David Bakewell Burrell CSC (March 1, 1933 – October 1, 2023) was an American educator, theologian, writer and translator who was a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He was the Theodore Hesburgh Professor emeritus in Philosophy and Theology at University of Notre Dame, US.[1] He wrote around thirteen books on Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions. He knew several languages; he translated two books of Al-Ghazali from Arabic into English. He also taught comparative theology, ethics and development at Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Uganda; Tangaza College, Nairobi, Kenya; and Hebrew University, Jerusalem.[1][2] During 1960s, he was involved in Anti-Vietnam War Movement.[2] He was also a professor at Notre Dame University Bangladesh.[3] Burrell died in Notre Dame, Indiana on October 1, 2023, at the age of 90.[4]
David Bakewell Burrell | |
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| Born | March 1, 1933 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 2023 (aged 90) Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame, Yale University, Gregorian University |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, writer, and priest |
| Awards | Honorary doctorate in theology from Lund University (Sweden) 2008,
Aquinas medal from American Catholic Philosophical Association (2008), John Courtney Murray Award from Catholic Theological Society of America (2009).[1] |
Bibliography
editBooks
edit- Burrell, David (1973). Analogy and Philosophical Language. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-01567-6.
- —— (1974). Exercises in Religious Understanding. University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 978-0-268-00548-1.
- —— (1979). Aquinas: God and Action. University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 978-0-268-00588-7.
- —— (1986). Knowing the Unknowable God: Ibn-Sina, Maimonides, Aquinas. University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 978-0-268-01226-7.
- —— (1993). Freedom and Creation in Three Traditions. University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 978-0-268-00987-8.
- ——; Elena Malits (1997). Original Peace: Restoring God's Creations. Paulist. ISBN 978-0-8091-3733-6.
- —— (2000). Friendship and Ways to Truth. University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 978-0-268-02860-2.
- —— (2004). Faith and Freedom: An Interfaith Perspective. Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-2170-5.
- —— (2008). Deconstructing Theodicy: A Philosophical Commentary on Job. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos. ISBN 978-1-58743-222-4.
- —— (2009). When Faith and Reason Meet: The Legacy of John Zahm CSC. Notre Dame, IN: Corby Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9776458-9-3.
- —— (2010). Learning to Trust in Freedom: Signs from Jewish, Christian and Muslim Traditions. University of Scranton Press. ISBN 978-1-58966-195-0.
- —— (2011). Towards a Jewish-Christian-Muslim Theology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-470-65755-3.
Translations
edit- Al-Ghazali on the Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God (translation from Arabic with Nazih Daher) (Cambridge: Islamic Texts Society, 1992; Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 1998)
- Al-Ghazali on Faith in Divine Unity and Trust in Divine Providence (translation of Bk. 35 of Ihya' Ulum ad-Din) (Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2000)
- Roger Arnaldez's Three Messengers for one God (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1998) – with Mary Louise Gude, C.S.C. and Gerald Schlabach
- Avital Wohlman's Al-Ghazali, Averroes and the Interpretation of the Qur'an: Common Sense and Philosophy in Islam (London: Routledge, 2009) – translated from Contrepoint entre le sens commun et la philosophy en Islam: Ghazali et Averroès (Paris: Editions du Cerf, 2008)
References
edit- ^ a b c "David Burrell Profile". nd.edu. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ a b "David B. Burrell: Crucible of friendships". faithandleadership.com. Duke University. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Academic Council". Notre Dame University Bangladesh.
- ^ "Fr. David B. Burrell, CSC (1933–2023), RIP". Policy of Truth. Retrieved 19 September 2024.