John J. McNeill and Charles Chiarelli gay and lesbian liberation collection, 1925-2001.

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John J. McNeill and Charles Chiarelli gay and lesbian liberation collection, 1925-2001.

The collection contains personal papers, correspondence, speeches and lectures, articles, video and audio cassettes, typed manuscripts of three of McNeill's books, and research materials on Maurice Blondel.

16 boxes; 10 linear feet.

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McNeill, John J.

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John J. McNeill, born 1925, served in the Army during World War II, spending six months in a German prisoner of war camp. He became a Jesuit in 1948. His early work as a teacher and writer focused on Maurice Blondel's philosophy. In 1976, with the publication of his book The Church and the homosexual, McNeill was silenced by the Vatican and forbidden to speak on homosexuality. Breaking his silence, he was dismissed from the Jesuits in 1987. His subsequent career as a teacher, scholar, writer, le...

Jesuits

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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order w...

Blondel, Maurice, 1861-1949

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Chiarelli, Charles.

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