John E. Thiel
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
[edit]He 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
[edit]2014 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.