Cardinal Avery Dulles receives University of Dayton’s Marianist Award
Sept 10, 2004
"This is, after all, a man known to layer the soles of his shoes with duct tape. That way, they last longer. He’s not sure if he does it out of ‘fidelity to my vow of poverty or just plain stinginess.’"
(The Catholic Telegraph, Sept. 2004) DAYTON DEANERY — Jesuit Father, Cardinal Avery Dulles, the first American theologian who is not a bishop to be named to the College of Cardinals, received the University of Dayton 2004 Marianist Award Sept. 8. His topic, following the award presentation, was "The Faith of a Theologian." Cardinal Dulles is the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University.
"For more than 40 years, Avery Dulles has contributed original theological work that is both faithful to Catholic tradition and fresh in its engagement with the contemporary world," said history professor Una Cadegan, who chairs UD’s Forum on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Today. "He is a wonderful example of the integration of faith and scholarship the Marianist Award is intended to honor."
The author of more than 700 articles on theological topics, Cardinal Dulles has published 22 books including Models of the Church (1974), Models of Revelation (1983), The Assurance of Things Hoped For: A Theology of Christian Faith (1994), The New World of Faith (2000), and Newman (2002). His book The Splendor of Faith: The Theological Vision of Pope John Paul II was revised in 2003 for the 25th anniversary of the papal election.
In 2001, he was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II.
"His world is so austere, so stripped of affectation and accessory, that it is hard to imagine (Cardinal) Avery Dulles donning the white cape, scarlet robe, red skullcap and solid gold ring traditionally conferred on a Roman Catholic cardinal," the Washington Post wrote in 2001.
"This is, after all, a man known to layer the soles of his shoes with duct tape. That way, they last longer. He’s not sure if he does it out of ‘fidelity to my vow of poverty or just plain stinginess.’"
Cardinal Dulles, 86, is past president of both the Catholic Theological Society of America and the American Theological Society. He has served on the International Theological Commission and as a member of the United States Lutheran/Roman Catholic Coordinating Committee. He is an adviser to the Committee on Doctrine of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
UD has presented the Marianist Award annually since 1986 to honor Catholic scholars who have made outstanding contributions to the intellectual life. Recent recipients include Peter and Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, Mary Douglas, Mary Ann Glendon and Marcia L. Colish.
Cardinal Avery Dulles receives University of Dayton’s Marianist Award