| Tradition: Concept and Claim Contributor(s): Pieper, Josef (Author), Kopff, E. Christian (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1587318792 ISBN-13: 9781587318795 Publisher: St. Augustine's Press OUR PRICE: $12.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Religious - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General |
| Dewey: 148 |
| LCCN: 2010008832 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.32" W x 8.54" (0.39 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "This is a profound reflection on contemporary understandings and misunderstandings of what tradition is. Pieper argues powerfully that the modern scientific situation, and the zeal for the new, do not and cannot supersede the human need of tradition if we are to orient ourselves in the world and find meaning. Pieper's quest for the reconciliation of reason/science with tradition/revelation suggests Thomas Aquinas speaking in the language and context of our time." - Timothy Fuller, Lloyd E. Worner Distinguished Service Professor, Colorado College "Josef Pieper, in this lucid translation, shows that tradition is not the same as 'traditionalism'; nor is it the mindless repetition of a past no longer understood. Rather, tradition is the handing down and the reception, generation after generation, of unchanging truths that originate vin a primal revelation. Pieper shows in a brilliant, paradigm-shifting way, how philosophy, theology, science, and the arts interact with tradition, and how a sense of unchanging sacred tradition is necessary for human community." - Gene Edward Veith, Patrick Henry College |
