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 Courtney Murray, S.J. and Its Rele (1993) 40 copies
Religious Liberty: an End and a Beginning the Declaration on Religious Freedom: an Ecumenical Discussion (1966) 12 copies
Morality and modern war 5 copies
Associated Works
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? American Conservative Thought in the Twentieth Century (1970) — Contributor — 86 copies
Writings of Saint Augustine. Volume IV. Christian Instruction, Admonition and Grace, The Christian Combat, Faith, Hope and Charity (Fathers of the Church Series) (1950) — Translator — 62 copies
The Sheed and Ward Anthology of Catholic Philosophy (A Sheed & Ward Classic) (2005) — Contributor — 33 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1904-09-12
- Date of death
- 1967-08-16
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Boston College
Gregorian Papal University, Rome, Italy - Occupations
- priest
- Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
Society of Jesus - Awards and honors
- Campion Award (1966)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Philippines
Rome, Italy
Woodstock, Maryland, USA
Queens, New York, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
The Problem of God: Yesterday and Today (The St. Thomas More Lectures Series) by John Courtney Murray
A very interesting little set of lectures, the kind of thing I imagine would be almost impossible today. The blurb describes it as 'urbane,' and that's precisely right. Can you imagine anyone being described as urbane today, let alone a Jesuit?
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 show more 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. show less
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 show more 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. show less
775. We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition, by John Courtney Murray, S.J. (read 22 Aug 1964) (John Gilmary Shea prize for 1961) I could find nothing in this book with which I disagreed.
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- 19
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- Members
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- Rating
- 4.4
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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