The Long Shadow of Emile Cailliet: Faith Philosophy and Theological Education

This book aims to examine the importance of Christian philosophy in theological education through the prism of the life and teachings of Emile Cailliet. The books primary focus is on his years of teaching at Princeton Theological Seminary to which all the authors are connected. This work examines Cailliet as a believer teacher scholar and philosopher. Although Cailliet wrote over twenty books none of them articulated his formal position on the nature of theological education. However it is clear from his teaching at seminary and his writings on philosophy especially Pascal that he saw philosophy as an integral part of seminary training. We want to preserve his work because he was a seminal but neglected thinker whose influence extends from science to literature and from philosophy to spirituality and theology. We believe that Emile Cailliet was one of the most influential Christians of the twentieth century. We invite the reader to stand in the long shadow of Cailliet and consider how his life and thought can help us tackle some of the knotty questions that face us today. Emile Cailliet wonderfully enriched my life. As his teaching assistant at Princeton I met with him almost daily to garner insights that became foundational for my life and career. This new book powerfully reflects Dr. Cailliets wisdom which helped prepare me and scores of others to teach thousands of students. Dr. Cailliet also encouraged me to write especially two works on Blaise Pascal. I rejoice that Evans and Bartollass valuable book will be available to bless and guide teachers and preachers in the future. -Charles Sherrard MacKenzie Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Theology Reformed Theological Seminary The authors of and contributors to The Long Shadow of Emile Cailliet have provided a gift to generations of students who did not know Dr. Cailliet. They have given us a glimpse of a man of great faith and great intellect. He emerges in these pages as one who was both a lifelong learner and one who loved God with heart soul mind and strength. An example for every generation of those who believe and those who want to believe. -Rosemary Catalano Mitchell Vice President Seminary Relations Princeton Theological Seminary Abigail Rian Evans is a Scholar-in-Residence at the Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University Medical Center and the Charlotte Newcombe Professor of Practical Theology emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary. Dr. Evans has published over fifty-five books articles book chapters and reviews.. Clemens Bartollas is Professor of Sociology at the University of Northern Iowa. He has published forty books and another forty chapters and articles. Kenneth Woodrow Henke is an archivist on the Special Collections staff of the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. Gordon Graham is Henry Luce III Professor of Philosophy and the Arts at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has published extensively on philosophical; aspects of art ethics politics and religion. His most recent book is Theories of Ethics