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Collected Writings of John Murray
Book Description
The 4 volume set of the writings of Professor John Murray (1898-1975), who was recognized in his own lifetime as one of the leading Reformed theologians in the English-speaking world.
Volume 1 contains the most important of John Murray’s shorter writings and addresses between the years 1935 and 1973. They have been placed together in this opening volume of his Collected Writings as the best introduction to his thought on wide range of Christian truth. Murray’s belief was that, while the expression of truth ‘may be expanded indefinitely and furnish nourishment for the highest intellects to eternity’, it is also capable of presentation in popular and generally-understood terms. Accordingly, he speaks in these pages not so much to students as to the church at large in this critical century of her history. Such chapters as ‘Some Necessary Emphases in Preaching’, ‘The Power of the Holy Spirit’, and ‘The Church of Mission’, show how thoroughly he understood the great inadequacies of much contemporary Christianity.
Volume 2 of his Collected Writings provides virtually John Murray’s own selection from his articles and lectures in systematic theology. In it wi
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John Gregory Murray
American prelate
For other religious figures named John Murray, see John Murray (disambiguation) § Religion and theology.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Gregory Murray | |
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| See | Saint Paul |
| Installed | January 27, 1932 |
| Term ended | October 10, 1956 |
| Predecessor | Austin Dowling |
| Successor | William O. Brady |
| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford (1920–1925) Bishop of Portland (1925–1932) |
| Ordination | April 14, 1900 by Josephus van der Stappen |
| Consecration | April 28, 1920 by Giovanni Bonzano |
| Born | (1877-02-26)February 26, 1877 Waterbury, Connecticut, US |
| Died | October 11, 1956(1956-10-11) (aged 79) Saint Paul, Minnesota, US |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Education | College of the Holy Cross (BA) University of Louvain |
| Motto | Mea omnia tua (My everything is yours) |
John Gregory Murray (February 26, 1877 – October 11, 1956) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Saint Paul from 1931 until his death in 1956. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Hartford from 1920 to 1925 and as Bishop of Portland in Maine from 1925 to 1932.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]John G. Murray was born on February 26, 1877, in Waterbury, Conn