{"product_id":"disarmed-and-dangerous-the-radical-life-and-times-of-daniel-and-philip-berrigan-brothers-in-religious-faith-and-civil-disobedience-paperback","title":"Disarmed And Dangerous: The Radical Life And Times Of Daniel And Philip Berrigan, Brothers In Religious Faith And Civil Disobedience - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMurray Polner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisarmed and Dangerous is a fascinating study of brothers linked by faith and the dreams of peace and social justice in a century bloodied by war, mass murders, and weapons of immense destructive power. It is, above all, an original contribution to modern American history that is sure to be widely read and discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat transformed Daniel and Philip Berrigan from conventional Roman Catholic priests into \"holy outlaws\" - for a time the two most wanted men of J. Edgar Hoover's FBI? And how did they evolve from their traditionally pious, second-generation immigrant beginnings to become the most famous (some would say notorious) religious rebels of their day? Disarmed and Dangerous, the first full length unauthorized biography of the Berrigans, answers these questions with an incisive and illuminating account of their rise to prominence as civil rights and antiwar activists. It also traces the brothers' careers as constant thorns in the side of church authority as well as their leadership of the ongoing Plowshares movement - a highly controversial campaign of civil disobedience against the contemporary arms trade and nuclear weapons. In the spring of 1968, the Berrigans stood side by side in a Catonsville, Maryland, parking lot, praying over the flames from a basket of draft files that they had just seized from a nearby Selective Service office, doused with napalm, and ignited. Their fire soon sparked a nationwide series of draft-file burnings, all aimed at halting the bitterly divisive Vietnam War. This initial protest led to harsh prison terms for the Berrigans and seven others, but it publicly established the Berrigans in roles they still fulfill: men of moral conscience who would suffer to confront the enormous power of the state. Murray Polner and Jim O'Grady plumb the Berrigans' contradictions: among them, Philip's secret marriage, while he was still a Josephite priest, to Elizabeth McAlister, then a Catholic nun, which led to their dismissals by their respective religious orders and Philip'sexcommunication from the church; and Daniel's speech faulting Israel's treatment of Palestinians, and the resulting criticism loosed upon him from pro-Israeli Americans and many of his allies on the left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurray Polner\u003c\/b\u003e has had a rich and varied career as a teacher, college professor, writer and editor. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Can I Come Home\u003c\/i\u003e. His writings have also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Great Neck, New York. \u003cb\u003eMurray Polner\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor and the author of \u003ci\u003eNo Victory Parades: The Return of the Vietnam Veteran\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nation, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Monthly, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. \u003cb\u003eJim O'Grady\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and the author of the biography \u003ci\u003eDorothy Day: With Love for the Poor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 9.2 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47506175492274,"sku":"9780813334493","price":129.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/Izi5-8NJOj9780813334493.webp?v=1779548836","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/disarmed-and-dangerous-the-radical-life-and-times-of-daniel-and-philip-berrigan-brothers-in-religious-faith-and-civil-disobedience-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}