10. Jacques Maritain and the Passion of Israel

This week Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly are joined by Dr. Richard Crane for episode 10 of Beyond Rome. In this episode, Dr. Crane shares with us the story of French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain and his journey from ultra-nationalism and antisemitism to becoming one of the lone Catholic voices to speak out publicly against the virulent antisemitism of the Nazis and others during WWII.Dr. Crane is a professor and chair of the Department of History at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. He teaches courses in modern European history and has published on topics dealing with the Catholic Church in World War II France, the Holocaust, and Catholic-Jewish relations since 1945. In 2006-07, Dr. Crane was the Hoffberger Family Fellow at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. While there, he wrote his book Passion of Israel: Jacques Maritain, Catholic Conscience, and the Holocaust, first published in 2010, and republished by Wipf and Stock in 2014. More recently, he has published articles in Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations and The Catholic Historical Review.Beyond Rome is available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and a variety of other media platforms!⬆️ LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE ⬆️ _______________________ 00:00-12:08 - Background & interest in Catholic-Jewish history and Nostra Aetate12:08-16:13 - Jacques & Raissa’s suicide pact and main influences16:13-21:40 - Jews in revolutionary movements & metaphysics21:40-25:00 - Charles Maurras & Maritan25:00-30:05 - Jacques’ cost of obedience to Holy Father30:05-35:51 - Holocaust and impossibility of being both antisemitic and Christian35:51-39:05 - Summary of Maritan & antisemitism39:05-46:16 - The Jewish question46:16-48:02 - 10/7 mention & conclusion_______________________  Giving to Philos Catholic: If you've enjoyed this podcast, then please consider supporting our work! You can mark your gift for "Beyond Rome" through our giving page (see link below). Give here ➡️ https://raisedonors.com/philosproject/give-philos-catholic_______________________ Follow Philos Catholic: ➡️ Website: https://philosproject.org/catholic  ➡️ Instagram: / philoscatholic➡️ X: / philoscatholic_______________________Resources:➡️ Passion of Israel by Richard Crane.➡️ Richard Crane article about Jacques Maritain on America Magazine.➡️ Richard Crane on Homiletic and Pastoral Review: Witnessing to Truth.➡️ "Heart-Rending Ambivalence” by Richard Crane.➡️ Read Nostra Aetate (Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions).Support Philos Catholic