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J. Harding Fisher SJ (December 9, 1875 - May 4, 1961) was an American Jesuit priest, writer, and associate editor of the Jesuit magazine America [1]
Early life and education
[edit]John Harding Fisher was born on December 9, 1875 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the second of three sons born to Alfred J. Fisher and Frances Biddulph Fisher. His father was originally from Philadelphia and graduated from Penn State, where he majored in chemistry but also had a strong interest in literature. The Fisher family traced their lineage back to pre-Revolutionary America. Alfred Fisher managed a toy factory located opposite Trinity Church in New York City. He suffered an accident when calling to an employee on another floor, he lost his footing and fell into an elevator shaft. He died six months later from his injuries on July 26, 1880.[2]
In June 1937, he was made the rector of the College of St. Ignatius at Inisfada, the former estate of Nicholas Frederic Brady in Manhasset, New York.[3]
At a mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in 1938, Fisher claimed that a “highly organized system of atheism" was threatening “Christian civilization” outside the Catholic Church.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Woodstock Letters, Volume 94, Number 3, 1 July 1965 — Jesuit Online Library". jesuitonlinelibrary.bc.edu.
- ^ https://web.bc.edu/jsdc/jsl/wlet_19650701.pdf
- ^ "INISFADA RECTOR NAMED BY JESUITS; Rev. J. Harding Fisher Will Be Administrative Head of the College of St. Ignatius". The New York Times. June 20, 1937 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "ATHEISM TERMED A RISING THREAT; Father Fisher Sees a 'Highly Organized System' Breaking Down Civilization ASKS NEW CONSECRATION Priest, at St. Patrick's, Finds Catholic Church 'as Loyal to Christ as Ever'". The New York Times. October 31, 1938 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Fisher, J. Harding (January 1919). "War Studies". Etd Collection for Fordham University: 1–76.
- ^ Schultenover, David G. (2020). "Theological Studies Eighty Years Ago". Theological Studies. 81: 8–25. doi:10.1177/0040563920901673.