Gerald Vann
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Gerald Vann, O.P. was a British Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher. He was born in St Mary Cray
, Kent
. He was joined the Dominican Order
in 1923 and was ordained a priest in 1929. His books include works on just war theory and St. Thomas Aquinas. He died in Newcastle
after a long illness.
St Mary Cray
St Mary Cray lies on the River Cray and is part of the London Borough of Bromley. St Mary Cray, like St Paul's Cray, has been somewhat overshadowed by the growth of nearby Orpington, which now provides local communities with their main shopping and business facilities...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. He was joined the Dominican Order
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
in 1923 and was ordained a priest in 1929. His books include works on just war theory and St. Thomas Aquinas. He died in Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
after a long illness.
Works
- On Being Human (1933)
- Morals Makyth *His Will is our Peace (1947)
- The Pain of Christ and the Sorrow of God (1947)
- Awake in Heaven (1948)
- The Two Trees (1948)
- The Seven Swords (1950)
- The High Green Hill (1951)
- The Wisdom of Boethius (1950)
- The Water and the Fire (1953)
- Stones or Bread (1957) (co-author with P K Meagher)
- The Paradise Tree (1959)
- The Son's Course (1959)
- Blackfriars School, 1659-1959 (1959)
- To Heaven with Diana (1960)
- The Eagle's Word: A Presentation of the Gospel according to St. John (1961)
- The Missal Step by Step (with D. A. Young and P. Quail, illustrator, 1963)
- Moral Dilemmas (1963)