Jacques Maritain

Jacques Maritain (November 18, 1882 – April 28, 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher. He was a convert to Catholicism and the author of more than 60 books. He is responsible for reviving St. Thomas Aquinas for modern times. Pope Paul VI, a long time friend and mentor of Maritain, presented his ?Message to Men of Thought and of Science? at the close of Vatican II to Maritain.

References

• Catholic Encyclopaedia Vol XVI Supplement 1967–1974, by J.W. Evans
• ?Forward? in Introduction to Philosophy, by Stephen J. Vicchio.
• "The Ambassador & The Pope; Pius XII, Jacques Maritain & the Jews", Michael R. Marrus, Commonweal, Oct. 22, 2004
• Maritain en notre temps, H. Bars, Paris, 1959.
• Jacques Maritain: The Man and His Achievement, J. W. Evans, ed., NY, 1963.
• The Philosophy of Jacques Maritain, C. A. Fecher, Westminister, MD, 1963.
• The Achievement of Jacques and Raïssa Maritain: A Bibliography, 1906–1961, D. and I. Gallagher, NY, 1962.
• Jacques Maritain, G. B. Phelan, NY, 1937.