Atheism, Modernism, Integral Catholicism: On some aspects of the Excommunication of Alfred Loisy Cover Image

Ateismus, modernismus, integrální katolicismus. K některým aspektům exkomunikace Alfreda Loisyho
Atheism, Modernism, Integral Catholicism: On some aspects of the Excommunication of Alfred Loisy

Author(s): Tomáš Petráček
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Modernist crisis; Alfred Loisy; modernism; catholic church; atheism

Summary/Abstract: This study deals with some aspects in the process of personal development of French biblical scholar and priest Alfred Loisy (1857–1940), especially from the entry of his books into the Index of Forbidden Books to his excommunication in 1908. It focuses on the dynamics and character of the conflict between Loisy and the church representatives and on the theme of his religious faith or infidelity (atheism). It discusses the main motives for the dispute between Loisy and the conservative ecclesiastical circles in France and at the Roman Curia, which was mainly related to the image of the Church and the way in which power was exercised in it.

  • Issue Year: XXII/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-25
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Czech