John Cyrus Rao
John Cyrus Rao (* 1951 ) is Associate Professor of History at St. John's University , Director of the Roman Forum / Dietrich von Hildebrand Institute and former President of Una Voce America.
Life
He received his BA from Drew University in 1973 with his bachelor thesis Portugal, Austria, and the Catholic corporate state . In 1977 Rao received his DPhil in Modern European History from Oxford University with the dissertation La civiltà cattolica as a background for understanding Quanta cura and the Syllabus of errors (1850-1865) . For more than 20 years, Rao has led the annual symposium of the Roman Forum on Lake Garda , which attracts renowned scholars from the United States and Europe.
A frequent contributor to The Remnant , a traditional Catholic bi-weekly magazine, Dr. Rao is known for writing his columns from Rocco's Cafe , an Italian patisserie in Greenwich Village , for several months a year . As a traditionalist Catholic, he is a strong critic of neoconservatism in both politics and the church.
Fonts (selection)
- Black legends and the light of the world. The war of words with the incarnate word . Remnant Press, Forest Lake 2011, ISBN 1890740179 .
- Removing the blindfold. Nineteenth-century Catholics and the myth of modern freedom . Angelus Press, Kansas City 2014, ISBN 1937843289 .
- Luther and his progeny. 500 years of protestantism and its consequences for church, state, and society . Angelico Press, Kettering 2017, ISBN 1621382540 .
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| SURNAME | Rao, John Cyrus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |