IN SEARCH OF THE SACRED
Dr. Eva Fleischner, a Pioneer Catholic Theologian Whose Search Led Her To Leadership in the Ongoing Process of Ending Catholic-Christian Anti-Judaism
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About the Book
Dr. Eva Fleischner,
Ph.D. became a world-class
theologian after undergoing dramatic and traumatic turning points in her
life. After a happy childhood in
After an English boarding school,
she joined her family in the U.S. Eva graduated from
She found her spiritual home at Grailville, a lay Catholic women’s apostolic movement. At
The book Chronicles the
exponential growth of serious Catholic/Christian-Jewish dialogue since World
War II, and relates this trend to global historic changes, the ingredients of
mankind’s continuing evolution.
About the Author
A veteran of WWII, Heavenrich encountered the early
story of his subject while writing the draft of a book, The Prefabrication
of Houses, at M.I.T. in the late 40’s.
The Author has had successful careers in business,
academe and government. As Milwaukee’s
Director of City Planning, he was asked to write the first example of A
Comprehensive Plan for Large Cities, published by ASPO, and sent to all
large cities by HUD in 1974.
He holds a BSE. From Univ. of Michigan and an MBA
from Univ. of Chicago, both with high honors.
Doctoral work was done at U-W Milwaukee, in Urban and Economic Geography
and General Systems Theory. As a member
of the Reformed Jewish sect, it was Eva’s revelation to him of the major causes
of anti-Semitism that inspired him to write about their friend, Eva.