All Things to All Men

The Life and Work of Monsignor Thomas J. Tobin, Priest of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Bibliographic Data

ID5771102
AuthorsSamuel Mertz (Portland State University, corresponding author)
Year2000
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeREPORT
PublisherPortland State University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15760/etd.7116
OpenAlexW2990774897
LanguageEN
References cited13

This thesis is a biographical study of the life and work of Monsignor Thomas J. Tobin, a priest of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. It covers his leadership in the labor movement during World War II, his participation in the Liturgical Movement, and his efforts to bring the Catholic Church in Oregon into ecumenical dialogue with other Christians. It culminates in his involvement in the Second Vatican Council. His activism can only be truly understood within the context of Oregon's vibrant progressive movement, a movement that carried disproportionate influence in a state that was in many ways politically conservative at the time. In the midst of the exigencies of the Second World War, Tobin's efforts were well-received in the world beyond the Church. However, after the war the public began to lose interest in the reform efforts he championed. At the same time, he enjoyed tremendous success as a reformer within the Catholic Church of Western Oregon

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Economic history · Political science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Theology · World War II · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Catholicism and Religious Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies

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