JACQUES AND RAISSA MARITAIN

Beggars for Heaven focuses not only on the Maritains philosophical work, but also on their pursuit of social justice, their opposition to the Vichy, their battle against intellectual repression in the church, and their contemplative life of prayer and devotion. Barré places a particular emphasis on the Maritains close and supportive friendships with novelists, poets, painters, and musicians who were considered revolutionary at the time. Doering s translation will appeal not only to scholars but also to anyone interested in intellectual history generally and the intellectual history of modern Catholicism in particular.