Background
Murphy, Walter Francis was born on November 21, 1929 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Francis and Ruth (Gaffney) Murphy.
(The acclaimed novel of the early years after the Resurrec...)
The acclaimed novel of the early years after the Resurrection, and the power of a Gospel, a Church, and a new World, is available again as a new paperback. Walter F. Murphy, author of the bestselling THE VICAR OF CHRIST, engages the epic grandeur of the Resurrection and the heroic struggle of Simon Peter to spread the good word that the kingdom of God is at hand. His journey is harrowing: he flees from Jerusalem to Galilee and, after further fascinating travels, finally arrives in Nero's Rome. The story unfolds in epic scope filtered through the skeptical but insightful Greek scholar Quintus, who follows Simon Peter in his journeys. In UPON THIS ROCK, Murphy humanizes the disciples as never before: they are filled with love for the Master, but like every man they are at times petty, selfish, vain. Simon Peter himself is a man of spacious moods, resenting Jesus' love for John and envying the spiritual power Mary of Magdala's vision of the risen Master brings. And Peter can be crude, angry, and self-pitying, for he is an uneducated man with a tragic past that fuels his nagging spiritual doubt. His faith wavers, even fails, but ultimately triumphs — conquering even the brutal torture of the disciples by Nero's Romans. Upon this rock a Church was built. Just as the Master envisioned. A novel previously published by Macmillan and Ballantine, this work is now available from Quid Pro Books in this authorized paperback, with the original maps retained from the hardcover edition.
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( The acclaimed novel of spies, code-breaking, and intrig...)
The acclaimed novel of spies, code-breaking, and intrigue in World War II Italy, THE ROMAN ENIGMA is now presented in a new paperback edition. Italy: 1943. The Target: Enigma, the German's bafflingly complex enciphering machine. Its code was unbreakable until ULTRA put the key to winning the war in Allied hands. The Plan: A devious double-cross to convince the Germans that their cipher is still secure. Making full use of powerful Vatican connections, it entails sending an agent into Nazi-occupied Rome ... and making sure he is caught. The Agent: Roberto Rovere, a young Italian-American OSS agent. The Allies have cold-bloodedly plotted every detail of his capture and death except one: the Germans want him to escape — alive. "What raises this novel above many another World War II yarn is the way Murphy combines political realism and religious idealism to question the deepest ideology of them all, a blind nationalism that justifies all excess in the name of the greater good." — The Washington Post "Fascinating and important." — Andrew M. Greeley, author of The Cardinal Sins
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( The New York Times bestselling novel is now available i...)
The New York Times bestselling novel is now available in an Anniversary Edition, featuring an extensive new Foreword by Justice Samuel Alito. (NOTE: Only the new edition from Quid Pro Books is an all-new printing and includes the new Foreword, even if this description erroneously appears under used copies of older printings such as a 'mass market paperback.') This book is universally considered to be 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 United States, later a monk, and finally elected Pope: Pope Francis I. His exciting life is described by three men who ‘knew him well.’ The first narrator is a Marine, telling of their time together in Korea. 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 way to death and neglect, and became a miraculous healer, threatened for challenging the powers that rule the secular world. What makes this book extraordinary is that it proves itself by paradox — reconciling and weaving together strong, seemingly incompatible elements into a cohesive, memorable work quite unlike any other in recent fiction. Ambitious in length and scope, the stage is nothing less than the contemporary world, its recent history and prophecy; while the focus, from several points of view, is clearly upon a single man — an American — who rises to become Bishop of Rome. The book is now available in a new Kindle edition from Quid Pro Books, also featuring the insightful new introduction by Justice Alito.
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(Princeton political scientist Walter F. Murphy analyzed t...)
Princeton political scientist Walter F. Murphy analyzed the role of Congress in trying to manage an activist Supreme Court at a time of seismic change in the law and evolving interplay between these powerful institutions. As the original dustjacket offered, this is a "first-rate assessment of the delicate balance of power between Congress and the Supreme Court as it affects the American political process." The new republication of this classic work adds a 2014 Foreword by law professor Thomas Baker, who notes the continuing relevance of Murphy's insights: "The principal object lesson he offers is that what happened in the 1950s happened before and will happen again, that separation of powers showdowns are cyclical." In sum, "This book was recognized immediately upon publication as an important contribution to the literature on separation of powers and in particular the constitutional dynamic between Congress and the Court." It "continues to enjoy in the canon of constitutional law" a recognized status, to both legal academics and political scientists, as Baker explains in his contemporary introduction. The new edition presents the original text and tables accurately and properly formatted; it features embedded page numbers for continuity with the original print edition and ease of citation. Originally published by the University of Chicago Press, this is an authorized and unabridged new addition to the Classics of Law & Society Series from Quid Pro Books.
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Political science educator author
Murphy, Walter Francis was born on November 21, 1929 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Francis and Ruth (Gaffney) Murphy.
AB magna cum laude, University Notre Dame, 1950. AM, George Washington University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1957.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), College Charleston, 1989.
Fellow governmental studies, Brookings Institution, 1957-1958; faculty, Princeton, 1958-1995; professor politics, Princeton, 1965-1995; McCosh Faculty fellow, Ford Research professor governmental affairs, 1965-1966; department chairman politics, Ford Research professor governmental affairs, 1966-1969; McCormick professor jurisprudence, Ford Research professor governmental affairs, 1968-1995; professor emeritus, since 1995. Fulbright lecturer, 1981, 88, 89. Advising committee on judicial conduct New Jersey Supreme Court, 1982-1995.
(Now in a readily available republication edition (in libr...)
( Now in a readily available new republication edition, a...)
(The acclaimed novel of the early years after the Resurrec...)
(The New York Times Bestseller is now available in its 35t...)
( The acclaimed novel of spies, code-breaking, and intrig...)
( The New York Times bestselling novel is now available i...)
(Princeton political scientist Walter F. Murphy analyzed t...)
Member New Jersey advising committee United States Commission Civil Rights, 1961-1968, vice chairman, 1964-1968. Member New Jersey Civil Rights Commission, 1968-1970. Served to captain United States Marine Corps, 1950-1955.
Colonel Reserve, retired. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, Italian Academy Advanced Study in American;member American Political Science Association (editorial board review 1966-1972, Birkhead award 1958, secretary 1982-1983, vice president 187-88, Lifetime Achievement award 1995), Pi Gamma Museum
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Married Mary Therese Dolan, June 28, 1952 (deceased 2006). Children: Kelly Ann, Holly Ann. Married Doris Maher, 2010.