- Paul Lakeland
Dr. Paul Lakeland is the Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., Professor of Catholic Studies and Chair of the Catholic Studies Department at
Fairfield University inFairfield, Connecticut and was the 2005 Fairfield University Teacher of the Year. [ [http://www.fairfield.edu/pr_0505teacher.html Fairfield University students choose Dr. Paul Lakeland as 2005 Teacher of the Year] ] Dr. Lakeland was awarded the first place 2004 Catholic Press Award, in the category of theology, for his book, "The Liberation of the Laity: In Search of an Accountable Church" (Continuum International, New York, N.Y., 2003). [ [http://www.fairfield.edu/x3851.html Fairfield University :: Catholic Press Association awards first place in theology to book on laity by Fairfield University professor ] ]Dr. Lakeland is the Director of the Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield and is host of the " [http://www.voicesofothers.com/ Voices of Others] " video series in which Dr. Lakeland sits down with distinguished scholars, theologians and social activists to discuss issues surrounding the theme “Listening to the Voices of Others.” Past special guests of Dr. Lakeland include
Loung Ung , Rev. Gregory Boyle, S.J., Dr. Paul Farmer andArchbishop Demetrios of America . [ [http://www.voicesofothers.com/ Voice of Others] ]Dr. Lakeland is a contributing blogger to
The Huffington Post [ [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-lakeland Paul Lakeland - Living on The Huffington Post ] ] and a contributing writer toCommonweal .Dr. Lakeland is a former priest but left the priesthood to marry and has a son, Jonathan, who is a senior at Fairfield Prep.
Education
Dr. Lakeland received his M.A. from
Oxford University ; B.D. from theUniversity of London ; and Ph.D. fromVanderbilt University .Books
* Catholicism at the Crossroads: How the Laity Can Save the Church (Continuum, March 2007)
* The Liberation of the Laity: In Search of an Accountable Church (2004)
* Postmodernity: Christian Identity in a Fragmented Age (1997)
* Theology and Critical Theory: The Discourse of the Church (1990)
* Free in Christ: The Challenge of Political Theology (1984)
* The Politics of Salvation: The Hegelian Idea of the State (1984)
* Can Women Be Priests? (1975).External links
* [http://www.fairfield.edu/cs_chair.html Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. Chair in Catholic Studies Profile]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-lakeland The Huffington Post Blog]References
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