We Hold These Truths Catholic Reflections on

The 1960 publication of We Hold These Truths marked a significant event in the history of modern American thought. Since that time, Sheed & Ward has kept the book in print and has published several studies of John Courtney Murray's life and work. We are proud to present a new edition of this classic text, which features a comprehensive introduction by Peter Lawler that places Murray in the context of Catholic and American history and thought while revealing his relevance today.

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Critical Introduction	p. 1
Introduction: The Civilization of the Pluralist Society	p. 23
The American Proposition
E Pluribus Unum: The American Consensus	p. 43
Civil Unity and Religious Integrity: The Articles of Peace	p. 59
Two Cases for the Public Consensus: Fact or Need	p. 87
The Origins and Authority of the Public Consensus: A Study of the Growing End	p. 101
Creeds at War Intelligibly: Pluralism and the University	p. 123
Four Unfinished Arguments
Is It Justice? The School Question Today	p. 139
Should There Be a Law? The Question of Censorship	p. 149
Is It Basket Weaving? The Question of Christianity and Human Values	p. 165
Are There Two or One? The Question of the Future of Freedom	p. 183
The Uses of Doctrine
Doctrine and Policy in Communist Imperialism: The Problem of Security and Risk	p. 203
The Uses of a Doctrine on the Uses of Force: War as a Moral Problem	p. 227
The Doctrine Is Dead: The Problem of the Moral Vacuum	p. 249
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We Hold These Truths Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition

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