Henri Brémond
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Henri Bremond was a French literary scholar, sometime Jesuit, and Catholic philosopher, one of the theological modernists
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. He served his novitiate in England, and took orders in 1892. He then taught for two years, and worked on the Jesuit publication Études
He left the Society of Jesus
in 1904. He wrote for the , , and the . He also became a prolific author of books on literary topics and Catholicism. Brémond's magnum opus was his 'Histoire litteraire du sentiment religieux en France' (cited below). He became a member of the Académie Française
succeeding Louis Duchesne
, being elected in 1923 to the seat number 36. He was also awarded the Légion d'honneur
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Modernism (Roman Catholicism)
Modernism refers to theological opinions expressed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but with influence reaching into the 21st century, which are characterized by a break with the past. Catholic modernists form an amorphous group. The term "modernist" appears in Pope Pius X's 1907...
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Biography
He was born and educated in Aix-en-ProvenceAix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
. He served his novitiate in England, and took orders in 1892. He then taught for two years, and worked on the Jesuit publication Études
He left the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
in 1904. He wrote for the , , and the . He also became a prolific author of books on literary topics and Catholicism. Brémond's magnum opus was his 'Histoire litteraire du sentiment religieux en France' (cited below). He became a member of the Académie Française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
succeeding Louis Duchesne
Louis Duchesne
Louis Marie Olivier Duchesne was a French priest, philologist, teacher and a critical historian of Christianity and Roman Catholic liturgy and institutions....
, being elected in 1923 to the seat number 36. He was also awarded the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
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