Maurice Blondel, Social Catholicism, & Action Francaise: The Clash Over the Church's Role in Society During the Modernist Era

How does the Church realize its public mission? How do different theological and philosophical commitments influence the conception of the Church's role in the public square? This work casts light on contemporary arguments over social Catholicism and the believers role in society by illuminating a simi-lar dispute between French Catholics among the Modernist Crisis (1909-1914).