Popes, theologians, lawyers—all were bound by the divine truth it conveyed. Yet the church possessed no absolute means of determining the final authoritative meaning of the biblical text—hence the range of appeals to antiquity, to the papacy, and to councils, none of which were ultimately conclusive. Authority in the late medieval church was a vexing issue precisely because it was not resolved.
Ian Christopher Levy’s book focuses on the quest for such authority between 1370 and 1430, from John Wyclif to Thomas…
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2011 AAIS Book Award goes to Dennis Looney's FREEDOM READERS
Dennis Looney’s Freedom Readers: The African American Reception of Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy was awarded First Prize in the 2011 AAIS book award competition, general category.
This prestigious book award, sponsored on a yearly basis by the American Association of Italian Studies, recognizes the most distinguished critical…
William O'Rourke interviewed on Radio Smart Talk
In 1972, a group known as the Harrisburg Seven went on trial for allegedly plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger, the man they saw as the architect of the war in the Nixon Administration. The group, led by Catholic priest Father Phillip Berrigan was also charged with conspiring to blow up…
