Brian Cudahy, ’60, has a new book published by St. Bonaventure University’s Franciscan Institute. “The Metaphysical Insights of Claude Tresmontant” is the first study of Tresmontant written for English-speaking readers.
Tresmontant was a philosopher and theologian who made an important impact on French religious thought in the years after World War II. Only six of his 48 books have been translated into English.
While he was principally influenced by Henri Bedrgson, Maurice Blondel and Teilhard de Chardin, Cudahy makes a case in his book that Tresmontant was also indebted to the work of the 14th-century Franciscan friar Blessed John Duns Scotus.
“It is my sincere hope that my book may someday lead to a resurgence of interest in Tresmontant in the English-speaking world … and through him renewed interest in the work of the Subtle Doctor, Duns Scotus. In fact, to quote Tresmontant, he believed that Scotus may well represent ‘the future of the Church,’” Cudahy said.
Cudahy is also the author of “From Blackmoor Lane to Capitol Hill,” which explores the influence 18th-century Capuchin friar Arthur O’Leary had on John England, the first bishop of Charleston, South Carolina.
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