Edmund Campion (born 1933 in

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) is an Australian

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priest and historian. He was educated at

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and the

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, where he was editor of the student newspaper ''

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'' in 1953. He was appointed a lecturer in history at the Catholic Institute of Sydney, later becoming Professor of History there. He spoke against Australian involvement in the

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and in the 1970s was active in residents' action groups in

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. His books on Australian Catholic history combine a personal point of view with discussions of the wider social context and the impact of Australian Catholics in many fields.

Books

* 1980, ''John Henry Newman: Friends, Allies, Bishops, Catholics'', Melbourne: Dove Communications, * 1982, ''Rockchoppers: Growing Up Catholic in Australia'', Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, ; * 1987, ''Australian Catholics'', Ringwood, Vic: Viking, * 1994, ''A Place in the City'', Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, * 1996 (edited), ''Catholic Voices: Best Australian Catholic Writing'', Melbourne: David Lovell Publishing, * 1997, ''Great Australian Catholics'', Ringwood, Vic: David Lovell Publishing, ; * 2003,
Lines of My Life: Journal of a Year
', Camberwell, Vic: Penguin, ; * 2009, ''

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: Priest of Redfern'', Kew East: David Lovell Publishing, * 2014,
Australian Catholic Lives
', Kew East, Vic: David Lovell Publishing, * 2016,
Swifty: A Life of Yvonne Swift
', Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, * 2021,
Then and Now: Australian Catholic Experiences
', Adelaide: ATF Press,

References

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