Jean-Luc Barré, a journalist and historian, is the author of several books, including Le Seigneur-Chat: Philippe Berthelot, 1866–1934.
Bernard E. Doering (1924–2016) was professor emeritus of Romance languages and literatures at the University of Notre Dame.
"[Jacques and Raïssa Maritain's] lives spanned the period running
from the Dreyfus case in 1894 to the death of Jacques Maritain in
1973. And since they had been involved, personally and
intellectually, in all the agitations of this momentous period in
both French and world history, this account of their lives offers a
fascinating panorama of the clashing ideas and ideals that still
echo in our own time." —The New Republic
"Jean-Luc Barré's book is an important contribution to
understanding Jacques and Raïssa Maritain, and it has been rightly
recognized as providing insights into the life and character of a
couple who, for a time, seemed to have their finger on the pulse of
intellectual life and culture in mid-twentieth century western
Europe and the Americas." —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"For those who have known Raïssa chiefly through Jacques and
Jacques through his books, this substantial account of their lives
will introduce a man and a woman passionate in their causes,
prayerful in all circumstances and intrepid in the integrity of
their humanism." —America
"From start to finish, it is a story of this devoted pair as
'beggars for heaven,' as a husband and wife who were passionate
about the salvation of souls." —New Oxford Review
"First published ten years ago, this was the first true biography
of Jacques Maritain, and it has had no rivals since. . . His
complete works in French have been published, and there is an
English collected works in progress. Barré's biography has given
new stimulus to this welcome longevity, and Bernard Doering has put
us in his debt with his elegant translation." —First Things
"Bernard Doering has done an extremely admirable job translating
Barré's prose. . . Barré's book serves as a good foundation. His
extensive use of the Maritain archives at Kolbsheim will doubtless
aid future scholars." —Religion and Literature
"Much has been written on Maritain, perhaps the most influential
French theologian of the twentieth century, but now we have a
masterly biography that details what was so important for him, the
inner life, the working of the soul. . . . this book is a
magnificent achievement: would we had the same quality biographical
work for de Lubac and von Balthasar." —Ecclesiastical History
“Barré's narrative is so wonderfully stirring and multifaceted that
it generates its own lacunae in the minds of readers. . . [who] owe
Bernard Doering a deep debt of gratitude for a superb translation.”
—The Catholic Historical Review
“This is a fine book, a pleasure to read, nicely translated by
Bernard E. Doering of Notre Dame. The focus is on the lives of two
remarkable people with general information about their thought.”
—Cistercian Studies Quarterly
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