From Circle to Cycloid: The Philosophical Value of Religious Cult in Maurice Blondel’s <i>L’Action</i>
This article explores Maurice Blondel’s (1861–1949) later notion of the “cycloid” of thought, particularly as this helps us to understand his earlier work <em>L’Action</em> (1893). The aim is to demonstrate how Blondel incorporates aspects of the Christian faith, particularly the Euchari...
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| description | This article explores Maurice Blondel’s (1861–1949) later notion of the “cycloid” of thought, particularly as this helps us to understand his earlier work <em>L’Action</em> (1893). The aim is to demonstrate how Blondel incorporates aspects of the Christian faith, particularly the Eucharist, into his philosophy without abrogating his “method of immanence”. In particular, the article shows how Blondel saw attention to the Christian spirit as essential to the development of a metaphysics that attends both to finite actions and to the action of God, <i>actus purus</i>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-082c4ca2ec374b84ac1bbca0bd783c1b2024-03-27T14:02:08ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442024-02-0115328310.3390/rel15030283From Circle to Cycloid: The Philosophical Value of Religious Cult in Maurice Blondel’s <i>L’Action</i>Jonathan Martin Ciraulo0Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, Saint Meinrad, IN 47577, USAThis article explores Maurice Blondel’s (1861–1949) later notion of the “cycloid” of thought, particularly as this helps us to understand his earlier work <em>L’Action</em> (1893). The aim is to demonstrate how Blondel incorporates aspects of the Christian faith, particularly the Eucharist, into his philosophy without abrogating his “method of immanence”. In particular, the article shows how Blondel saw attention to the Christian spirit as essential to the development of a metaphysics that attends both to finite actions and to the action of God, <i>actus purus</i>.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/3/283Maurice Blondelidealismsacramental theologyeucharistPhilosophy of Religionsecondary causality |
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| title | From Circle to Cycloid: The Philosophical Value of Religious Cult in Maurice Blondel’s <i>L’Action</i> |
| title_full | From Circle to Cycloid: The Philosophical Value of Religious Cult in Maurice Blondel’s <i>L’Action</i> |
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| title_short | From Circle to Cycloid: The Philosophical Value of Religious Cult in Maurice Blondel’s <i>L’Action</i> |
| title_sort | from circle to cycloid the philosophical value of religious cult in maurice blondel s i l action i |
| topic | Maurice Blondel idealism sacramental theology eucharist Philosophy of Religion secondary causality |
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