Walter F. Murphy Bücher
Walter F. Murphy war ein amerikanischer Politikwissenschaftler und Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Fachliteratur, die hauptsächlich aus Sachbüchern über Politikwissenschaft besteht, umfasst das klassische Werk Constitutional Democracy; er hat auch drei populäre Romane verfasst. Murphys Werk befasst sich mit tiefgreifenden Fragen des Verfassungsrechts und der politischen Philosophie. Sein Schreiben zeichnet sich durch analytische Strenge und einen Fokus auf das Machtgleichgewicht aus. Er zeichnet sich durch seine Fähigkeit aus, komplexe politische Konzepte zugänglich zu machen.
The Vicar of Christ
- 760 Seiten
- 27 Lesestunden
This book is an unusual, fascinating and well-written observation of the life of a man who was first a war hero and Medal of honor winner from the Korean War, then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, thirdly a monk, and finally, elected Pope. His overly exciting life is described by three men who 'knew him well.' The first narrator is a Marine, telling of their time together in Korea. The second, a Constitutional scholar and Supreme Court Justice appalled at the new Chief Justice, narrates the second phase. The third is a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; fat, kind but distracted. The Marine cares for him the most, the Supreme Court Justice condescends and despises him, and the Cardinal is much more interested in food than his subject. But Declan Walsh was a man who earned the Medal of Honor while ordering the death of his best friend, ruled pragmatically and energetically on the Court but lost his wife to death and neglect, and became a miraculous healer assassinated for challenging the powers that rule the secular world. A good read!
