Life

He received a degree in law from the Université libre de Bruxelles and one in philosophy from the

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(UCLouvain), and was ordained a priest in 1917. He was a theologian and a professor at

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and the UCLouvain. In 1926 he founded the revue ''La Cité chrétienne''. In addition to many publications, Jacques Leclercq helped to found the School of Political and Social Sciences at the Université catholique de Louvain and the Society for Political and Social Studies. In 1955, he founded ''Centre de Recherches sociologiques''. He was a supporter of

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at its inception but we have evidence from his writing that his values disagreed with the change. From 1945 on he was in favor of the creation of a regional Walloon Christian-inspired movement, ''Rénovation wallonne'', and wrote in 1963 an appeal to Catholics to rally to the movement, titled ''Les catholiques et la question wallonne'' ("Catholics and the Walloon question"). The building that houses the School of Political and Social Sciences (PSAD) at the

(UCLouvain) in

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is named for him. He translated Francois Rabelais's

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in 1936.

Notes

Publications

*''La conscience chrétienne devant l'impôt'', in ''

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'',15 February 1954, Casterman. *''Christianity and money'', New York : Hawthorn Books, ©1959. *''The nuclear age'', aris?: Published by Le Chêne and distributed by Hachette, ©1986. *''Approaches to the cross'', New York : Macmillan, 1963. *''Marriage and the family, a study in social philosophy'', New York and Cincinnati, Frederick Pustet Co. 1941. *''This day is ours '', Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, 1980. *''The Christian and world integration. '', New York, Hawthorn Books

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*''A shrinking world?'', London : Burns & Oates, 1963. *''Christ and the modern conscience.'', New York, Sheed & Ward,

962 Year 962 ( CMLXII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * December – Arab–Byzantine wars – Sack of Aleppo: A Byzantine e ...

*''Christians in the world. '', New York, Sheed & Ward,

961 Year 961 ( CMLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * March 6 – Siege of Chandax: Byzantine forces under Nikephoros II Phokas cap ...

*''Back to Christ, from Essays in Catholic morals.'', New York, P.J. Kenedy & Sons

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*''Faith and intelligence.'', Dublin : Clonmore and Reynolds, 1954. *''Thunder in the distance; the life of Père Lebbe....'', New York, Sheed & Ward

958 Year 958 ( CMLVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * October / November – Battle of Raban: The Byzantines under John Tzimiskes ...

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*''Les grandes lignes de la philosophie morale'', Louvain : Publications universitaires de Louvain, 1954. *''A Year with the liturgy : meditations and prayers.'', Chicago ; Dublin ; London : Scepter, 1959. *''Marriage, a great sacrament. '', Dublin, Clonmore and Reynolds, 1951. *''The religious vocation.'', New York, Kenedy

955 Year 955 (Roman numerals, CMLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * August 10 – Battle of Lechfeld (955), Battle of Lechfeld: King Otto I, H ...

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