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The Christophers are a Christian inspirational group that was founded in 1945 by Father James Keller. The name of the group is derived from the Greek word "christophoros", which means "Christ-bearer". Although the founders were Maryknoll priests, and the Roman Catholic orientation is overt, The Christophers preach a doctrine of religious tolerance〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Christophers, Inc. )〕 and intend their publications to be generally relevant to those of all faiths. ==Founding== The early hints of the Cold war revived historical suspicion of Roman Catholic loyalty to the United States. In 1949, ''Time'' printed a debate between a Jesuit priest and Professor Walter Bowie of New York's Union Theological Seminary. Bowie stated that there was "a clearly stated Roman Catholic purpose to make America Catholic" and to jeopardize "the religious and civil liberties which have been the glory of Protestant countries . . . ."〔''Time'', September 05, 1949〕 In response, a number of Roman Catholics began to find new ways of commending the Church and its ideal to the public, including the new medium of television. Perhaps the most notable of these men was Bishop Fulton Sheen. The most popular and influential television presentation, however, was ''The Christophers'', a weekly half-hour program aired on ABC beginning in 1945. Keller avoided theology and philosophy, going "straight for the watcher's heart." 〔Page 171, ''Modern American Religion, Volume 3'', by Martin E. Marty (University of Chicago Press, 1999), ISBN 0-226-50899-4, ISBN 978-0-226-50899-3.〕 To espouse the aims of The Christophers, Keller wrote an article for the conservative ''American Ecclesiastical Review'' entitled "What About the Hundred Million?". In it, he addressed the needs of Americans (including those from Protestant or other non-Catholic backgrounds) who had no connection to organized religion.〔 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「The Christophers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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