Books
Macmurray wrote 15 books. In addition to this he published some 200 other writings – essays, articles, pamphlets, chapters in books etc
Click on the titles to see mini-summaries of his books
| Book
|
Date published | Comments |
| Adventure (Chapters 2 and 5) | 1928 | Macmurray contributed two chapters to this volume of published papers on Science and Religion. |
| Ye Are My Friends (Address) | 1929 | Originally given as an address to the Student Christian Movement and published with “To Save From Fear” in 1979. |
| Freedom in the Modern World | 1932 | Based on Transcripts of BBC Radio lectures. He uses simple language to express complex ideas. |
| Interpreting the Universe | 1933 | Sets the foundation for his thinking. This book, along with the Gifford Lectures, are good books to read to get a grasp of Macmurray’s philosophical argument. |
| The Philosophy of Communism | 1933 | Macmurray was one of the first to read Marx’s early manuscripts. |
| Creative Society: A study of the Relation of Christianity to Communism | 1935 | In this book along with ‘The Clue to History’, Macmurray explores his view of the nature of history. |
| Reason and Emotion | 1935 | Collected essays – perhaps the most widely read of Macmurray’s books. Many people find this book thought provoking |
| The Structure of Religious Experience | 1936 | |
| The Clue to History | 1938 | |
| The Boundaries of Science: A Study in the Philosophy of Psychology: | 1939 | |
| Challenge to the Churches: Religion and Democracy | 1941 | |
| Constructive Democracy | 1943 | |
| Idealism Against Religion (Lecture) | 1944 | The Essex Hall Lecture for 1944. |
| The Conditions of Freedom | 1949 | |
| Self As Agent | 1957 | First volume of his 1953-4 Gifford Lectures |
| Persons in Relation | 1961 | Second volume of his 1953-4 Gifford Lectures |
| Religion,Art and Science | 1961 | |
| To Save From Fear (Broadcast Talks) | 1964 | Broadcast by the BBC for Lent 1964 and published with “Ye Are My Friends” in 1979. |
| Search for Reality in Religion | 1965 | The Swarthmore Lectures 1965 delivered to a Quaker audience. Easy to read and also ‘broad brush’ in approach. Has a biographical element. |
| The Philosophy of Jesus (Pamphlet) | 1973 | Originally given as a lecture to the Edinburgh Theological Club in 1972. |