- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Prometheus Books (20 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 157392878X
- ISBN-13: 978-1573928786
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.1 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,542,390 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is the first biography of Joseph McCabe (1867-1955), a former Catholic priest who became one of the best-known champions and a prolific populariser of free-thought and rationalism in the first half of the 20th century. McCabe's encyclopaedic curiosity, rigorous scholarship, and above all his unswerving intellectual honesty led him through a tumultuous career of public lecturing and debating, and an incredible output of over 200 books. He tackled the most controversial issues of the modern era: evolution, biblical errancy, belief in God, immorality, spiritualism, capitalism vs. socialism, women's rights, and many other topics. Much of his writing was published in the form of the "Little Blue Books" by E Haldeman-Julius, who declared McCabe to be 'the world's greatest scholar'. Today in our post-modern period, where Enlightenment values are being questioned and irrationalism in many guises has become fashionable, McCabe's gift for rational inquiry, respect for scientific evidence, and lucid, no-nonsense prose are both relevant and welcome.
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questionable scholarship,
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I looked forward to this biography of my cousin Joseph Martin Mccabe-oh dear what a disappointment.A scholar who ignores primary sources for the antecedents of their subject and relies only on what seems to be the imperfect memory of a granddaughter can not be trusted to review his works.I am the great niece of his mother Harriet (Kirk) Mccabe and a Medical researcher.
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Some of the most controversial issues of spirituality,
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A Rebel To His Last Breath provides the first biography of one Joseph McCabe, a former Catholic priest who became a champion of free thought and rationalism in the first half of the 20th century. Why chart the life of a man largely forgotten today? Because he tackled some of the most controversial issues of spirituality and social issues of modern times, and his efforts and writings continue to influence.
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