Product Description
by Guillermo de Los Reyes (Introduction by), Guillermo de Los Reyes (Editor), M. F. Carey (Author)
The tension in Freemasonry over its legendary and real origins and with its Enlightenment ethos in contrast with Christian views is apparent in this work by an Irish Episcopalian priest who came to American in the later part of the nineteenth century and immersed himself in Masonic study. Considering the passage of years, the overview provided remains remarkably insightful.
Author Biography
Reverend M.F. Carey was an Episcopalian priest and enthusiastic Freemason who served parishes in Nebraska, including the still existent St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Falls City. He was born in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland in 1841 and in 1869 entered Trinity College in Dublin, the elite Protestant university. He was ordained by the Bishop of Kilmore and emigrated to America in 1881. Dr. Guillermo De Los Reyes is the author or editor of a number of books, including several studies of Freemasonry. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and is Associate Professor in the University of Houston. Dr. De Los Reyes is international president of the honor society Phi Sigma Delta.
