Bob Drinan : the controversial life of the first Catholic priest elected to Congress

Bob Drinan : the controversial life of the first Catholic priest elected to Congress / Raymond A. Schroth.

This work shows that the contentious mixture of religion and politics in America 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 anti-war candidate and won, going on to serve...

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Main Author: Schroth, Raymond A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Drinan, Robert F.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
Catholic Church > Clergy > Biography.
Catholic Church
United States. > Congress. > House
1969-1981
Legislators > United States > Biography.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Legislative Branch.
Clergy
Legislators
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
United States > Politics and government > 1974-1977.
United States > Politics and government > 1977-1981.
United States
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • A New Beginning
  • Breaking out from a World Frozen in Time
  • Moving Up
  • The World Turned Upside Down
  • A "New Politics" Candidate
  • The "Miracle" Election
  • The Age of Less-Great Expectations
  • Close Calls
  • My conscience tells me ...
  • The Moral Architect
  • Around the World
  • Latin America, Israel, and the Last Campaign
  • Hurt, bitter, and confused
  • Epilogue: Resurrection.

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