Art & Faith

by Jacques Maritain and Jean Cocteau

Book Overview

The meaning of poetry and the sociological and political significance of art are dealt with in these letters. Jacques Maritain (18 November 1882-28 April 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised as a Protestant, he converted to Catholicism in 1906. An author of more than 60 books, he is responsible for reviving St. Thomas Aquinas for modern times and is a prominent drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Pope Paul VI presented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806529075
• ISBN13: 9780806529073
• Release Date: December 1951
• Publisher: Philosophical Library
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"