John Courtney Murray
| John Courtney Murray | |
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| Born |
September 12, 1904 New York City |
| Died | August 16, 1967 (aged 62) Queens, New York |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Boston College, Gregorian University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Ateneo de Manila, Jesuit theologate Woodstock, Maryland |
| Main interests | Theology |
| Notable works | We Hold These Truths |
| Notable ideas | Dignitatis humanae |
John Courtney Murray, SJ, (September 12, 1904 – August 16, 1967), was an American Jesuit priest and theologian, who was especially known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism, particularly focusing on the relationship between religious freedom and the institutions of a democratically structured modern state.
During the Second Vatican Council, he played a key role in persuading the assembly of the Catholic bishops to adopt the Council's ground-breaking Declaration on Religious Liberty, Dignitatis humanae.
John Courtney Murray was born in New York City on September 12,1904 and entered the New York province of the Society of Jesus in 1920. He studied Classics and Philosophy at Boston College, receiving bachelor's and master's degrees in 1926 and 1927 respectively. Following his graduation, he travelled to the Philippines where he taught Latin and English literature at the Ateneo de Manila. He returned to the United States in 1930 and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1933. He pursued further studies at the Gregorian University in Rome and completed a doctorate in sacred theology in 1937. Returning to the United States, he taught Catholic trinitarian theology at the Jesuit theologate in and, in 1941, was named editor of the Jesuit journal Theological Studies. He held both positions until his death in Queens, New York in 1967. He died of a heart attack.
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