Bernard McGinn (theologian)
Encyclopedia
Bernard McGinn is a theologian, historian, and scholar of spirituality, affiliated with the University of Chicago
, where he is Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology and of the History of Christianity in the Divinity School and the Committees on Medieval Studies and on General Studies. He received educational degrees from the Pontifical Gregorian University
(STL
, 1963) and from Brandeis University
(PhD
, 1970). He retired (assumed emeritus status) in 2003, but has continued to publish scholarly work since that time.
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, where he is Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology and of the History of Christianity in the Divinity School and the Committees on Medieval Studies and on General Studies. He received educational degrees from the Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Gregorian University
The Pontifical Gregorian University is a pontifical university located in Rome, Italy.Heir of the Roman College founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola over 460 years ago, the Gregorian University was the first university founded by the Jesuits...
(STL
Licentiate of Sacred Theology
Licentiate of Sacred Theology is the title of the second cycle of studies of a Faculty of Theology offered by a pontifical universities or ecclesiastical faculties of sacred theology. An Ecclesiastical Faculty offers three cycles of study: Baccalaureate or fundamentals, Licentiate or specialized,...
, 1963) and from Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
(PhD
PHD
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, 1970). He retired (assumed emeritus status) in 2003, but has continued to publish scholarly work since that time.
Publications (selected)
Four out of McGinn's five volumes planned for The Presence of God (multivolume book) had been published by 2010: (494 pages) (630 pages) ISBN 0824517431 (paperback) (526 pages) (738 pages)External links
- McGinn's faculty page at Divinity School, University of Chicago
- McGinn profile at Spiritual Information project (JTFJohn Templeton Foundation"The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organizationthat funds inter-disciplinary research about human purpose and ultimate reality. It is usually referred to simply as the Templeton Foundation...
).