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Schroth, Raymond Augustine was born on November 8, 1933 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Raymond Augustine and Mildred Mary (Murphy) Schroth.
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What do the book of Genesis, the Second Inaugural Address, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X all have in common? According to author Raymond Schroth, they are all works worthy of being called classics of Christian literature. In Dante to Dead Man Walking, Schroth discusses fifty works—from books of the Old Testament to contemporary works of fiction and nonfiction—that challenge the social conscience and raise moral or religious issues in a provocative way. The fifty spiritual classics presented in this book are all united by religious themes, be they explicitly Christian or expressive of a broader system of ethics. Schroth puts the books in the context of the author's life, work, and times; summarizes the main ideas; relates them to the religious issues of the twenty-first century; and occasionally relates them to stories of his own personal experience.
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Fordham University is the quintessential American-Catholic institution-and one now looked upon as among the best Catholic universities in the country. Its story is also the story of New York, especially the Bronx, and Fordham's commitment to the city during its rise, fall, and rebirth. It's a story of Jesuits, soldiers, alumni who fought in World Wars, chaplains, teachers, and administrators who made bold moves and big mistakes, ofpresidents who thought small and those who had vision. And of the first women, students and faculty, who helped bring Fordham into the 20th century. Finally it's the story of an institution's attempt to keep its Jesuitand Catholic identity as it strives for leadership in a competitive world. Combining authoritative history and fascinating anecdotes, Schroth offers an engaging account of Fordham's one hundred thirrty-seven years-here, updated, revised, and expanded to cover the new presidency of Joseph M. McShane, S.J., and the challenges Fordham faces in the new century.
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The story of Fordham University is a story of New York; it is a story of immigration, of clashes between Catholics and Protestants, of civil and women's rights, of war, money, and power. Schroth tells the history of Fordham University through stories of individuals-some famous and others less so. Through these stories, Schroth examines topics such as educational and religious controversies, the rise and fall of the Bronx, war, and racial desegregation.
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As much a primer on good journalism as it is a biography. --L.A. Daily News
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Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2008 With infectious energy and a genuine gift for storytelling, Raymond A. Schroth recounts the history of Jesuits in the United States. The American Jesuits isn’t simply a book for Catholics; it’s for anyone who loves a well-told historical tale. For more than 450 years, Jesuit priests have traveled the globe out of a religious commitment to serve others. Their order, the Society of Jesus, is the largest religious order of men in the Catholic Church, with more than 20,000 members around the world and almost 3,000 in the United States. It is one of the more liberal orders in the Church, taking very public stands in the U.S. on behalf of social justice causes such as the promotion of immigrants’ rights and humanitarian aid, including assistance to Africa’s poor, and against American involvement in “unjust wars.” Jesuits have played an important part in Americanizing the Catholic Church and in preparing Catholic immigrants for inclusion into American society. Starting off with the first Jesuit to reach the New World—he was promptly murdered on the Florida coast—Schroth focuses on the key periods of the Jesuit experience in the Americas, beginning with the era of European explorers, many of whom were accompanied by Jesuits and some of whom were Jesuits themselves. Suppressed around the time of the American Revolution, the Society experienced resurgence in the nineteenth century, arriving in the U.S. along with waves of Catholic immigrants and establishing a network of high schools and universities. In the mid-twentieth century, the Society transformed itself to serve an urbanizing nation. Schroth is not blind to the Society’s shortcomings and not all of his story reflects well on the Jesuits. However, as he reminds readers, Jesuits are not gods and they don’t dwell in mountaintop monasteries. Rather, they are imperfect men who work in a messy world to “find God in all things” and to help their fellow men and women do the same. A quintessential American tale of men willing to take risks — for Indians, blacks, immigrants, and the poor, and to promote a loving picture of God—The American Jesuits offers a broad and compelling look at the impact of this 400-year-old international order on American culture and the culture’s impact on the Jesuits.
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Schroth, Raymond Augustine was born on November 8, 1933 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Raymond Augustine and Mildred Mary (Murphy) Schroth.
Bachelor of Arts in American Civilization, Fordham University, 1955. STB, Woodstock College, Maryland, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in American Thought and Culture, George Washington University, 1971.
Associate professor Fordham University, Bronx, New York, 1969-1979. Academy dean Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, 1979-1981, College of Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1981-1985. Will Durant professor St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1985-1986.
Professor Loyola University, New Orleans, 1986-1996. Assistant dean Fordham College Rose Hill, 1996-1999. Professor humanities St. Peter's College, since 2000.
Media columnist National Catholic Reporter, Kansas City, since 1993.
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With artillery, United States Army, 1955-1957. Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association.
