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The History and Principles of American Personalism: A Comparison of the Harvard and Boston University Schools
The History and Principles of American Personalism: A Comparison of the Harvard and Boston University Schools

Author(s): Randall E. Auxier
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Higher Education
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: philosophy; theology; personalism; American personalist thought; German roots; the Boston University and the Harvard schools of personalism;

Summary/Abstract: The author of this article outlines the background of American personalist philosophy and theology, and then he traces these German roots through to the two primary schools of American personalist thought: the Boston University and the Harvard schools of personalism. Along the way he points to the major points on influence and divergence of the development of American personalism. He summarizes the principles of both schools as well as the views rejected, both philosophical and religious, by personalists.

  • Issue Year: 69/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 21-36
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English