Avery Cardinal Dulles

The Legacy of Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ: His Words and His Witness

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The Legacy of Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.: His Words and His Witness
Ann-Marie Kirmse (Editor), Michael Canaris (Editor), Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick (Foreword)
Fordham University Press (September 1, 2012)

In his nearly 50-year career teaching philosophy and theology at Fordham and other distinguished universities, Cardinal Avery Dulles wrote and traveled extensively, writing 25 books and more than 800 articles, book reviews, forewords, introductions, and letters to the editor, translated into at least 14 languages and distributed worldwide. This work serves as a companion to the previous volume of McGinley Lectures, published as Church and Society (Fordham, 2008), and also provides an independent research guide for scholars, theologians, and anyone interested in American Catholicism in the decades immediately before and following the Second Vatican Council.

From his poems and reflections composed in prep school where he first crossed paths with John Fitzgerald Kennedy (with whom he would graduate from Harvard in 1940) to a private meeting in his last days arranged at Pope Benedict XVI's personal request, the book explores a theological topography that includes truly monumental figures and events of the modern era. As the product of perhaps the most influential American Catholic theologian in history, Dulles's writings continue to inspire and shape the way theology has been studied and practiced in academic institutions throughout the United States and the world.

Having worked closely with Cardinal Dulles, the editors have compiled an exhaustive bibliography of his works and have included a series of essays that shed light on the twilight of his life, one that intersects with ecclesiastical, theological, philosophical, and political leaders of every stripe and worldview. Contributions include Dulles's farewell lecture as McGinley Professor of Religion and Society with a stirring response by Robert Imbelli; a reflection on the Cardinal's last days by longtime research assistant Anne-Marie Kirmse, O.P.; and the moving homily given at his funeral by Edward Cardinal Egan.

The book also chronicles Cardinal Dulles's relationship with Fordham University, where he began his academic career as a Jesuit regent, teaching philosophy (1951 53), and where, for the last twenty years of his life, he held an endowed chair named in honor of a former president of Fordham, Laurence J. McGinley, S.J. This text will serve as a liminal passageway into the splendid mansion of Dulles's thought for theologians, scholars, believers, and all thinking men and women of goodwill.

Reviews

The Legacy of Cardinal Dulles, by Matthew Cantirino. First Things' "First Thoughts" September 29, 2011.

Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ: A Model Theologian, 1918-2008

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Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ: A Model Theologian, 1918-2008
by Patrick W. Carey. Paulist Press. 736p.

Cardinal Avery Dulles, SJ, is the foremost American Catholic theologian of the post-Vatican II era. This book is a religious and intellectual biography that focuses on his contributions to the development of American Catholic theology and to the larger arena of American Catholic life. The book traces his life and thought from his childhood in a prominent American Presbyterian and political family to his days as a student at Harvard where he converted to Catholicism, to his World War II experience in the Navy, to his ordination as a Jesuit, and then to his career as a theologian in the post-Vatican II era. In the entire twentieth century, no other theologian, with the possible exception of John Courtney Murray, SJ, has had as important an impact upon American Catholic thought. Dulles, though, is unmatched in the twentieth century because of his prolific publications and the wide distribution and reading of his published theology. More bishops, priests, and religious, as well as large numbers of laity, have been influenced by his writings and by any other single American theologian. This book will put his contributions to theology within the wider context of his religious life and the cultural and religious transformations in the United States during the last half of the twentieth century.

Reviews

An Intellectual Pilgrimage, by Jeffrey Gros. America November 29, 2010.

Avery Dulles - 1918 - 2008

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Avery Cardinal Dulles passed away at about 6:30 on the morning of December 12th, 2008 -- at Murray-Weigel Hall, the Jesuit infirmary, located at Fordham University, in Bronx, New York.

Homily of Fr. Joseph O'Hare Mass of the Holy Eucharist in honor of Cardinal Dulles. Fordham University Chapel (Bronx, NY). December 18, 2008.
Report: Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ, Laid to Rest James Martin, SJ. America December 18, 2008.
Cardinal Dulles' Funeral: A Brief Theological Note, by Tom Beaudoin. America December 18, 2008.

Obituaries | In the News

Avery Dulles, 90; Prominent Catholic Cardinal, Theologian (Obituary) Washington Post December 14, 2008.
Cardinal Avery Dulles: Roman Catholic theologian, by Joseph Bottum. Times (London) December 13, 2008.
Cardinal Avery Dulles, Theologian, Is Dead at 90, by Robert D. McFadden. New York Times December 12, 2008.
Remembering Cardinal Avery Dulles, by Michael Paulson. "Articles of Faith" Boston Globe December 13, 2008.
The Society of Jesus Mourns the Passing of Avery Cardinal Dulles December 12, 2008.
Fordham Mourns the Death of Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. Fordham University. December 12, 2008.
Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J., RIP, by John Allen, Jr. National Catholic Reporter

"Having learned with sadness of the death of Cardinal Avery Dulles, I offer you my heartfelt condolences, which I ask you to kindly convey to his family, his confreres in the Society of Jesus and the academic community of Fordham University. I join you in commending the late Cardinal's noble soul to God, the Father of Mercies, with immense gratitude for the deep learning, serene judgment and unfailing love of the Lord and his Church which marked his entire priestly ministry and his long years of teaching and theological research. At the same time I pray that his convincing personal testimony to the harmony of faith and reason will continue to bear fruit for the conversion of minds and hearts and the progress of the gospel for many years to come. To all who mourn him in the hope of the resurrection I cordially impart my apostolic blessing as a pledge of consolation and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ." - Pope Benedict XVI.

