Michael J. Buckley

Michael John Buckley SJ (1931–2019) was an American Jesuit priest and philosophical theologian. He was the retired Bea Professor of Theology at Santa Clara University.[1] Prior to his accepting that appointment, Buckley was for fourteen years a member of the theological faculty at Boston College, during which time he served as the Director of the Jesuit Institute and as Canisius Professor of Theology.[2] Previously he was a member of the Pontifical Faculty of Theology at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, Visiting Scholar at Santa Clara University, Visiting Professor at the Gregorian University, Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall at Cambridge University, Professor of Philosophical Theology at the University of Notre Dame and Faculty Fellow at the Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values at the University of Notre Dame. He is a Life Member of Clare Hall at Cambridge University. He also served as President of the Catholic Theological Society of America.

The Reverend Michael J. Buckley SJ
Born	Michael John Buckley (1931-10-12)October 12, 1931 San Francisco, California, US
Died	July 25, 2019(2019-07-25) (aged 87) Los Gatos, California, US
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Roman Catholic)
Church	Latin Church
Ordained	1962
Academic background
Alma mater	Gonzaga University Santa Clara University University of Chicago
Doctoral advisor	Richard McKeon
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Sub-discipline	Philosophical theology
Institutions	University of Notre Dame Santa Clara University Boston College

Born October 12, 1931, in San Francisco, California,[3] Buckley received his BA and MA in philosophy from Gonzaga University, his STM from Santa Clara University, and his PhD from the University of Chicago (analysis of ideas) under Richard McKeon.[4] He has received two honorary doctorates.[4] He died on July 25, 2019, in Los Gatos, California.[3]

Publications

• Motion and Motion's God: Thematic Variations in Aristotle, Cicero, Newton and Hegel (Princeton, 1971).
• At the Origins of Modern Atheism (Yale, 1987).
• Papal Primacy and the Episcopate: Towards a Relational Understanding (Herder, 1998).
• The Catholic University as Promise and Project (Georgetown, 1998).
• Denying and Disclosing God: The Ambiguous Progress of Modern Atheism (Yale, 2000).
• What Do You Seek? The Questions of Jesus as Challenge and Promise (Eerdmans, 2016).

Activities

• President, Catholic Theological Society of America, 1991-1992[5]
• Advisory Committee, Princeton Center of Theological Inquiry, 1999-2000.
• Chair, Jesuit International Theological Commission
• Executive Director, Committees on Doctrine and Pastoral Research and Practices at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
• Consultant Board Member, Herder/Crossroad Press
• Member, Clare Hall, Cambridge University

References

1. http://www.scu.edu/cas/religiousstudies/facultystaff/Regular/buckley/
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-07-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Keane, James T. (July 29, 2019). "Remembering Michael Buckley, S.J." America. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
4. "Michael J. Buckley, S.J." Santa Clara, California: Santa Clara University. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
5. https://www.ctsa-online.org/pdf_doc_files/OFFICERS_OF_THE_SOCIETY.pdf

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Walter H. Principe	President of the Catholic Theological Society of America 1991–1992	Succeeded by Lisa Sowle Cahill