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Books by Marvin O'connell






Telling Stories That Matter
Memoirs and Essays (Hardback)
by Marvin R. O'connell
Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 2020 by St. Augustine's Press, United States
ISBN-13: 978-1-58731-865-8, ISBN: 1-58731-865-2

"" This position lends itself to the structure of this work. The first part is the sadly incomplete memoirs of Fr. O''Connell, wherein the reader meets the historian and moves with eagerness and confidence into the essays that follow."






Pilgrims to the Northland(1st Edition)
The Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1840-1962
by Marvin Richard O'connell, Marvin R. Oconnell
Hardcover, 752 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of Notre Dame Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-268-03729-1, ISBN: 0-268-03729-9

"This is the first narrative history of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, from 1840 to 1962. Historian Marvin R. O'Connell brings to life the extraordinary labors and accomplishments of the French priests who came to the upper midwest territory during the first half of the nineteenth century. Over the next fifty years a flood of settlers, primarily Irish and German Catholics, filled up the land. In 1850 Rome created a new diocese centered in ..."






Blaise Pascal(1st Edition)
Reasons of the Heart (Library of Religious Biography Series)
by Marvin Richard O'connell, Marvin R. Oconnell
Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 1997 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-0158-6, ISBN: 0-8028-0158-7

"Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), mathematician, physicist, inventor, and religious thinker was a man at odds with his time. The optimism of the Enlightenment and the belief among philosophers and scientists that the universe was both discoverable and rational made them feel invincible. Reason alone, declared the intellectuals, could discover a God of natural religion that was to replace the God of traditional Christianity. Pascal, on the othe ..."






The Oxford Conspirators
A History of the Oxford Movement 1833-1845
by Marvin R. O'connell
Paperback, 478 Pages, Published 2000 by University Press Of America
ISBN-13: 978-0-8191-8074-2, ISBN: 0-8191-8074-2






Critics on Trial(1st Edition)
An Introduction to the Catholic Modernist Crisis
by Marvin Richard O'connell, Marvin R. Oconnell, Marvin R. Connell
Paperback, 394 Pages, Published 1995 by The Catholic University Of America Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8132-0800-8, ISBN: 0-8132-0800-9

"Here for the first time, the story of the Catholic Modernists is presented as a chronological narrative of events, with special emphasis placed upon the persons involved, their interrelations and opinions. Through a study of the participants, Marvin O'Connell traces the emergence of Modernism and the controversies related to it, offers a careful examination of the movement's multiple causes and ramifications, and places the events withi ..."






John Ireland and the American Catholic Church(1st Edition)
by Marvin Richard O'connell, Marvin R. Oconnell
Hardcover, 624 Pages, Published 1988 by Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-87351-230-5, ISBN: 0-87351-230-8

"John Ireland (1838-1918), first archbishop of St. Paul, believed that the United States offered a new and tremendously favorable opportunity for Roman Catholics and their church. By vigorously and single-mindedly urging his fellow Catholic immigrants to take their place in the mainstream of American life, he played a major role in the growth of the American Catholic church. Marvin R. O'Connell's masterful biography brings to li ..."






McElroy(1st Edition)
A novel
by Marvin Richard O'connell, Marvin R. Oconnell
Hardcover, 445 Pages, Published 1980 by Ww Norton & Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-393-01358-0, ISBN: 0-393-01358-8

"Fiction. A very good hardcover copy. Light edge fading. Tight binding. Clean, unmarked pages. Good jacket; creased flaps; light fading with a bit of soiling. NOT ex-library. 445pg. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0393013588. ISBN/EAN: 9780393013580. Inventory No: 002677."






Counter-reformation, 1559-1610(1st Edition)
(Rise of Modern Europe)
by Marvin Richard O'connell, Marvin R. Oconnell
Hardcover, 390 Pages, Published 1974 by Harper & Row
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-013233-0, ISBN: 0-06-013233-7

"In 1559 there still existed in Europe a hope that the religious unity which had underpinned the ideal of a single western Christendom might be resotred. by 1610 that hope had perished forever. This volume recounts how the Catholic church's only partially successful efforts during this period."






Bruno Schlesinger(2nd Edition)
A Life in Learning & Letters
by Rick Regan, Gail Porter Mandell, Patricia Ferris Mcgin, Thomas Merton, Marvin R. O'connell, Bruno P. Schlesinger, Thomas Schlesinger, Mary Griffin Burns, Nancy Fallon, Philip Gleason
Paperback, 102 Pages, Published 2013 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-13: 978-1-4935-8408-6, ISBN: 1-4935-8408-1

"Bruno P. Schlesinger (1911-2010), one of the many refugee intellectuals and scholars who fled from Nazism in the 1930s, taught for sixty years at Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana. This sketch of his life story and professional career honors his personal contribution to American Catholic higher education and at the same time calls attention to a topic worthy of much more research – the role played by these refugees in the develo ..."






John Ireland and the American Catholic Church
by Marvin O'connell
Paperback, 624 Pages, Published 2018 by Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-68134-108-8, ISBN: 1-68134-108-5

""O'Connell presents an excellent biography of the first archbishop of St. Paul, Minnesota, who rose from poverty to become an internationally known clerical figure and friend of presidents. . . . Well written and well researched, this biography brings to life an important figure in American religious history. Recommended."—Library Journal"






Bruno Schlesinger, A Life in Letters & Learning
by Rick Regan, Philip Gleason, Thomas Merton, Nancy Fallon, Patricia Ferris Mcginn, Bruno P. Schlesinger, Marvin O'connell
Paperback, 102 Pages, Published 2013 by Lulu.Com
ISBN-13: 978-1-300-94184-2, ISBN: 1-300-94184-7

"Bruno Schlesinger escaped wartime Europe to America. He taught at St. Mary's College in South Bend, IN. Using the ideas of Christopher Dawson on the importance of religion in society, Prof Schlesinger built a program called Christian Culture to synthesize art, religion, history, politics & society into an interdisciplinary course. Later changed to Humanistic Studies, Schlesinger's Course became the crown jewel of St. Mary's college. For ..."






Edward Sorin(1st Edition)
by Marvin Richard O'connell
Hardcover, 792 Pages, Published 2001 by University Of Notre Dame Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-268-02759-9, ISBN: 0-268-02759-5

"This sweeping book offers the definitive account of the life and labors of Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. Born in the west of France in 1814, Sorin was ordained in 1838 and joined the newly founded Congregation of Holy Cross shortly thereafter. In 1841, Father Sorin, along with six Holy Cross brothers, was sent to establish a mission in Indiana. After a year’s service in the Vincennes diocese’s fledgling parochia ..."






Counter-reformation, 1550-1610
(Rise of Modern Europe S.)
by Marvin Richard O'connell
Paperback, 390 Pages, Published 1974 by Joanna Cotler Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-131825-2, ISBN: 0-06-131825-6

"Out of this agitation emerged the Union of Utrecht, which began to function, despite Orange's protests, on January 23, 1579. ... and was succeeded as governor by Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma.19 Farnese united in himself the bastard lines of two eminent houses: his father's grandfather had ... Leon van der Essen, Alexandre Farnese, Prince du Parme, Gouverneur General des Pays- Bas, 5 vols."






Critics on Trial
An Introduction to the Catholic Modernist Crisis
by Marvin R. O'connell
Hardcover, 394 Pages, Published 1994 by The Catholic University Of America Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8132-0799-5, ISBN: 0-8132-0799-1

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