Henri Brémond (31 July 1865 – 17 August 1933) was a French literary scholar and philosopher, Catholic priest, and sometime Jesuit. He was one of the theological modernists.
Henri Marie Brémond was born in Aix-en-Provence, the son of Pierre and Thomasine Pons Brémond. His father was a notary; his mother died when he was fourteen. Three of his brothers became priests, two of them Jesuits. A sister became a nun. He attended the College du Sacré-Coeur in Aix.[1]
At the age of seventeen, he joined the Society of Jesus. He served his novitiate in Sidmouth, Devon, and received orders in 1892. He then taught for two years.[2] In 1899, he became the editor of the French Jesuit review Études.
Brémond's early works, such as L'Inquiétude religieuse (1901) dealt with religion and spirituality. He left the Society of Jesus in 1904, but remained a priest. In the summer of 1909 he was suspended for an address he gave at the funeral of his friend, the modernist George Tyrrell. Brémond made a sign of the cross over Tyrrell's grave, for which he was temporarily suspended a divinis by Bishop Amigo, but his faculties to celebrate Mass were restored later that year.
Brémond's attention then turned to the subject of religious sentiment. The same month that he made his submission to the bishop, Brémond began a series of articles in the Annales de philosophie chrétienne, which were then published as Apologie pour Fénelon (1910). French historian of spirituality Émile Goichot sees an explicit "...parallel between Brémond's refusal to disown Tyrrell at his death and Fénelon's conduct in relation to [Madame] Guyon".[3]
Brémond became a prolific author of books on literary topics and Catholicism. Brémond's magnum opus was his Histoire littéraire du sentiment religieux en France.[2] He wrote for Le Correspondant, Revue des deux mondes and the Revue de Paris. He had a permanent interest in English topics, e. g. public schools (Thring of Uppingham), the evolution of Anglican clergy (Walter Lake, J. R. Green) and wrote a study of the psychology of John Henry Newman (1906) (well before Geoffrey Faber's attempt).
Sainte Chantal, published in 1912, was placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum in 1913.[4][5] André Blanchet argues that the book's condemnation was not only due to Brémond's unconventional treatment of the relationship between Jane Frances de Chantal and Francis de Sales, but also because of his friendship with Tyrrell, and his portrayal of Fenelon's arch-critic Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet in Apologie pour Fénelon,[6] an opinion in which Alastair Guinan concurs.[7]
According to Keith Bosley, Henri Brémond helped revive interest in the ThomisticChristian poetry of sonneteerJean de La Ceppède, which was consigned to oblivion at the end of the Renaissance in France and remained so until 1915, when La Ceppède was mentioned in the first volume of Brémond's Histoire littéraire du Sentiment religieux en France. Since then, La Ceppède's poetry has experienced a revival. It has appeared in multiple poetry anthologies and several scholarly works have been written about its author.[8]
Worksedit
L'Inquiétude religieuse. Aubes et lendemains de conversion (1901)
Âmes religieuses (1902)
L'enfant et la vie (1902)
Le Bienheureux Thomas More 1478-1535 (1904) as Sir Thomas More (1913) translated by Henry Child
Le charme d'Athènes et autres essais (1905) with Jean and André Bremond
Newman, essai de biographie psychologique (1906) and translations from J. H. Newman, as The Mystery of Newman (1907) translated by H. C. Corrance
Histoire littéraire du sentiment religieux en France depuis la fin des guerres de religion jusqu'à nos jours (from 1916 to 1936) 11 volumes, as A Literary History of Religious Thought in France (1928) translated by K. L. Montgomery
Anthologie des écrivains catholiques, prosateurs français du XVIIème siècle (1919) with Charles Grolleau
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Henri Bremond 31 July 1865 17 August 1933 was a French literary scholar and philosopher Catholic priest and sometime Jesuit He was one of the theological modernists Henri Bremond right shakes hand with Alexandre Miniac left at the Academie Francaise c 1923 Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHenri Marie Bremond was born in Aix en Provence the son of Pierre and Thomasine Pons Bremond His father was a notary his mother died when he was fourteen Three of his brothers became priests two of them Jesuits A sister became a nun He attended the College du Sacre Coeur in Aix 1 At the age of seventeen he joined the Society of Jesus He served his novitiate in Sidmouth Devon and received orders in 1892 He then taught for two years 2 In 1899 he became the editor of the French Jesuit review Etudes Bremond s early works such as L Inquietude religieuse 1901 dealt with religion and spirituality He left the Society of Jesus in 1904 but remained a priest In the summer of 1909 he was suspended for an address he gave at the funeral of his friend the modernist George Tyrrell Bremond made a sign of the cross over Tyrrell s grave for which he was temporarily suspended a divinis by Bishop Amigo but his faculties to celebrate Mass were restored later that year Bremond s attention then turned to the subject of religious sentiment The same month that he made his submission to the