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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking work examines American Catholic theologian John Courtney Murray, whose beliefs featured an enthusiastic endorsement of America and thorough condemnation of communism, in the context of the Cold War debates of the 1950s.
Trade ReviewO'Brien skillfully explains the nineteenth-century papal rejection of the American proposal of church-state separation...[he] raises the question of how much the Cold War context of the 1950s with its pro-American, anti-Communist, context influenced Murray's ideas and, further more, whether such theories remain valid today. -- Kevin B. Fagan, California State University, San Luis Obispo, California * Journal of Church and State *
His initial chapters on Americanism and Roman Catholic Anticommunism are superior to the matched chapters on Murray's own version of them. -- J. Leon Hooper, S.J., Woodstock Theological Center * Horizons: The Magazine of Presbyterian Women *
O'Brien's worthwhile study of John Courtney Murray's impact upon his Church and nation posits…challenges…to the sometimes glib canonization of Murray's thought [that] merit serious consideration. -- James P. Flint, Benedictine University * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Murray's Americanist Context Chapter 5 Murray's Americanism Chapter 6 Murray's Anticommunist Context Chapter 7 Murray's Anticommunism Chapter 8 The Natural Law Chapter 9 Historical Consciousness Chapter 10 The Breadth of Murray's Americanism Chapter 11 Murray's Social Ethics Chapter 12 Conclusions Chapter 13 Notes Chapter 14 Author Bio Chapter 15 Index
