Father coughlin biography
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Charles E. Coughlin
Charles Coughlin (–) was born on October 25, , in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Coughlin graduated from the University of Toronto in He then attended St. Basil's Seminary in Toronto. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in
Coughlin's Background and Views
Coughlin's views as a präst were influenced by late eighteenth century Catholic teachings emphasizing conservative clerical activism. His views were also shaped bygd the Basilian Order to which he belonged. Founded in France in the early nineteenth century, the Basilians studied medieval church doctrine in the context of fierce opposition to modern economic and social developments. They believed that the Church should return to its theological roots. Among other issues, they called for the Church to restore the prohibition against usury. Many Basilians regarded the practice of usury as a main source of the ills that afflicted modern society.
Such views blended with antisemitism in Coughlin's r
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Father Charles Edward Coughlin Collection
The Father Coughlin Collection consists of materials collected by Sheldon Marcus, Coughlin's biographer. Father Charles Edward Coughlin was a charismatic Roman Catholic priest who used his radio addresses and magazine to promote his own brand of social justice during the s and early s. He was a controversial figure who denounced President Franklin D. Roosevelt and capitalism, hated communism, was openly anti-Semitic, and embraced fascism and a corporate state as a solution to worldwide economic depression. The collection is arranged into 10 boxes and includes materials from Books and pamphlets by and about Coughlin can be found in the library's cataloged collections.
Series 1. Father Coughlin: a biography, , includes notes from Sheldon Marcus, rough manuscript drafts, and photocopies of drafts of Marcus’ work on Father Coughlin: a biography. This series also includes a transcript of an interview between Sheldon Marcus and Father Coughlin
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Coughlin, Father Charles
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Father Charles Edward Coughlin ( –) Controversial Roman Catholic Priest, Radio Broadcaster and Organizer of a New Political Organization: The National Union for Social Justice
by John E. Hansan
January 22,
Background: Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on October 25, to Irish-Catholic parents, Thomas J. Coughlin and Amelia Coughlin, Charles Edward Coughlin grew up under strict Catholic rule. He grew fond of the idea of joining the priesthood as a teen. Coughlin graduated from the University of Toronto in He then attended St. Basil&#;s Seminary in Toronto, and was ordained as a Catholic priest in Father Coughlin taught for seven years at the Assumption College in Windsor, Ontario, and then moved to the United States in , by way of Detroit, Michigan.
Career: It was in Detroit that Father Coughlin began his broadcasts on radio, on WJR in , where he preached a weekly