The world and work of Father John J. Burke : a mystic in action / Douglas J. Slawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slawson, Douglas J., author.

Contributor:

Paulist Fathers

National Catholic War Council (U.S.)

National Catholic Welfare Conference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burke, John J. (John Joseph), 1875-1936--Biography.

Burke, John J.

Physical Description:

xviii, 673 pages, [8] pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

South Bend, Indiana : St. Augustine's Press, 2025.

Summary:

"The World and Work of Father John J. Burke: A Mystic in Action is a full-length biography of one of the most significant, yet little-known, American Catholic public figures of the twentieth century. Burke was a successful editor and general secretary (chief administrative officer) of the National Catholic War Council and its successor the National Catholic Welfare Conference, which is the present-day United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), one of the most influential institutions in North America. Burke was pulled into public service to address a variety of issues threatening American culture as the nation moved away from industrialism toward the progressive era, into World War I and then the "roaring twenties." He challenged the Klu Klux Klan's attempt to dominate education and public curricula, and sought protection of parochial schools against state and federal legislation promoted by anti-Catholic organizations; Burke confronted immigration in a time that sought to exclude races and peoples deemed alien and undesirable; He discussed the emerging medium of motion pictures and their influence on public morality and civic personality; Notably, he questioned Margaret Sanger's descriptions and lobbying of socio-anthropology and the push for birth control and abortion; Burke was a prolific commentator on the Great Depression and New Deal, especially in light of Catholic social justice; He was also deeply involved in international efforts on behalf of Haitians under American occupation to end to the church-state conflict in Mexico. ...Relying heavily on Burke's candid correspondence, Slawson gives readers a portrait of Burke that is as spiritual and intimate as it is operational."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781587319143

1587319144

OCLC:

1543355150