Emmanuel Tourpe

Gift and the Unity of Being

Theology

“I believed I was simply opening a brilliant, but also a routine comment on Giussani's thought. But what I discovered here was a masterpiece! This book is no more than one of the most complete expressions of the . . . paradigm of 'gift' in present Catholic thought, embracing the neglected polarity of gift and to-be-given.”

Maurice Blondel

Philosophy

“Here, at last, is the standard reference book on Maurice Blondel's philosophy that we have been desperately waiting for. Absolutely clear and accessible even to nonconnoisseurs, this book succeeds in showing how much Blondel's thought is the conceptual reflection of his deep spiritual experience. Written by a real metaphysician, this masterpiece embraces for the first time the wholeness of Blondel's thorough intentions, from the very first notes to the final texts. Maurice Blondel: A Philosophical Life is, indeed, an event. There will be henceforth a 'before' and an 'after' Oliva Blanchette's book, which will delight not only Blondelian researchers but also the entire philosophical community.”