Resumen

CAMPOS, Névio de. Intelectuais católicos: confidentes do criador, ministros do progresso e sacerdotes da verdade. Educação e Filosofia [online]. 2014, vol.28, n.55, pp.281-312. ISSN 1982-596X.

This article discusses the strategies used by the Catholic intellectual élite when organizing and spreading their philosophical and theological ideas in the state of Paraná during the 1940s and 1950s. The focus rests on the Catholic laity’s intervention on higher education in Curitiba. It was at that time that the Faculties of Philosophy, Science and Arts of Paraná - FFCL (1938) and the Catholic Faculty of Philosophy of Curitiba - FCFC (1950) were constituted. The main problem lies in discussing the intellectuals’ role and that of the Faculties of Philosophy in the process of expanding the Catholic ideas among the population of Paraná. This article bases itself on the speeches given at the FFCL and FCFC during these decades in which the Catholic group reasserted that the intellectuals’ role consisted in being the creator’s confidants, ministers of progress and truth. This analytical course is a part of intellectual history, establishing a dialogue between the concept of the intellectual as a cultural organizer and inspiring social. Such a concept allows us to discuss the initiatives taken by the Catholic intellectuals during the process of creation, coordenation and directing the formative activities organized by the Faculties of Philosophy as well as discussing strategies to consolidate the religious ideals in the high society of Curitiba and oppose the opponents and enemies of the Catholic Church.

Palabras clave : Intellectuals; Higher Education; Human Formation.

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