Father Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J., professor of theology at Fordham University and adjunct professor of dogmatic theology at St. Joseph's Seminary will present a lecture at St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, Wednesday, November 4, at 7:30 p.m.
His subject will be "Celibacy in the Early Church." This lecture is part of the seminary's ongoing Dunwoodie Lecture Series. All topics for this year will center around the "Year for Priests" which was announced by Pope Benedict XVI last June and will run until June 19, 2010.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
About the presenter
Father holds a doctorate in theology from the University of Freiburg in Germany. He entered the Society of Jesus after graduating from Regis High School in Manhattan. He holds degrees in classics, philosophy and theology from Fordham University and Woodstock College. He was ordained a priest by Terence Cardinal Cooke in 1971. Before coming to Fordham University in 1990 as a professor, he taught at Marquette University, in Milwaukee for fifteen years. He has held visiting chairs at John Carroll University, in Cleveland and at Boston College. In 2007, he was a visiting professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Gregorian University in Rome. His area of specialization is patristics or the study of the Fathers of the Church. Since 1997, he has been the managing editor of TRADITIO, a journal of ancient and medieval thought, history and religion published by Fordham University where he served as chairman of the department of theology at from 1992 - 1995.
He is the author, editor or translator of twelve books as well as the author of more than fifty scholarly articles. His works include, "The Bible, the Church and Authority: The Canon of the Christian Bible in History and Theology." One of Father's current project is writing on a book on St. John Chrysostom and translating into English for the first time two works by St. Augustine.
This lecture is sponsored by the Terence Cardinal Cooke Chair in Sacred Theology at the seminary.
Information: 914-968-6200, ext 8292
Paul, is there a transcript of the presentation by Father Lienhard? I was unable to attend, but am interested. Thank you.
Terry
Terry, To my knowledge there is no transcript. I am aware that Fr Leinhard has given the manuscript to the editor of the Dunwoodie Review for publication there. PAX!