The heretics
| Title | The heretics |
|---|---|
| Author | Barrows Dunham |
| Publication | Eyre & Spottiswoode |
| Size | 499p |
| Language |  ENG |
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| Topics |
Heresy--Criminology Heresy--Christianity Social change--Through dissent / Paradigm shift |
| Notes | Called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities on February 27, 1953, Dunham refused to answer any of the questions posed to him, providing only his name, date of birth, and birthplace. As a result of his refusal to cooperate with the Committee, Dunham was immediately suspended by Temple University. He was fired on September 23, 1953 for supposed "intellectual arrogance" and "obvious contempt of Congress." Congress formally cited him for contempt on May 11, 1954. He was criminally tried in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in October 1955 and acquitted. Temple University did not reinstate Dr. Dunham, and he was blacklisted from academic employment for fourteen years, until he received a visiting professorship at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work in 1971. Temple University was censured by the American Association of University Professors for its treatment of Dunham. This book, though following the history of philosophical dissent from Judaism to Marxism, can be seen as a direct result of his Dunham's biography. |
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