Herbert Henry Charles ThurstonSJ (15 November 1856 – 3 November 1939) was an Englishpriest of the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the Jesuit order, and a prolific scholar on liturgical, literary, historical, and spiritual matters. In his day, he was regarded as an expert on spiritualism. Today he is remembered chiefly for his extensive contributions to the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Thurston's writing career spanned over sixty years. As a liturgical scholar, he first became known for his writings on rubrics.[5] Thurston wrote more than 150 articles for the Catholic Encyclopedia (1907–1914), and published nearly 800 articles in magazines and scholarly journals, as well a dozen books.[1] He also re-edited Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints (1926–1938). Many of Thurston's articles show a skeptical attitude towards popular legends about the lives of the saints and holy relics. On the other hand, his treatment of spiritualism and the paranormal was regarded as "too sympathetic" by some within the Catholic community.[6]
Father Thurston joined the Society for Psychical Research in 1919, and he was a friend of psychical researcher Everard Feilding.[7] Thurston attributed the phenomena of stigmata to the effects of suggestion.[8] He criticized Spiritualism for its confidence that mediums communicate with the dead. He believed that "some ‘communications’ may originate in the medium's subconscious, while many alleged communications appear to be self-contradictory."[9]
He was also a close friend of Father George Tyrrell, a fellow Jesuit priest who was sanctioned by the Catholic Church for his Modernist theological opinions. Thurston died in London in 1939.
Selected publications
Madame Blavatsky and The Jubilee of Theosophy (The Month, 1926)
Modern Spiritualism (1928)
The Church and Spiritualism (1933)
The Physical Phenomena of Mysticism (1952)
Ghosts And Poltergeists (1953)
Surprising Mystics (1955)
References
^ abThe Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers. The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. pp. 170–191. Retrieved 2 October 2021 – via archive.org.
^Martindale, C. C., (1939). "Father Herbert Thurston, S.J. 1856-1939". Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review. Vol. 28, No. 112, pp. 662–666
^"Head Masters of the College". Wimbledon College. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^McMullin, Ernan. “Herbert Thurston, S. J.”, The Furrow, vol. 4, no. 4, 1953, pp. 207–10
^Mary Heimann, "Thurston, Herbert Henry Charles (1856–1939)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004; online edn, May 2009, accessed 29 March 2010
^Kripnal, Jeffrey John; Shuck, Glenn W. (2005). On the Edge of the Future: Esalen and the Evolution of American Culture. Indiana University Press. p. 229. ISBN0-253-34556-1
Eric Dingwall. (1951). Reviews. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 36: 718–723.
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herbert, thurston, herbert, henry, charles, thurston, november, 1856, november, 1939, english, priest, roman, catholic, church, member, jesuit, order, prolific, scholar, liturgical, literary, historical, spiritual, matters, regarded, expert, spiritualism, toda. Herbert Henry Charles Thurston SJ 15 November 1856 3 November 1939 was an English priest of the Roman Catholic Church a member of the Jesuit order and a prolific scholar on liturgical literary historical and spiritual matters In his day he was regarded as an expert on spiritualism Today he is remembered chiefly for his extensive contributions to the Catholic Encyclopedia Herbert ThurstonBornHerbert Henry Charles Thurston 1856 11 15 15 November 1856London EnglandDied3 November 1939 1939 11 03 aged 82 London EnglandEducationStonyhurst College London UniversityOccupationClergyman Contents 1 Life 2 Writing 3 Selected publications 4 References 5 Further readingLife EditHerbert Thurston was born in London and educated at Stonyhurst College 1 He later received a bachelor s degree from London University 2 Thurston entered the Society of Jesus the Jesuits and worked as a master at Beaumont College from 1880 to 1887 Ordained as a priest in 1890 3 he served as headmaster of Wimbledon College for a single term in 1893 94 4 Writing EditThurston s writing career spanned over sixty years As a liturgical scholar he first became known for his writings on rubrics 5 Thurston wrote more than 150 articles for the Catholic Encyclopedia 1907 1914 and published nearly 800 articles in magazines and scholarly journals as well a dozen books 1 He also re edited Alban Butler s Lives of the Saints 1926 1938 Many of Thurston s articles show a skeptical attitude towards popular legends about the lives of the saints and holy relics On the other hand his treatment of spiritualism and the paranormal was regarded as too sympathetic by some within the Catholic community 6 Father Thurston joined the Society for Psychical Research in 1919 and he was a friend of psychical researcher Everard Feilding 7 Thurston attributed the phenomena of stigmata to the effects of suggestion 8 He criticized Spiritualism for its confidence that mediums communicate with the dead He believed that some communications may originate in the medium s subconscious while many alleged communications appear to be self contradictory 9 He was also a close friend of Father George Tyrrell a fellow Jesuit priest who was sanctioned by the Catholic Church for his Modernist theological opinions Thurston died in London in 1939 Selected publications EditMadame Blavatsky and The Jubilee of Theosophy The Month 1926 Modern Spiritualism 1928 The Church and Spiritualism 1933 The Physical Phenomena of Mysticism 1952 Ghosts And Poltergeists 1953 Surprising Mystics 1955 References Edit a b The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers The Encyclopedia Press 1917 pp 170 191 Retrieved 2 October 2021 via archive org Martindale C C 1939 Father Herbert Thurston S J 1856 1939 Studies An Irish Quarterly Review Vol 28 No 112 pp 662 666 Keating Karl Controversies High level Catholic Apologetics Ignatius Press 2001 ISBN 9780898708288 Head Masters of the College Wimbledon College Retrieved 12 July 2017 McMullin Ernan Herbert Thurston S J The Furrow vol 4 no 4 1953 pp 207 10 Mary Heimann Thurston Herbert Henry Charles 1856 1939 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press September 2004 online edn May 2009 accessed 29 March 2010 Kripnal Jeffrey John Shuck Glenn W 2005 On the Edge of the Future Esalen and the Evolution of American Culture Indiana University Press p 229 ISBN 0 253 34556 1 Nickell Joe 1993 Looking for a Miracle Weeping Icons Relics Stigmata Visions amp Healing Cures Prometheus Books p 224 ISBN 1 57392 680 9 Potts Michael Herbert Thurston PSI EncyclopediaFurther reading EditEric Dingwall 1951 Reviews Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 36 718 723 Wikisource has original works by or about Herbert Thurston Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herbert Thurston amp oldid 1145170780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
