John Tracy Ellis and the Figure of the Catholic Intellectual

Authors

Brian Conniff

Abstract

Fifty years after John Tracy Ellis challenged the quality and character of Catholic intellectual life, much work remains to be done. This essay explores Ellis’s original assertions and places them in an overarching historical context that involves Flannery O’Connor and Thomas Merton.

DOI

10.15365/joce.1001072013

First Page

76

Last Page

88

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Recommended Citation

Conniff, B. (2006). John Tracy Ellis and the Figure of the Catholic Intellectual. Journal of Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.15365/joce.1001072013