bishop Bremond began a series of articles in the Annales de philosophie chretienne which were then published as Apologie pour Fenelon 1910 French historian of spirituality Emile Goichot sees an explicit parallel between Bremond s refusal to disown Tyrrell at his death and Fenelon s conduct in relation to Madame Guyon 3 Bremond became a prolific author of books on literary topics and Catholicism Bremond s magnum opus was his Histoire litteraire du sentiment religieux en France 2 He wrote for Le Correspondant Revue des deux mondes and the Revue de Paris He had a permanent interest in English topics e g public schools Thring of Uppingham the evolution of Anglican clergy Walter Lake J R Green and wrote a study of the psychology of John Henry Newman 1906 well before Geoffrey Faber s attempt Sainte Chantal published in 1912 was placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum in 1913 4 5 Andre Blanchet argues that the book s condemnation was not only due to Bremond s unconventional treatment of the relationship between Jane Frances de Chantal and Francis de Sales but also because of his friendship with Tyrrell and his portrayal of Fenelon s arch critic Bishop Jacques Benigne Bossuet in Apologie pour Fenelon 6 an opinion in which Alastair Guinan concurs 7 Bremond became a member of the Academie francaise succeeding Louis Duchesne being elected in 1923 to the seat number 36 2 He was also awarded the Legion d honneur He died in Arthez d Asson Henri Bremond died in Arthez d Asson 2 in the Pyrenees Atlantiques department of France and was buried in the Saint Pierre Cemetery of Aix en Provence Legacy editAccording to Keith Bosley Henri Bremond helped revive interest in the Thomistic Christian poetry of sonneteer Jean de La Ceppede which was consigned to oblivion at the end of the Renaissance in France and remained so until 1915 when La Ceppede was mentioned in the first volume of Bremond s Histoire litteraire du Sentiment religieux en France Since then La Ceppede s poetry has experienced a revival It has appeared in multiple poetry anthologies and several scholarly works have been written about its author 8 Works editL Inquietude religieuse Aubes et lendemains de conversion 1901 Ames religieuses 1902 L enfant et la vie 1902 Le Bienheureux Thomas More 1478 1535 1904 asSir Thomas More 1913 translated by Henry Child Le charme d Athenes et autres essais 1905 with Jean and Andre Bremond Newman essai de biographie psychologique 1906 and translations from J H Newman as The Mystery of Newman 1907 translated by H C Corrance Gerbet 1907 La Litterature religieuse d avant hier et d aujourd hui 1908 La Provence mystique au XVIIe siecle Antoine Yvan et Madeleine Martin 1908 Nicole 1909 L evolution du clerge anglican 1909 Apologie pour Fenelon 1910 Sainte Chantal 1572 1641 1912 Textes choisis de Bossuet 1913 Histoire litteraire du sentiment religieux en France depuis la fin des guerres de religion jusqu a nos jours from 1916 to 1936 11 volumes as A Literary History of Religious Thought in France 1928 translated by K L Montgomery Anthologie des ecrivains catholiques prosateurs francais du XVIIeme siecle 1919 with Charles Grolleau Revue dominicaine 1920 Pour le Romantisme 1923 Les deux musiques de la prose 1924 Maurice Barres 1924 Le roman et l histoire d une conversion Ulric Guttinguer et Sainte Beuve 1925 Manuel illustre de la litterature catholique en France de 1870 a nos jours 1925 with others Entretiens avec Paul Valery 1926 with Frederic Lefevre Sainte Catherine d Alexandrie 1926 La Poesie pure Un debat sur la poesie La poesie et les poetes 1926 with Robert de Souza fr Priere et Poesie 1926 as Prayer and Poetry A Contribution To Poetical Theory 1927 translated by Algar Thorold Introduction a la philosophie de la priere 1928 L Abbe Tempete Armand de Rance Reformateur de la Trappe 1929 as The Thundering Abbot 1930 translated by F J Sheed Divertissements devant l arche 1930 Racine et Valery Notes sur l initiation poetique 1930 Un clerc qui n a pas trahi Alfred Loisy d apres ses memoires 1931 La querelle du pur amour au temps de Louis XIII Antoine Sirmond fr et Jean Pierre Camus 1932 Autour de l humanisme d Erasme a Pascal 1936 Correspondance 1970 letters to Maurice Blondel edited by Andre Blanchet Aubier two volumesReferences edit O Connell Marvin R Critics on Trial An Introduction to the Catholic Modernist Crisis CUA Press 1994 p 71 ISBN 9780813208008 a b c d Henri Bremond Academie francaise Goichot Emile Madame Guyon Grenoble Jerome Millan 1997 pp 176 177 Roditi Edouard June 1946 Henri Bremond Poetics as Mystagogy The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 4 4 229 235 doi 10 2307 426531 JSTOR 426531 de Bujanda Jesus Martinez Richter Marcella 2002 Index des livres interdits Index librorum prohibitorum 1600 1966 Mediaspaul p 163 ISBN 978 2 89420 522 8 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Talar C J T Modernists amp Mystics CUA Press 2009 p 46 ISBN 9780813217093 Guinan Alastair Portrait of a Devout Humanist M l Abbe Henri Bremond Harvard Theological Review 47 1954 p 31 Bosley 1983 pages 3 5 External links editWorks by or about Henri Bremond at Internet Archive Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp France Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henri Bremond amp oldid 1158798936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
