Bares the private thoughts and feelings of French Christian philosopher Maritain (1882-1973) and firebrand American socialist Alinsky (1909-72) and documents the close and abiding friendship between them by presenting the letters they exchanged, 1945-1971. Annotated to identify people and events. Cross-referenced. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Maritain, Jacques; Alinsky, Saul D.; Doering, Bernard E.

Jacques Maritain; Saul David Alinsky; Bernard E Doering

edited with introduction and notes by Bernard Doering

Bernard E. Doering; Jacques Maritain

University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, 1994

United States, United States of America

Notre Dame, Ind. [u.a, 1994

Notre Dame, Indiana, 1994

Notre Dame, copyr. 1994

February 1994

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Far more telling than mere biography, this collection of the extant letters exchanged between philosopher Jacques Maritain and social activist Saul Alinsky reveals a deep and intimate friendship, however unexpected and unlikely. Indeed, to all who knew or knew of them the dignified, prominent philosopher and the earthy, truculent genius of social reform seemed antithetical to one another in almost every way.
The Maritain-Alinsky correspondence began in 1945, shortly after they met, and continued until Alinsky's death in 1972. The tone and content of the letters vary widely, ranging from expressions of mutual admiration and friendship, to details of the triumphs and tragedies of their personal lives, to anguished considerations of death and immortality.
In their letters Maritain and Alinsky offer each other personal expressions of strong mutual support - as well as judicious warnings and slightly apprehensive distancing - for the different works each had undertaken at various times in his respective careers. They also discuss the Catholic church, taking ironic jibes at clerical pomposity and exchanging praise of the socially aware.
Though it is difficult to tell whether either man had a significant influence on the thought and work of the other, their correspondence attests that the philosopher and the provocateur, so different in personality, educational backgrounds, demeanor, and intellectual affinities, enjoyed a surprisingly intimate and extraordinary friendship.
With context and interpretation of the letters provided by the editor, this intriguing collection of lively, moving letters not only reveals the depths of a most improbable friendship, it also goes far in exposing the humanity behind the personas.

The Philosopher and the Provocateur
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE LETTERS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
XVI
XVII
XVIII
XIX
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XXI
XXII
XXIII
XXIV
XXV
XXVI
XXVII
XXVIII
XXIX
XXX
XXXI
XXXII
XXXIII
XXXIV
XXXV
XXXVI
XXXVII
XXXVIII
XXXIX
XL
XLI
XLII
XLIII
XLIV
XLV
XLVI
XLVII
XLVIII
XLIX
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LI
LII
LIII
LIV
LV
LVI
LVII
LVIII
LIX
LX
LXI
LXII
LXIII
LXIV
LXV
LXVI
LXVII
LXVIII
LXIX
LXX
LXXI
LXXII
LXXIII
LXXIV
EPILOGUE
INDEX
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
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T
V
W

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