John Edwin Thiel (born July 28, 1951) is the Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. Professor of Catholic Studies at Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.A, where he has taught for 47 years.[1][2]
Biography
editHe received his B.A. from Fairfield University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from McMaster University.[1] He was Visiting Professor of Religious Studies, Yale University, in the spring semesters of 2000, 2019, and 2020. Twice a recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities,[1] he is the author of seven books. He writes in the field of Roman Catholic systematic theology. He served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America in 2011-12,[3] and as president of the American Theological Society in 2023-24[4]
Books
edit- God and World in Schleiermacher’s “Dialektik” and “Glaubenslehre” (Lang,1981)[1]
- Imagination and Authority: Theological Authorship in the Modern Tradition (Fortress, 1991)[5]
- Nonfoundationalism (Guides to Theological Inquiry) (Fortress, 1995)[6]
- Senses of Tradition: Continuity and Development in Catholic Faith (Oxford, 2000)[7]
- God, Evil, and Innocent Suffering: A Theological Reflection (Crossroad, 2002)[8]
- Icons of Hope: The “Last Things” in Catholic Imagination (Notre Dame, 2013)[9]
- Now and Forever: A Theological Aesthetics of Time (Notre Dame, 2023)[10]
Awards
edit2014 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award, Theology Category[11]
2014 Catholic Press Writers Association Book Award, Theology Category[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Faculty Profile". facultyprofile.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ University, Fairfield. "John E. Thiel, PhD, Named Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., Chair in Catholic Studies". Fairfield University. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ University, Fairfield. "Fairfield University professor to head Catholic Theological Society of America | Fairfield University". Press Releases | Fairfield University. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ "Officers". American Theological Society. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ Thiel, John E. (1991). Imagination & authority : theological authorship in the modern tradition. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. ISBN 0-8006-2516-1. OCLC 24504169.
- ^ "Nonfoundationalism". Fortress Press. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ Thiel, John E. (2000). Senses of tradition : continuity and development in Catholic faith. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-535031-9. OCLC 252664013.
- ^ Thiel, John E. (2002). God, evil, and innocent suffering : a theological reflection. New York: Crossroad. ISBN 0-8245-1928-0. OCLC 48958496.
- ^ Thiel, John E. (2013). Icons of hope : the "last things" in Catholic imagination. Notre Dame, Indiana. ISBN 978-0-268-09378-5. OCLC 861529247.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Now and Forever". Notre Dame University Press. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ "News @ Fairfield". news.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ Garvey, Michael O. (6 August 2014). "University of Notre Dame Press books receive Catholic Press Association awards". Notre Dame News. Retrieved 2022-08-26.