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O'Brien, George Dennis was born on February 21, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George Francis and Helen (Fehlandt) O'B.
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God and the New Haven Railway: and Why Neither One Is Doing Very Well
( In this disarmingly witty look at the disrepair of the ...)
In this disarmingly witty look at the disrepair of the divine, George Dennis O’Brien offers a guide for finding the sacred in the everyday. Christopher Lasch called the book, first published over twenty years ago, “an astute analysis of our spiritual malaise.” God and the New Haven Railway, with a new preface by the author, speaks to us still with humor and hope because neither God nor the railroad seems to be running much better today. The book is an excellent introductory text for Religion 101 courses. Adult education classes in various denominations will also profit from reading it.
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God and the New Haven Railway and why Neither one is Doing Very Well
(1986 Beacon Books hardcover, 2nd printing. George Dennis ...)
1986 Beacon Books hardcover, 2nd printing. George Dennis O'Brien (What to Expect from College: A University President's Guide for Students and Parents). How the true core of Christianity has been lost in the modern era.
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What to Expect from College: A University President's Guide for Students and Parents
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All the Essential Half-Truths about Higher Education
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George Dennis O'Brien
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George Dennis O'Brien, American university president Fellow American Council Learned Socs., London, 1971-1972; National Phi Beta Kappa scholar, 1996-1997. Trustee LaSalle College, Philadelphia, since 1965; board directors Union Theological Seminary, 1985-1990, Research Libraries Group, 1994-1996; vice president Commonweal Foundation, since 1994. Member American Philosophical Association Beta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in English, Yale, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1961.
Career
Teacher humanities, Carnegie research fellow, University of Chicago, 1956-1957; from instructor to assistant professor, assistant dean, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1958-1965; on leave in Athens, Greece, 1963-1964; special honors seminars, LaSalle College, spring 1963, fall 1964, spring 1965; associate professor philosophy, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1965-1971; professor, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1971-1976; dean of men, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1965-1967; dean of college, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1967-1974; dean faculty, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1975-1976; president, Bucknell U., 1976-1984; president, U. Rochester, New York, 1984-1994; retired, 1994. Director Salzburg Seminar in American Studies.
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God and the New Haven Railway: and Why Neither One Is Doing Very Well
( In this disarmingly witty look at the disrepair of the ...)
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God and the New Haven Railway and why Neither one is Doing Very Well
(1986 Beacon Books hardcover, 2nd printing. George Dennis ...)
- All the Essential Half-Truths about Higher Education
- What to Expect from College: A University President's Guide for Students and Parents
- All the Essential Half-Truths about Higher Education
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God and the New Haven Railway: and Why Neither One Is Doing Very Well
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Trustee LaSalle College, Philadelphia, since 1965. Board directors Union Theological Seminary, 1985-1990, Research Libraries Group, 1994-1996. Vice president Commonweal Foundation, since 1994.
Member American Philosophical Association Beta Kappa.
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Married Judith Alyce Johnson, June 21, 1958. Children: Elizabeth Belle, Juliana Helen, Victoria Alyce.
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