An important figure in interfaith dialogue in the church and the holder of the Laurence J. McGinley Chair in Religion and Society at Fordham for a number of years, Pat nevertheless always identified himself first as a missionary rather than a scholar.
James T. Keane
James T. Keane is a Senior Editor at America.
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Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead’s reluctant spiritual ministry
Jerry Garcia might not strike one as the most likely of priests…but to his fans and generations of listeners, he was indeed an oracle and a prophet.
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Remember where you came from
A Reflection for Saturday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by James T. Keane
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Francis Schüssler Fiorenza and how theology can engage with modernity
Francis Schussler Fiorenza, who died on July 23, will be remembered as a trusted teacher but also a pioneer in academic theology’s engagement with a post-Vatican II church.
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From high-brow classics to beach reads: 100 years of book recommendations from America magazine
The editors of ‘America’ have been opining on what you should read for over a century. Some of their suggestions have aged better than others.
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Why the moon turns our thoughts to God
It has been 56 years since humankind went to the moon—but it’s still on our minds.
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America magazine’s friend and role model: Remembering Brother Frank Turnbull, S.J.
Frank Turnbull, S.J., a longtime editor at ‘America’ who died earlier this week, is remembered as a humble, quiet and yet forceful presence to those who knew him during his 85 years of life.
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The atomic nightmare turns 80: How Catholics reacted to the arrival of nuclear bombs
July 16 marks 80 years since the first atomic bomb was detonated. The specter of nuclear annihilation has been with us ever since.
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Everyone is your brother
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by James T. Keane
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Anne Carr, the ‘founding mother’ of Catholic feminism in academia
A leading figure in academic Catholic feminism after the Second Vatican Council, Anne E. Carr was also a renowned scholar and an inspiration to generations of theologians.