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Bernanos: His Political Thought and Prophecy
“I am a Catholic writer,” stated Georges Bernanos. “You see in me neither economist nor a politician; I am a novelist.” Yet the same talents which brought him to the forefront of Catholic literature also established him as a notable social critic and commentator. In His Political Thought and Prophecy , Thomas Molnar provides a thorough examination of the profound insight and prophetic character of those critical writings. Among modern social critics, Bernanos holds a unique eschewing existentialism, humanism, romanticism, and historicism, he instead held the Christian faith as the beginning and end of his thought and brought its light to bear in “pleadings for freedom, for individuality, for life as conceived by God.” A faithful, informative representation of Bernanos’ thought and its attendant struggles, His Political Thought and Prophecy succeeds in its purpose of illuminating the man whose self-declared mission was to “follow truth wherever it leads…and profess it regardless of the consequences.”
232 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1996
About the author
Thomas Steven Molnar
59 books19 followersThomas Steven Molnar (Hungarian: Molnár Tamás) was a Catholic philosopher, historian and political theorist.
Molnar completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Brussels in Belgium and received his Ph.D. in philosophy and history from Columbia University in New York City.
He was visiting professor of philosophy of religion at the University of Budapest. As author of over forty books in French and English he published on a variety of subjects including religion, politics, and education. He emigrated to the United States, where he taught for many years at Brooklyn College. Molnar said he was inspired by Russell Kirk's The Conservative Mind . Like Kirk, he wrote a good deal for the magazine National Review. In addition, Kirk and Molnar were founding board members of Una Voce America.
Molnar admired Charles Maurras and wrote that French failure to honor Maurras' conservative values was a component of the "agony of France".
He died at the age of 89 on Tuesday 20 July 2010.
Among the awards Molnar received was the Széchenyi Prize, from the President of the Republic of Hungary.
Molnar completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Brussels in Belgium and received his Ph.D. in philosophy and history from Columbia University in New York City.
He was visiting professor of philosophy of religion at the University of Budapest. As author of over forty books in French and English he published on a variety of subjects including religion, politics, and education. He emigrated to the United States, where he taught for many years at Brooklyn College. Molnar said he was inspired by Russell Kirk's The Conservative Mind . Like Kirk, he wrote a good deal for the magazine National Review. In addition, Kirk and Molnar were founding board members of Una Voce America.
Molnar admired Charles Maurras and wrote that French failure to honor Maurras' conservative values was a component of the "agony of France".
He died at the age of 89 on Tuesday 20 July 2010.
Among the awards Molnar received was the Széchenyi Prize, from the President of the Republic of Hungary.
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