Luigi Taparelli on Cult, Culture, and Authentic Progress
By Thomas C. Behr ABSTRACT: Luigi Taparelli, S.J. (1793-1862) played a fundamental role in the Thomistic revival and in shaping modern Catholic social teaching. He was famous in mid-nineteenth century Europe as the most distinguished (“notorious” to liberals) writer for Civiltà Cattolica. Known as the pope’s “think tank,” Taparelli cofounded this journal in 1850 at […]