John Courtney Murray (1904–1967)
Author of The Problem of God: Yesterday and Today
About the Author
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Works by John Courtney Murray
We Hold These Truths and More: Further Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition : The Thought of Fr. John… (1993) 30 copies
Religious Liberty: Catholic Struggles With Pluralism (Library of Theological Ethics) (1993) 26 copies
Morality and modern war 5 copies
La libertad y el hombre 1 copy
FREEDOM< GRACE.AND DESTINY 1 copy
Associated Works
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? American Conservative Thought in the Twentieth Century (1970) — Contributor — 83 copies
Writings of Saint Augustine. Volume IV. Christian Instruction, Admonition and Grace, The Christian Combat, Faith, Hope… (1945) — Translator — 44 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1904-09-12
- Date of death
- 1967-08-16
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Rome, Italy
Woodstock, Maryland, USA
Queens, New York, USA - Education
- Boston College
Gregorian Papal University, Rome, Italy - Occupations
- priest
- Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
Society of Jesus - Awards and honors
- Campion Award (1966)
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- Popularity
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Murray runs through how people see their relationship to God in the Old Testament, New Testament, the battles around the Nicean council, Thomism, and existentialism (broadly understood). He is as sympathetic to Sartre as he is to Arius as he is to Thomas as he is to Marx. It's almost as if he would prefer to engage in rational debate, rather than yell about DAMNED COMMUNISTS or, what's perhaps worse, yell about how he's engaging in rational debate. If only Murray were around to be sympathetic to Ben Shapiro and his kin, so that I could stop getting so irritated by him and them.… (more)