Richard Lennan
chair of the ecclesiatical faculty/ professor of systematic theology
Contact Information:
Office: 214
Email: lennan@bc.eduOffice Phone: 617-552-6522
Address:
Boston College
School of Theology and Ministry
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
About:
Richard Lennan grew up in Newcastle, New South Wales, in Australia and is a priest of the diocese of Maitland-Newcastle in Australia. He has a degree in history from the University of Newcastle, a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology from the Catholic Institute of Sydney, a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford and a doctorate in theology from the University of Innsbruck in Austria. From 1992 to 2007, he taught Systematic Theology in the Catholic Institute of Sydney. He is also a past President of the Australian Catholic Theological Association. In the academic year 2007-08, he taught at Weston Jesuit School of Theology, before becoming part of the Boston College Theology and Ministry, where he serves as Co-director of the Licentiate in Sacred Theology program.
Areas of Interest:
His principal fields of study are ecclesiology, ecumenism, and the theology of ministry; he is particularly interested in the theology and spirituality of Karl Rahner.
Courses:
Fall 2012
TM 506- Fundamental Theology
Spring 2013
TM 534- The Church
Other Courses
TM 646- Theology & Spirituality of Ordained & Lay Ministers
TM 712- Seminar: Karl Rahner
Recent Publications:
Risking the Church: The Challenges of Catholic Faith (Oxford University Press, 2004)
The Ecclesiology of Karl Rahner (Clarendon Press, 1995; reprinted 1997 & 2002)
as Editor
The Possibility of Belief: The Challenges and Prospects of Catholic Faith (St Pauls, 2004)
An Introduction to Catholic Theology (Paulist, 1998)
Redefining the Church: Vision and Practice (E J Dwyer, 1995) Chapters
‘Roman Catholic Ecclesiology’ in The Routledge Companion to the Christian Church, ed. Gerard Mannion and Lewis Mudge (Routledge, 2008), 234-50
‘Ecclesiology and Ecumenism’ in The Cambridge Companion to Karl Rahner, ed. Declan Marmion & Mary Hines (Cambridge University Press, 2005), 128-43