The Nazis of Copley Square, with Professor Charles R Gallagher

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Professor Charles R Gallagher’s recent book The Nazis of Copley Square: The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front is an in depth accounting of an organization that was wildly popular in Boston and beyond in the years before the US entered World War II. The Christian Front was deeply rooted in Catholic doctrines, but the value at its core was a form of anticommunism that members treated as interchangeable with antisemitism. Professor Gallagher will tell us how the group was founded and how the doctrine of Catholic Action and the Mystical Body of Christ theory enabled their hateful ideology. He’ll also introduce the intellectual leaders of the group, the streetfighters who led it down the primrose path to paramilitarism, and the Nazi spymaster who turned the group toward treason.

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The Nazis of Copley Square, by Charles R Gallagher

Professor Charles R Gallagher one of those multi-hyphenates who puts the rest of us to shame. He’s a professor of history, a Jesuit priest, and an award winning author. More specifically, he is a member of the Society of Jesus who teaches in the history department at Boston College, where he studies the history of right-wing movements, the intersection of intelligence and religion, American Catholicism, papal diplomacy, international relations, and the history of the Holocaust.

Make sure to check out his profile on the Harvard University Press site, which includes a more complete biography and has tons of links to his other media appearances about the book. You can buy the book using the widget below, or on Amazon, if you prefer.