Padre Mac
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Padre Mac

The Autobiography of Murdo Ewen Macdonald of Harris

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Padre Mac

The Autobiography of Murdo Ewen Macdonald of Harris

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The autobiography of a Scottish professor, army chaplain, World War II veteran, and prisoner of war. From a croft in the Hebridean island of Harris to the grim confines of the Nazis' notorious prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III and the hallowed of Glasgow University, the life of Murdo Ewen Macdonald was one of extraordinary variety and richness. Macdonald was ordained as a Church of Scotland minister in 1939 and joined the military in 1940. After volunteering in the First Parachute Brigade, he was sent to North Africa where, during a catastrophic mission in which he was severely wounded, he was taken prisoner in 1942. At the infamous Stalag Luft III he supported countless prisoners through their POW experience and assisted the 76 men who took part in the famous Great Escape. After the war he served in various charges in Scotland before being appointed Professor of Practical Theology at Glasgow University, a post which he held to his retirement in 1984. In this much acclaimed book, he looks back over his long and eventful life. Praise for Padre Mac "When we read this book, we find ourselves in the presence of an exceptional man." —Iain Crichton-Smith

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Publisher
Birlinn
Year
2014
ISBN
9780857908254
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Dedication page
  5. Contents
  6. Note on the Various Editions
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. Foreword by The Rt Hon. Gordon Brown, MP
  10. Introduction by Catherine MacDonald
  11. Tribute to Murdo Ewen MacDonald by Revd Roderick Mackinnon
  12. Preface by Lt General A.P. Clark, US Air Force (Ret.)
  13. Prologue by Iain Crichton Smith
  14. 1. I Was Lucky
  15. 2. An Oral Culture
  16. 3. Anatomy of a Community
  17. 4. Drudgery and Romance
  18. 5. Alma Mater
  19. 6. St Mary’s
  20. 7. My First Parish
  21. 8. The Army
  22. 9. Behind the Lines
  23. 10. Behind Barbed Wire
  24. 11. Ministry to the Yanks
  25. 12. No Man’s Land
  26. 13. Partick Parish
  27. 14. Premier Pulpit
  28. 15. Turbulence and Tranquility
  29. 16. My Love Affair with the Mountains
  30. 17. Extra-Mural Ministries
  31. 18. Trinity College, Glasgow University
  32. 19. Epilogue