Roman Catholic Modernists Confront the Great War [Hardcover]

This book project traces the thought of several Roman Catholic Modernists (and one especially virulent anti-Modernist) as they confronted the intellectual challenges posed by the Great war from war from 1895 to 1907.Introduction; C. J. T. Talar 1. Alfred Loisy and the Great War; C. J. T. Talar 2. Laberthonniere and the Great War : A Modernist in the Trenches; Giacomo Losito 3. Baron Friedrich von Hugel and the Great War; Lawrence Barmann 4. Joseph Sauer - a German Modernist in War Time; Claus Arnold 5. The Ways of Providence and the Sufferings of War: Canon Henri Delassus's Les Pourquoi de la Guerre mondiale; C. J. T. Talar

This book off ers an original contribution to the field. Rather than just considering the thought of the Roman Catholic Modernists after the period of 'Crisis,' the contributors also address 'modernism' within the context of the Great War and the identity crisis of 'modernity' itself. As ultra-modern warfare caused unprecedented casualty counts, cultural catastrophe ensued, leading many to wonder, was rational 'civilization' actually irrational 'barbarism'? These essays make us reconsider the 'Modernist Crisis' within this broader traumatic historical context. Stephen Schloesser, Loyola University of Chicago, USA