Catholic Churchmen in Science - Couverture souple

Walsh, James J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1617204102 ISBN 13 : 9781617204104

Editeur : SMK Books, 2015

Synopsis

James Joseph Walsh, M.D., LL.D., Litt.D., Sc.D. (1865-1942) was an American physician and author, born in New York City. He graduated from Fordham College in 1884 and from the University of Pennsylvania (M.D.) in 1895. After postgraduate work in Paris, Vienna and Berlin he settled in New York.

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James Joseph Walsh (1865-1942) was an American physician, historian, educator, and prolific Catholic writer whose work often examined the relationship between religion, medicine, science, and intellectual history. Trained as a medical doctor and deeply engaged with the history of medicine, Walsh became known for books that challenged simplified accounts of the Middle Ages and the Catholic Church's role in education, scholarship, and scientific development.Walsh wrote extensively on medical history, medieval universities, Catholic culture, and the lives of scholars whose work connected faith with learning. In books such as Catholic Churchmen in Science, The Popes and Science, and The Thirteenth: Greatest of Centuries, he argued that Catholic institutions and churchmen played a far more constructive role in the preservation and advancement of knowledge than was often acknowledged in popular anti-Catholic or anti-medieval narratives.Though shaped by the apologetic concerns of the early twentieth century, Walsh's work remains historically significant for its defence of Catholic intellectual tradition and its attention to the religious figures who participated in scientific and medical development. He is remembered as an important Catholic historian of science, medicine, education, and church history.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SMK Books
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1617204102
• ISBN 13: 9781617204104
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 116
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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