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Of interesting historical note: Fr. Lemaître's studies of Einstein's theories were prompted by the encouragement of another churchman, Cardinal Mercier of Belgi
by michaelsbradley 11y ago
Of interesting historical note: Fr. Lemaître's studies of Einstein's theories were prompted by the encouragement of another churchman, Cardinal Mercier of Belgium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9-Joseph_Mercier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9-Joseph_Mercie...
Here is an English translation of the Cardinal's most important book, published in 1897:
The origins of contemporary psychology
https://archive.org/details/originsofcontemp00merciala https://archive.org/details/originsofcontemp00merciala
And the abstract for a review of the book, written in 1970:
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/232491640_Review_of_Les_origines_de_la_psychologie_contemporaine http://www.researchgate.net/publication/232491640_Review_of_...