Catholic intellectual tradition

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Catholic tradition intellectual tradition

The Catholic intellectual tradition is a centuries-old approach to faith and reason that integrates theology, philosophy, and the liberal arts in a holistic pursuit of truth grounded in Catholic thought and values.

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Label	Occurrences
Catholic intellectual tradition canonical	27
Catholic philosophy	4
Catholic humanism	1
Catholic intellectual life in the United States	1
Catholic philosophical theology	1

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Target entity: Catholic intellectual tradition
Context triple: [Assumption University, hasReligiousMission, Catholic intellectual tradition]

A. Catholic Enlightenment
The Catholic Enlightenment was an 18th-century reform movement within the Catholic Church that sought to reconcile traditional faith with reason, science, and the political ideals of the broader Enlightenment.
B. Neo-scholasticism
Neo-scholasticism is a modern revival and systematic development of medieval scholastic philosophy and theology, especially associated with the renewed study of Thomas Aquinas in the 19th and 20th centuries.
C. Reformed scholasticism
Reformed scholasticism is a post-Reformation theological method within the Reformed tradition that systematically applied rigorous scholastic philosophy and logic to articulate and defend Calvinist doctrine.
D. Scholasticism
Scholasticism was a dominant medieval European intellectual tradition that applied rigorous logical analysis and Aristotelian philosophy to Christian theology and education.
E. Thomism
Thomism is the philosophical and theological school based on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, characterized by its synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Catholic intellectual tradition
Target entity description: The Catholic intellectual tradition is a centuries-old approach to faith and reason that integrates theology, philosophy, and the liberal arts in a holistic pursuit of truth grounded in Catholic thought and values.

A. Catholic Enlightenment
The Catholic Enlightenment was an 18th-century reform movement within the Catholic Church that sought to reconcile traditional faith with reason, science, and the political ideals of the broader Enlightenment.
B. Neo-scholasticism
Neo-scholasticism is a modern revival and systematic development of medieval scholastic philosophy and theology, especially associated with the renewed study of Thomas Aquinas in the 19th and 20th centuries.
C. Reformed scholasticism
Reformed scholasticism is a post-Reformation theological method within the Reformed tradition that systematically applied rigorous scholastic philosophy and logic to articulate and defend Calvinist doctrine.
D. Scholasticism
Scholasticism was a dominant medieval European intellectual tradition that applied rigorous logical analysis and Aristotelian philosophy to Christian theology and education.
E. Thomism
Thomism is the philosophical and theological school based on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, characterized by its synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic tradition ⓘ intellectual tradition ⓘ
addresses	moral and social issues ⓘ questions of ultimate meaning ⓘ relationship between God and the world ⓘ
aimsAt	pursuit of truth ⓘ
associatedWith	Catholic liberal arts education ⓘ Catholic universities ⓘ
characterizedBy	holistic approach to knowledge ⓘ
drawsOn	Sacred Scripture ⓘ linked to: Bible Sacred Tradition ⓘ classical philosophy ⓘ magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ modern Catholic social teaching ⓘ patristic theology ⓘ scholastic theology ⓘ
educationalGoal	formation of the whole person ⓘ integration of knowledge and faith ⓘ
emphasizes	common good ⓘ dignity of the human person ⓘ harmony of faith and reason ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ social justice ⓘ
groundedIn	Catholic thought ⓘ Catholic values ⓘ
historicalDepth	centuries-old ⓘ
inDialogueWith	contemporary culture ⓘ other intellectual traditions ⓘ
influencedBy	Anselm of Canterbury ⓘ Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Bonaventure ⓘ John Henry Newman ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas papal encyclicals ⓘ
integrates	faith ⓘ liberal arts ⓘ philosophy ⓘ reason ⓘ theology ⓘ
religiousContext	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
supports	dialogue between faith and culture ⓘ integration of disciplines ⓘ liberal education ⓘ
values	contemplation ⓘ ethical reflection ⓘ intellectual rigor ⓘ service to others ⓘ
viewsHumanPersonAs	created in the image of God ⓘ
viewsReasonAs	complementary to faith ⓘ

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Assumption University → hasReligiousMission → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

The Love of Learning Leads to the Love of God → associatedWith → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Saint Mary's College of California → emphasizes → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Catholic Academy of Fribourg → affiliation → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

New England and Mid-Atlantic Catholic colleges network → values → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Sacred Heart University → hasReligiousOrientation → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Faith and Reason → relatedTo → Catholic philosophy ⓘ

linked to: Catholic intellectual tradition

Condé B. Pallen → movement → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Newman College, University of Melbourne → notableFor → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies → religiousTraditionContext → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Faculty of Philosophy and Education → hasOrientation → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Transcendental Thomism → developedWithinTradition → Catholic philosophy ⓘ

subject linked to: transcendental Thomism

linked to: Catholic intellectual tradition

Boston College School of Theology and Ministry → educationalPhilosophy → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Integral Humanism → philosophicalTradition → Catholic philosophy ⓘ

linked to: Catholic intellectual tradition

argument from degrees of perfection → usedIn → Catholic philosophy ⓘ

linked to: Catholic intellectual tradition

History of Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages → influencedBy → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Edward A. Pace → contributedTo → Catholic intellectual life in the United States ⓘ

linked to: Catholic intellectual tradition

King's College (Wilkes-Barre) → emphasizes → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Kircherian bibliography of scientific and antiquarian works → associatedWith → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Charles Péguy → movement → Catholic humanism ⓘ

linked to: Catholic intellectual tradition

Love and Truth → inspiredBy → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Sheed & Ward → associatedWith → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J. Chair of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University → associatedConcept → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Stephen Brock → influencedBy → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts → associatedWith → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Lectures on Modern History → influencedBy → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

The History of Freedom in Christianity → associatedWith → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

KUL → notableFor → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law → hasAffiliation → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

subject linked to: Villanova University School of Law

Disputation XVI → hasInfluenceOn → Catholic philosophical theology ⓘ

linked to: Catholic intellectual tradition

Benedictine College → educationalPhilosophy → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

School of Engineering at The Catholic University of America → educationalPhilosophy → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Engineering

School of Arts and Sciences (University of St. Thomas, Houston) → religiousTradition → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Arts and Sciences

Disputation XL → associatedWith → Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ

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