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Bob Drinan: The Controversial Life of the First Catholic Priest Elected to Congress

Autor Raymond A. Schroth
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2012
Raymond Schroth's Bob Drinan: The Controversial Life of the First Catholic Priest Elected to Congress shows that the contentious mixture of religion and politics in this country is nothing new. Four decades ago, Father Robert Drinan, the fiery Jesuit priest from Massachusetts, not only demonstrated against the Vietnam War, he ran for Congress as an antiwar candidate and won, going on to serve for 10 years. Schroth has delved through magazine and newspaper articles and various archives (including Drinan's congressional records at Boston College, where he taught and also served as dean of the law school) and has interviewed dozens of those who knew Drinan to bring us a life-sized portrait. The result is a humanistic profile of an intensely private man and a glimpse into the life of a priest-politician who saw advocacy of human rights as his call. Drinan defined himself as a moral architect and was quick to act on his convictions, whether from the bully pulpit of the halls of Congress or from his position in the Church as a priest; to him they were as intricately woven as the clerical garb he continued to wear unapologetically throughout his elected tenure. Drinan's opposition to the Vietnam War and its extension into Cambodia, his call for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon (he served on the House Judiciary Committee, which initiated the charges), his pro-choice stance on abortion (legally, not morally), his passion for civil rights, and his devotion to Jewish people and the well-being of Israel made him one of the most liberal members of Congress and a force to be reckoned with. But his loyalty to the Church was never in question, and when Pope John Paul II demanded that he step down from office, he did so unquestioningly. Afterward, he continued to champion the ideals he thought would make the world a better place. He didn't think of it in terms of left and right; as moral architect, he saw it in terms of right and wrong.This important book doesn't resolve debate about issues of church and state, but it does help us understand how one side can inform the other, if we are listening. It has much to say that is worth hearing.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780823233052
ISBN-10: 0823233057
Pagini: 393
Ilustrații: 24 b&w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Editura: Fordham University Press

Recenzii

“[Schroth] has produced a nuanced, engaging portrait of a man who worked prodigiously at bettering the world but who also had personal and political flaws.” America Magazine“Schroth knows Jesuit life well and skillfully connects Drinan's career as law professor, dean, politician, and public intellectual to his Jesuit formation.” Commonweal“. . . This intriguing portrait in courage provides an intimate glimpse into the heart and soul of a deeply textured spiritual and political groundbreaker.” Booklist “A Jesuit priest elected to Congress as a radical anti-war Democrat: a figure hard to imagine today. But Father Drinan is brought to blazing life in Raymond Schroth’s biography, as is the whole era of the fight against the Vietnam War. One can imagine Richard Nixon saying, like Henry II, ‘Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?’” Anthony Lewis, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist

Notă biografică

Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., is editor of Conversations, the magazine for American Jesuit colleges and universities. His own path crossed with Drinan's at several junctures, making his an ideal voice for investigating both the circumstances that made Drinan an important figure in American politics and his role as Jesuit priest within the Catholic Church. Schroth, previously Professor of Humanities at St. Peter's College, has been affiliated with five Jesuit colleges and universities; is the author of eight other books, including Fordham: A History and Memoir, Revised Edition (Fordham); and has been an editor and columnist for America, Commonweal, and The National Catholic Reporter.

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A glimpse into the life of a priest-politician who saw advocacy of human rights as his call