Seen and Unseen Worlds - Private Memoirs of a Former Jesuit

Informationen zum Autor J. Richard Murray entered religious life in the Society of Jesus at Milford Novitiate, Ohio, on February 10, 1945. He received a bachelor's degree in Latin and Greek and a master's degree in English from Loyola University of Chicago. He earned a Ph.L. degree from West Baden College in West Baden Springs, Indiana. As a Jesuit Scholastic, Murray taught in Jesuit high schools for four years. When he later returned to West Baden College to study sacred theology, he requested and received a release from his vows. Murray voluntarily left the Society on December 1, 1956. Klappentext This touching memoir is a very human introduction to living faith by a young man who was part of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) for nearly twelve years. The book culminates with J. Richard Murray’s decision to leave the Society in 1956. Zusammenfassung This touching memoir is a very human introduction to living faith by a young man who was part of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) for nearly twelve years. The book culminates with J. Richard Murray’s decision to leave the Society in 1956. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Chapter I: Meanderings of a Muddled Heart Chapter II: A Boy's Thoughts Chapter III: Systematic Contradictions Chapter IV: Ignatius of Loyola Chapter V: The "Long Retreat" Chapter VI: The Pierian Spring Chapter VII: The Art of Wonder Chapter VIII: Schoolmasters Chapter IX: Yearnings of the Heart Chapter X: Directives and Secrets In Conclusion Epilogue Appendix A: Jesuit Mission and Culture Today Appendix B: Jesuit Colleges, Universities, and Secondary Schools in the U.S.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: J. Richard Murray, Murray J. Richard
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 16.05.2012
• EAN: 9780761857914
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5791-4
• Seiten: 202
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Biographien, Autobiographien; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Allgemeines, Lexika; RELIGION / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, Memoirs, Religion & beliefs, Biography: religious & spiritual, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic / General, Religion;Religious Literature and Culture