Dietrich von Hildebrand – Doctor Multifunctionalibus – kolejna rola Doktora Kościoła dwudziestego wieku. Recenzja: Łukasz Golec, Idee modernistyczne w filozofii i teologii w świetle pism Dietricha von Hildebranda, Lublin 2021, stron 127.

Fr. Łukasz Golec, a PhD student of theology at the Catholic University in Lublin, presents the problem of modernism and turns to D. von Hildebrand’s publications issued after the Second Vatican Council had been closed. Within the sources there are Polish works only, and only those who do not address the question of modernism in von Hildebrand’s thought. None of the papers on the matter published in the Thomistic Yearbook is mentioned, neither a dissertation, written in English, Ideas of Christian Modernism in Dietrich von Hildebrand’s Philosophy, defended in 2020. The book consists of the introduction, three chapters, and the conclusion. The first chapter is Genesis of Modernism and speaks of the vast spectrum of issues of modernism. Next, Dietrich von Hildebrand- Life, Activity, and Fundaments of Philosophy reconstructs main tenets of von Hildebrandian phenomenology. The third is about Philosophical-Theological Premises of Dietrich von Hildebrand which Diagnose the Crisis in the Church. In the interpretation of modernism von Hildebrand’s thought is given priority over St. Pius X’s, what is a serious flaw, as these two differ significantly in their approach to philosophy. Further, the Author avoids to show that phenomenology and metaphysics of St. Thomas differ essentially, what is also a flaw. The Author also omits to add that von Hildebrand’s words on the beauty of the Catholic liturgy addresses the Tridentine Mass. About the New one he spoke in The Devastated Vineyard: “Truly if one of the devils in C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape letters had been entrusted with the ruin of the liturgy, he could not have done it better” . This omission is misleading and disturbing. The work follows the common flaw: essential inconsistencies of von Hildebrand’s philosophy are neglected and the fact that he was a devout Catholic makes him an authority.