Articles and Papers

‘Truth and Beauty in Story’. A paper delivered at the eleventh Biennial conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, Catholic Institute of Sydney, 28 – 30 September 2018. Download pdf: Murray-TruthandBeautyinStory

‘How Might the Church Change in Response to the Sexual Abuse Crisis?’. A paper delivered at the Tenth Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, Catholic Institute of Sydney, 3 – 5 October 2014. Download pdf: Murray-ChurchResponsetoSexualAbuse

‘Arguing from “the Common Good”‘. Compass: A Review of Topical Theology 46/4 (Summer 2012): 24 – 29. Download pdf: Murray-ArguingCommonGood

‘The Unknowability of God in Thomas Aquinas’, A paper delivered at the Ninth Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, The Expressible and the Inexpressible, Catholic Institute of Sydney, Strathfield 5 – 7 October 2012. Download pdf: Murray-UnknowabilityofGod

‘Freedom, Nature and Slavery in Aristotle’s Politics‘. In God, Freedom and Nature, edited by Ronald S. Laura, Rachel A. Buchanan and Amy K. Chapman. Sydney: Body and Soul Dynamics, 2012. Download pdf: Murray-FreedomNatureSlaveryinAristotle

‘Editorial – Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture’. Sophia 49 (December 2010): 461 – 462. Download pdf: Murray-BiennialConference

‘Aristotle’s Most Beautiful City’, a paper delivered to the Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, ‘Creation, Nature and the Built Environment’, Catholic Institute of Sydney, 1 – 3 October 2010. Download pdf: Murray-AristotlesMostBeautifulCity

‘Aristotle and Locke on the Moral Limits of Wealth, Philosophy for Business, (http://www.isfp.co.uk/businesspathways/), Issue Number 59, 28th April 2010. Download pdf: Murray-LimitsofWealth

‘Aristotle on the Ethics of Workplace Relations’, Philosophy for Business, (http://www.isfp.co.uk/businesspathways/), Issue Number 55, 4th December 2009. Download pdf: Murray-WorkplaceRelations

‘Plato and Aristotle on the Ethics of Business’, Philosophy for Business, (http://www.isfp.co.uk/businesspathways/), Issue Number 54, 19th October 2009. Download pdf: Murray-EthicsofBusiness

‘What is Subsidiarity?’  A paper presented to a Conference on ‘Subsidiarity as an Organising Principle for Philippine Renewal’, Club Filipino, Manila, The Philippines, 24 April 2009, organised by Subsidiarity Movement International. Download pdf: Murray-WhatisSubsidiarity

‘Freedom and Nature in Aristotle’s Politics‘. A paper presented to the Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, ‘God, Freedom and Nature’, Catholic Institute of Sydney, 3 – 5 October 2008. Download pdf: Murray-FreedomandNatureinAristotle

‘Political Thinking in Britain at the Time of Australian Settlement’, A lecture given to the Australian Catholic Historical Society, Saint Mary’s Cathedral School, Sydney, 10 June 2007. Download pdf: Murray-PoliticalThinkinginBritain

‘In Favour of Truthfulness’. Introductory Address to the Sixth Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, ‘Truth and Truthfulness in Uncertain Times’. Sydney 29 September – 1 October 2006. Download pdf: Murray-Truthfulness

‘The Church and Politics – A Catholic Perspective.’  Lutheran Theological Journal.  40/2 (August 2006): 88 – 97. Download pdf: Murray-ChurchandPoliticsLTJ

‘Leadership in the Church: Aristotelian Ethical Considerations.’  Ethics Education: A Journal for Applied Philosophy and Ethics in the Christian Tradition 12/1 (2006): 3-11. Download pdf: Murray-LeadershipintheChurch

‘Slavery in the Ancient World and Now: Graduation Address – Good Shepherd College, Auckland, 3 June 2005. Download pdf: Murray-SlaveryAncientNow

‘Talking about God: Analogy Revisited’, The Australasian Catholic Record 82/1 (January 2005): 29-40 Download pdf: Murray-TalkingaboutGod_Analogy

‘Aristotle, the Good Life and a Good Constitution’. Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, 2 – 3 October 2004. Download pdf: Murray-GoodLife&GoodConstitution

‘What Place Does the Church Have in Public Discussion?’ 50th Jubilee Lecture, Catholic Institute of Sydney, 12 May 2004. Download pdf: Murray-JubileeLecture2004

‘Living in Dark Times: Lessons from Plato’s Cave’. Compass: A Review of Topical Theology 37/3 (Spring 2003): 31-35. Download pdf: Murray-LivinginDarkTimes

‘Weigel on War’. Compass: A Review of Topical Theology 37/1 (Autumn 2003):  34-38. Download pdf: Murray-WeigelonWar

‘Political Life in Australia Post Bali’. Compass: A Review of Topical Theology 36/4 (Summer 2002): 35-39. Download pdf: Murray-PoliticalLifepostBali

‘Management and Philosophy: A Response to ‘A Conversation with Robert Spillane”.’ Macquarie School of Management Magazine no. 2, 2002. Download pdf: Murray-ManagementandPhilosophy

‘The Spiritual and the Supernatural according to Thomas Aquinas’. A Paper delivered at the Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, ‘The Supernatural’. Sydney, 3 – 4 October 1998. Download pdf: Murray-SpiritualSupernatural

‘Australian and Marist in 2001: Religious Life in a Liberal Society’  Forum Novum (Rome) 5/4 (March, 2001): 399 – 404. Download pdf: Murray-AustralianandMaristin2001

‘Opinion and the Media: The Commercial Radio Inquiry.’  Australasian Catholic Record 77/4 (October, 2000): 417 – 427. Download pdf: Murray-OpinionandtheMedia

‘Common Good or Common Goods.’  National Outlook 21/5 (July, 1999): 22 -23. Download pdf: Murray-CommonGood

‘Faith and Reason Revisited.’  Compass: A Review of Topical Theology 33/1 (Autumn, 1999): 21 – 23. Download pdf: Murray-Faith&ReasonRevisited

‘John Paul II’s Fides et Ratio: A Philosophical Response.’  With Mark Wynn and Tony Kelly in “Australian Catholic University Forum: Fides et Ratio.”  Journal of Religious Education 47/4 (1999): 54 – 66. Download pdf: Murray-Faith&ReasonResponse

‘The Principle of Subsidiarity and the Church.’  Australasian Catholic Record 72/2 (April 1995): 163 – 172. Download pdf: Murray-SubsidiarityandChurch

‘The Rhetorical Form of a Christian Funeral Oration.’  Australasian Catholic Record 71/3 (July 1994): 352 – 359. Download pdf: Murray-ChristianFuneralOration

‘Intentionale in Thomas Aquinas’. A Paper delivered at the ‘Plato and Aristotle, Platonism and Aristotelianism’ Conference, Manly 29 – 31 January 1993. Download pdf: Murray-IntentionaleinAquinas

‘Rhetoric’. A Paper delivered at the Plunkett Centre Colloquium, 18 September 1992. Download pdf: Murray-Rhetoric