Walter F. Murphy Ordine dei libri
Walter F. Murphy è stato uno scienziato politico e scrittore americano del XX secolo. La sua scrittura professionale, composta principalmente da opere di saggistica sulla scienza politica, include il classico Constitutional Democracy; ha anche scritto tre romanzi popolari. Il lavoro di Murphy esplora profonde questioni di diritto costituzionale e filosofia politica. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da rigore analitico e un focus sull'equilibrio di potere. Eccelle nella sua capacità di rendere accessibili concetti politici complessi.
- 1981
- 1980
The Vicar of Christ
- 760pagine
- 27 ore di lettura
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!
