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Michael Halleran (born 1963) is an American attorney and scholar on the history of Freemasonry. Halleran received a master’s degree in American History from the University of Kansas in 1989 and his juris doctorate from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas in 1995. He is an adjunct instructor at Emporia State University. Halleran is the author of both articles and a book on Masons in the American Civil War, as well as a regular column in the ''Scottish Rite Journal'' recounting the adventures of Bro. Hiram Brother, a 19th Century Mason.〔("Bro. Brother's Journal," ''Scottish Rite Journal'', September-October 2007 )〕 The stories are framed as extracts from Bro. Brother's previously undiscovered journals. Halleran is the executive editor of the ''Journal of the Masonic Society'' 〔("New Editor of the Masonic Society," 13 Dec 2012 )〕 and was installed as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas AF&AM on March 22, 2014. Halleran has presented papers at numerous scholarly conferences in the United States and England. Among these, he was featured speaker at the Battle of Gettysburg 150th Anniversary, sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation,〔(Gettysburg Foundation, Lectures and Events )〕 and presented on methods of historial research for The Quarry Project.〔(The Quarry Project Conference )〕 ==Awards and recognition== In 2006 he was awarded the Scottish Rite Research Society’s Albert G. Mackey Award for Excellence in Masonic Scholarship for his article on Masonic courtesy in the American Civil War, and in 2008 he received the Nova Award from Internet Lodge No. 9659.〔(Internet Lodge Library of Papers )〕 Of his book ''The Better Angels of our Nature,'' one reviewer said, "''The Better Angels of Our Nature'' accomplishes what few books about Freemasons are able to do: it explores the legends and long-told tall tales of the fraternity in an academic fashion, with both dispassionate analysis of the facts, and an obvious passion for the subject.".〔(University of Alabama Press reviews )〕 Another says, "Patriotic, kind-hearted men who embraced the Masonic brotherhood deserve exactly what Halleran delivers: clear-headed, well-sourced narrative of American Freemasonry in one of the country's darkest hours."〔Chris Lazzarino, ''Kansas Alumni Magazine''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Halleran」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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