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This ninth volume in The Later Works of John Dewey, 19251953, brings together sixty items from 1933 and 1934, including Dewey's Terry Lectures at Yale University, published asA Common Faith. In his introduction, Milton R. Konvitz concludes thatACommon Faithremains a provocative book, an intellectual 'teaser,' an essay at religious philosophy which no philosopher can wholly bypass." Dewey concentrated much of his writing in 1933 and 1934 on issues arising from the economic crises of the Great Depression. In the early 1930s Communist activity in the New York Teachers Union increased.The Report of the Special Grievance Committee of the Teachers Unionis published in this volume, as is Dewey's impromptu address, "On the Grievance Committee's Report," made when he presented that report. Rounding out the volume are eighteen articles from thePeople's Lobby Bulletin.Dewey, John is the author of 'John Dewey The Later Works, 1925-1953 1933-1934' with ISBN 9780809312658 and ISBN 0809312654.
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