CATHOLICS AND MODERN ANTI-SEMITISM.

The article examines the historical development and influence of modern anti-Semitism within certain Catholic circles, tracing its origins not to orthodox Catholicism but to anti-Christian Enlightenment thinkers like Voltaire and Ernest Renan. It highlights how figures such as the Irish priest Denis...

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Publicado en:First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion & Public Life no. 364; pp. 29 - 37
Autor principal: LAMONT, JOHN
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Institute on Religion & Public Life Jun/Jul2026
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