The Bishop Goes To The University - Brossura

Greeley, Andrew M.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0765342340 ISBN 13: 9780765342348

Casa editrice: Forge, 2009

Riassunto

Bishop Black Ryan heads for a local Chicago university to investigate a baffling locked-room mystery involving the assassination of a Russian Orthodox monk in his office at the Divinity School, a case that ignites a storm of international intrigue, international crime, and dark secrets that may reach to the Vatican itself. Reissue.

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"Greeley pokes good-natured fun at the staid University of Chicago--an institution he has been associated with for years--as he interweaves both spiritual and educational topics into another supremely entertaining adventure."--"Booklist""Father Greeley always succeeds at penning a fascinating tale, complete with ripe moments of humor and a touch of romance." --"Romantic Times"

L'autore:

A native of Chicago, Reverend Andrew M. Greeley, is a priest, distinguished sociologist and bestselling author. He is professor of social sciences at the University of Chicago and the University of Arizona, as well as Research Associate at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. His current sociological research focuses on current issues facing the Catholic Church-including celibacy of priests, ordination of women, religious imagination, and sexual behavior of Catholics.

Father Greeley received the S.T.L. in 1954 from St. Mary of Lake Seminary. His graduate work was done at the University of Chicago, where he received the M.A. Degree in 1961 and the Ph.D. in 1962.

Father Greeley has written scores of books and hundreds of popular and scholarly articles on a variety of issues in sociology, education and religion. His column on political, church and social issues is carried by the carried by the Chicago Sun Times and may other newspapers. He stimulates discussion of neglected issues and often anticipates sociological trends. He is the author of more than thirty bestselling novels and an autobiography, Furthermore!: Confessions of a Parish Priest.

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• Editore: Forge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0765342340
• ISBN 13: 9780765342348
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 250