The Latin clerk : the life, work, and travels of Adrian Fortescue

This Biography Of Adrian Fortescue Presents An Insightful Look At A Man, Now Perceived As An Icon Of Catholic Traditionalism, Facing A Crisis Of Conscience Over His Affiliation With Liberal Catholicism And Objections Towards The Intellectual Conservatism Of The Papacy. The Latin Clerk Thus Reveals An Interesting Discord In Edwardian Culture Between Theological Doctrine And Secular Developments, And Also Reflects Frequent Tensions Existing Within The Roman Catholic Church Of Today, Making The Inner Conflics Of Fortescue Pertinent To Modern Society. Not Only Will This Book Be Of Interest To Historians And Theologians, But It Will Also Appeal To Students Of The Eastern Churches. Through A Presentation Of Fortescue's Extensive Work As An Orientalist And Liturgist, The Reader May Explore The Riches Of The Ancient Eastern Churches, The Greek Fathers, And The History Of The Liturgy. Background And Boyhood -- The Formative Years -- Ordination And First Steps In Priesthood -- The Levantine Grand Tour (1906-7) And The Greek Fathers -- Studies Of The Eastern Churches, Far And Near -- Letchworth And Beyond -- The Theory Of The Liturgy: Encyclopaedias, And The Mass -- The Practice Of The Liturgy: Rivalis Villa, The Ceremonial And The Chant -- Anglo-roman Debates -- Liberal Catholicism, Catholic Modernism And The Posthumous Boethius. Aidan Nichols. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [295]-301) And Index. Front cover 1 Title page 4 Copyright 5 Contents 5 List of Illustrations 6 Preface 7 1. Background and Boyhood 10 2. The Formative Years 17 3. Ordination and First Steps in Priesthood 29 4. The Levantine Grand Tour (1906–7 )and The Greek Fathers 42 5. Studies of the Eastern Churches, Far and Near 71 6. Letchworth and Beyond 145 7. The Theory of the Liturgy: Encyclopaedias, and The Mass 172 8. The Practice of the Liturgy: Rivalis Villa, the Ceremonial, and the Chant 208 9. Anglo-Roman Debates 234 10. Liberal Catholicism, Catholic Modernism, and the Posthumous Boethius 265 Conclusion 290 Bibliography 296 Index 303 Back cover 310

Based on diaries and his published works, Nichols presents an account of Adrian Fortescue's developing personality with an interpretative overview of his writing. Beginning with Fortescue's family background, it looks at his reactions to clerical training, and the wider scene, in Rome and Austria-Hungry at the end of the nineteenth century and the attempts of a widely read and imaginative man to adjust to the limits of priestly life in the East End of London, and the home counties in the Edwardian epoch.