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  • Paperback: 591 pages
  • Publisher: Ignatius Press; Sewn edition (November 16, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 158617990X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1586179908
  • Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 1.5 x 10 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsIf you have an interested in Catholic intellectual tradition of the 20th Century, this book provides a basic overview
By Stuart Dunn TOP 500 REVIEWER on December 7, 2015
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When we think back on the 20th Century, the first thing that enters most of our minds is war. The United States and other global parties lived through two World Wars and many lives were lost. When we look at the Catholic landscape in the 20th Century, the big event that comes to mind is the Second Vatican Council. However, there was so much going on in this century, both in the secular world and the Catholic world, that it's easy to get overwhelmed. Robert Royal's latest book A Deeper Vision provides a brief (600+ pages) overview of the Catholic intellectual tradition of the 20th Century. Such figures discussed include Ratzinger, Wojtyla, du Lubac, Pieper, Chesterton, and Tolkien just to name a few! Royal's book is divided into the following sections:

Part One: Faith and Reason
1. The Thomist Revival and Preconcilar Catholic Thought
2. Catholic Philosophy in a Time of Turmoil
3. Theology and the Throes of Modernity
4. Critical Interlude: The Second Vatican Council
5. A Renewed Theology and Modern Culture
6. The Three Ages of Scripture Studies
7. Scripture Study after the Council

Part Two: Creed and Culture
8. The Emergence of Culture as a Protagonist
9. Freshness Deep Down Things: The Catholic Literary Revival
10. The Two Frances
11. The Motley Society and After

I started this book at the beginning, as you would any book, but quickly found myself puzzled. Philosophy has never been my strong suit, nor has Thomas Aquinas. I plugged along, absorbing as much as I could. Chapter Three I started to get more familiar with the subject matter and didn't feel as overwhelmed. I found Pope Paul VI's statement on Vatican II very telling.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA wonderful read
By Great Silence on May 21, 2016
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Before starting on the book I wondered how Royal would manage to meaningfully present a topic so massive in scope. I am happy to report that he manages this ambitious project in an entertaining and informative manner, without being too superficial or general.

Catholic philosophy, art, social justice and theology all get assessed through their most notable representatives during the period under review (a contentious topic in itself), with just enough detail (mostly) to whet the appetite and to provide a summary and explanation of the developments during the twentieth century that have taken Catholicism to where it is today.

Along the way we rather obviously meet the old and obvious favorites like Chesterton, Belloc, Waugh, Greene, a variety of popes, Vatican II, encyclicals, all the powerful and beautiful, controversial and difficult aspects that make up this much beloved faith.

Royal writes in a dense but clear style, and he treats the various topics and developments with a generous approach, but still with the steady hand of a conservative Catholic always present. He does not shy away from justified criticism of individuals, movements or developments, which throughout makes him a credible companion.

I must accept that for the non-Catholic the book could be boring, presumptuous, triumphalist or just of very little interest. However, if one is aware of the influence that Catholicism brought to the world during the 20th century, as this book so clearly sets out, then the fair and balanced reader will no doubt find much of value in the book, even if only as history, sociology, literary criticism and so on.

I could have enjoyed another few hundred pages of this wonderful read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsReading this great bookCatholic intellectual in the world and Sharrett with otherss
By Cj Mccloskey III on February 20, 2016
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If you are you interested in the Catholic Church in the 20th Century there is not a better book then this one it is an intellectual approach of the greatest figures of the Catholic Church Saints and philosophers had a great history the second Vatican Council this is not a book to put on you shelf but rather read it again and again for insights of the world's longest lived religion I highly recommended it
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By John F. O'Hara on March 1, 2016
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Thorough and well written, mr. Royal knows his stuff.
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