American Journey Eric Sevareid
Fordham University is the quintessential American-Catholic institution-and one now looked upon as amid the best Catholic universities in the country. Its story is likewise the story of New York, exceptionally the Bronx, andFordham’s commitment to the city for the duration of it is rise, fall, and rebirth. It’s a story of Jesuits, soldiers, alumni who fought in World Wars, chaplains, teachers, and administrators who made bold moves and big mistakes, ofpresidents who thought little and those who had vision. And of the original women, students and faculty, who helped fetch Fordham into the 20th century. Finally it’s the story of an institution’s undertake to keep it is Jesuitand Catholic identity as it strives for leadership in a competitory world. Combining authorized history and arousing and attention holding anecdotes, Schroth offers an engaging account of Fordham’s one hundred thirrty-seven years-here, updated, revised, and expanded to cover the new presidency of Joseph M. McShane, S.J., and the challenges Fordham faces in the new century.
About the Author
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., is editor of Conversations, the magazine for American Jesuit colleges and universities. His own path crossed with Drinan’s at various junctures, making his an idealisti voice for investigating both the circumstances that made Drinan an primary figure in American politics and his role as Jesuit priest within the Catholic Church. Schroth, antecedently Professor of Humanities at St. Peter’s College, has been affiliated with five Jesuit colleges and universities; is the author of eight other books, including Fordham: A History and Memoir, Revised Edition (Fordham); and has been an editor and columnist for America, Commonweal, and The National Catholic Reporter.
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