Bob Drinan: The Controversial Life of the First Catholic Priest Elected to Congress

by Raymond A. Schroth and Raymond A. Schroth S.J.

Raymond Schroth's Bob Drinan: The Controversial Life of the First Catholic Priest Elected to Congress shows that the contentious mixture of religion and politics in this country is nothing new. Four decades ago, Father Robert Drinan, the fiery Jesuit priest from Massachusetts, not only demonstrated against the Vietnam War, he ran for Congress as an antiwar candidate and won, going on to serve for 10 years.

Schroth has delved through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823233057
• ISBN13: 9780823233052
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"