Luigi Giussani and Catholic Historiography

Authors

  • Samuel Klumpenhouwer University of Toronto, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/pch.2570

Keywords:

Luigi Giussani, Communion and Liberation, Catholic Church, history, historiography, rationalism, Protestantism

Abstract

This essay explores the difficulties of conducting historiographical research from a Catholic view point. It through the life and writings of Luigi Giussani, founder of the movement Communion and Liberation. Three main approaches to history will be explored: the rationalist approach, the Protestant approach, and finally the Orthodox-Catholic approach. The essay argues that only the third approach is sufficient to examine the historical claims about Jesus.

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Published

2018-11-30

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2018)

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