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It is hoped that this book will be useful to Catholics and other Christians in tracing how Friends successfully employ a tradition of religious decision making which is deeply embedded in Scripture but which other Christians have typically lost. In particular, the ways Quakers seem to avoid the problem which face Catholics new to the method are explored. Social scientists and political philosophers are invited to discover in Quakers what may be the only modern western community in which decision making achieves the group-centered decisions of traditional societies. The conclusion discusses Friends as a possible answer to the common contemporary wish for advancement beyond the fragmented individualism of "liberal" man. Finally, the author hopes Quakers themselves will find in these pages a helpful mirroring of Friends decision making. Newcomers to Quakerism and those in roles of leadership within the community may see in this study an outsider's understanding of the possibilities and pitfalls of the Quaker method of going beyond majority rule.
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Sheeran, Michael John Leo was born on January 24, 1940 in New York City. Son of Leo John and Glenna Marie (Wright) S. Bachelor of Arts, Saint Saint Louis University, 1963, Philosophy, 1964, Department of Administration and Management inPolit. Science, 1967, Master of Arts in Theology, 1971, Licentiate of Sacred Theology, 1971.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1977. Joined Society Jesus, 1957. Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church,1970.
Executive editor Catholic Mind, New York City, 1971-1972.
Associate editor American magazine, New York City, 1971-1972. Associate chaplain Aquinas Institute, Princeton, New Jersey, 1972-1975.
Assistant dean Regis College, Denver, 1975-1977, dean of College, 1977-1982, vice president academic affairs, 1982-1992, acting president, 1987-1988, president, 1993. Retreat director, consultant on governance for religious communities, 1970.
Executive editor Catholic Mind, New York City, 1971-1972. Associate editor American Magazine, 1971-1972. Associate chaplain Aquinas Institute, Princeton, New Jersey, 1972-1975.
Assistant dean Regis University, Denver, 1975-1977, dean, 1977-1982. Vice president academy affairs Regis College, 1982-1992, acting president, 1987-1988, president, since 1993. Retreat director, consultant governance religious communities, since 1970.
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Trustee Regis Jesuit High School, 1999—2005. Chairman Mile High United Way, Denver, 1999—2000. National board directors Campus Compact, 2002—2006.
Trustee Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, 1982—1991, Creighton University, Omaha, 1985—1995, University San Francisco, 1985—1994, since 2001, Loyola University, New Orleans, 1994—1996, Rocky Mountain College Art and Design, Denver, 1994—1999. Member advisory board Community College Aurora, since 2001. Board directors Colorado Institute of Technology, 2001—2006.
