French Catholic philosopher and theologian. An author of more than 60 books, he helped to revive Thomas Aquinas for modern times, and was influential in the development and drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A complicated man, he once held antisimetic views but, eventually, championed Judaism. So fond was Pope St. Paul VI of Maritain that he considered naming him a lay cardinal but Maritain refused the honor.
 
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 4 April 1927. Brief note to a colleage. Reads:  I am scarely free except on Sundays. Next Sunday, April 16, we will have at my place a meeting of scholastic students. It's sort of a circle of students that takes place each month. If you would like to attend, you would be very welcome. If you prefer to see me alone, then you will need to come the following Sunday around four o'clock. Believe me, I am cordially yours in Christ Jesus, Jacques Maritain. Nota bene: image for illustrative purposes only. We do not retain copyright of this nor or we selling it.
 
In 1927, French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain published his pivotal book Primauté du Spirituel (The Primacy of the Spiritual), marking his decisive break from the nationalist Action Française movement and Pope Pius XI's condemnation of it, instead championing a democratic order inspired by Christian principles and indirect spiritual influence on public life, alongside new editions of his work on aesthetics and continued Thomistic scholarship, solidifying his path as a leading Catholic intellectual.