Lawrence Springer Cunningham (born September 23, 1935)[1] is an American scholar of Christian theology, author, and essayist.[2] He is a prolific author and editor of some 25 books,[2] including being the editor on the Christian section of The Norton Anthology of World Religions.[3][4] He received his PhD in humanities at Florida State University where he served as a professor for 21 years.[5] He also served as a professor at University of Notre Dame for 24 years before retiring in 2012.[2][5] In May 2011, he received the Christus Magister Medal from the University of Portland.[5] He has written book reviews as a literary columnist for Commonweal magazine.[5][6]
Selected bibliography
edit- Christian Spirituality: Themes from the Tradition. Paulist Press. 1996. ISBN 978-0-8091-3660-5.
- The Catholic Heritage. Wipf and Stock Publishers. 2002-03-01. ISBN 978-1-7252-0262-7.
- Francis of Assisi: Performing the Gospel of Life. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. 2004-05-11. ISBN 978-0-8028-2762-3.
- An Introduction to Catholicism. Cambridge University Press. 2009-02-16. ISBN 978-1-139-47823-6.
- The Chapels of Notre Dame. University of Notre Dame Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0-268-03735-2.
- Norton Anthology of World Religions: Christianity. W. W. Norton & Company. 2015-02-18. ISBN 978-0-393-91899-1. (editor)
References
edit- ^ "Cunningham, Lawrence, 1935-". Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ a b c Garvey, Michael O. (2011-05-02). "Notre Dame theologian Lawrence Cunningham to receive University of Portland's highest honor". Notre Dame News. Archived from the original on 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Farneth, Molly (2015-05-18). "Old News: The World Is Not Christian". Commonweal. Vol. 142, no. 10. ISSN 0010-3330. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (2014-11-02). "Legions of Faiths, Girded for Battle". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ a b c d "Lawrence S. Cunningham — Christus Magister Medal". University of Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Garvey, Michael O. (2009-01-28). "NDExpert: Theologian Lawrence Cunningham speaks on Catholic Church fears of schism". Notre Dame News. Archived from the original on 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2024-10-23.