Walter J. Burghardt
Walter J. Burghardt SJ (born July 10, 1914 in New York City , USA , † February 16, 2008 in Merion Station , Pennsylvania , USA) was a Catholic theologian , professor and author .
Life
Walter J. Burghardt, son of Polish immigrants, joined the religious order of the Society of Jesus in Poughkeepsie , New York , in 1930 . In 1937 he graduated from Woodstock College in Woodstock near Baltimore with a degree in philosophy and theology . In 1941 he was ordained a priest . From 1946 to 1974 he taught at Woodstock College in Maryland. In 1957 he received his doctorate in theology from the Catholic University of America and taught as Professor of Church History and Catholic Theology at the Woodstock Theological Center of Georgetown University in Georgetown (Washington, DC) . He was also visiting professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Paul VI engaged him in 1968 as a member of the first International Theological Commission (ITC) to support the publication of the encyclical Humanae Vitae .
Burghardt was editor-in-chief of the Jesuit "Journal of Theological Studies" from 1946 to 1990. From 1992 he was co-editor of the quarterly ecumenical magazine "The Living Pulpit". He wrote 25 books and about 300 articles in theological journals; his best known work is "Justice: A Global Adventure". In 2004 he published his autobiography "Long Have I Loved You: A Theologian Reflects on His Church," which was recognized by the Catholic Press Association. He was best known for his translations from early Christian languages.
He was a member of the Ecumenical Institute for Advanced Theological Study in Jerusalem, the Baltimore Archdiocesan Commission for Christian Unity, the United States Dialogue Group of the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Conversations and the North American Academy of Ecumenists.
honors and awards
He has received 21 honors and awards, including from the University of Notre Dame , St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada, and Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. In 1962 he received the "Cardinal Spellman Award".
In a 1996 university study by Baylor University was named as one of the 12 best preachers in the USA. In 1991 he founded the project “Preaching the Just Word”, in which 7500 clergy trained in a five-day seminar all over the world in five years.
Web links
- Walter J. Burghardt: "On Turning Eighty: Autobiography in Search of Meaning"
- New York Times , "Walter J. Burghardt, Social Justice Advocate, Dies at 93," Feb. 21, 2008
- Los Angeles Times : "The Rev. Walter J. Burghardt, 93; Theologian was a scholar and preacher ” , February 26, 2008
Individual evidence
- ^ "Walter J. Burghardt, SJ, RIP," America, February 19, 2008
- ^ "The Rev. Walter J. Burghardt, 93; Theologian was a scholar and preacher " , Los Angeles Times , February 26, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burghardt, Walter J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burghardt, Walter J. SJ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American religious, professor, and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 2008 |
| Place of death | Merion Station , Pennsylvania , USA |