Personal Tributes

Pope Benedict XVI Notes Gratitude for Late Cardinal Dulles Zenit News Service. December 14, 2008.
The Very Model Of Lucidity, by George Weigel. Newsweek December 13, 2008.
A Faithful American: Avery Dulles, S. J. (1918-2008), by Robert Royal. The Catholic Thing December 15, 2008.
Avery Cardinal Dulles - Remembrances by Fr. Robert Sirico The Acton Institute. December 12, 2008.
The passing of Cardinal Dulles, by Cardinal Sean O'Malley. December 12, 2008.
Avery Dulles: Disciple of Jesus, by Drew Christiansen, SJ. America "In All Things" December 13, 2008.
Avery, friend and hero, by James Martin, SJ. America "In All Things" December 12, 2008.
President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Expresses Sadness over Death of Cardinal Avery Dulles, SJ United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. December 12, 2008.
Avery Cardinal Dulles (1918-2008), by Rev. George Rutler. InsideCatholic.com. March 17, 2009.

Collected Archives

Avery Dulles: Collected Online Articles & Addresses
Contributions to America Magazine.
Contributions to First Things
Avery Dulles: Fordam University's Videos-on-Demand - Including the McGinley Lectures and his creation as a Cardinal in Rome on February 21, 2001.

Avery Cardinal Dulles - Biography

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Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., is currently the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University, a position he has held since 1988. An internationally known author and lecturer, he was born in Auburn, New York, on August 24, 1918, the son of John Foster Dulles and Janet Pomeroy Avery Dulles. He received his primary school education in New York City, and attended secondary schools in Switzerland and New England. After graduating from Harvard College in 1940, he spent a year and a half in Harvard Law School before serving in the United States Navy, emerging with the rank of lieutenant.

Upon his discharge from the Navy in 1946, Avery Dulles entered the Jesuit Order, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. After a year in Germany, he studied at the Gregorian University in Rome, and was awarded the doctorate in Sacred Theology in 1960. He was created a Cardinal of the Catholic Church in Rome on February 21, 2001 by Pope John Paul II.

Installation of Cardinal Avery Dulles

Cardinal Dulles served on the faculty of Woodstock College from 1960 to 1974 and that of The Catholic University of America from 1974 to 1988. He has been a visiting professor at: The Gregorian University (Rome), Weston School of Theology, Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.), Princeton Theological Seminary, Episcopal Seminary (Alexandria, Va.), Lutheran Theological Seminary (Gettysburg, Pa.), Boston College, Campion Hall (Oxford University), the University of Notre Dame, the Catholic University at Leuven, Yale University, and St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie.

The author of over 700 articles on theological topics, Cardinal Dulles has published twenty-two books including Models of the Church (1974), Models of Revelation (1983), The Catholicity of the Church (1985), The Craft of Theology: From Symbol to System (1992), The Assurance of Things Hoped For: A Theology of Christian Faith (1994), The Splendor of Faith: The Theological Vision of Pope John Paul II (1999), The New World of Faith (2000), and Newman (2002). The fiftieth anniversary edition of his book, A Testimonial to Grace, was republished in 1996 by the original publishers, Sheed and Ward, with an afterword containing his reflections on the past fifty years.

Avery Cardinal Dulles passed away at about 6:30 on the morning of December 12th, 2008 -- at Murray-Weigel Hall, the Jesuit infirmary, located at Fordham University, in Bronx, New York.

Selected Biographical and Personal Information

Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. — A Timeline Fordham University.
Avery Dulles: Fordham U. Faculty Bio
Curriculum Vitae
Reflections by Jesuits in Ministry: Avery Dulles, S.J., courtesy of JesuitVocation.Com
The Installation of Cardinal Dulles. Photographs by one present at Dulle's installation as a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Cardinal Dulles' 90th - Photos from a birthday celebration by Joe Koczera, SJ (The City and the World August 24, 2008)

Interviews with Avery Cardinal Dulles

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An unpublished interview with Avery Dulles with John Allen Jr. National Catholic Reporter (Circa. October 2006; published December 19, 2008).
Cardinal Avery Dulles on Islam Interview with John Allen, Jr. National Catholic Reporter October 6, 2006.
Cardinal Dulles on the History of Apologetics Interview with Zenit.org. September 14, 2005.
The History and Purpose of Apologetics Interview with Carl E. Olson, Ignatius Insight July 2005.
Cardinal Dulles on Communion and Pro-Abortion Politicians. Interview w/ Zenit.org. June 29, 2004.
The Way We Live Now: 2-11-01: Questions for AVERY DULLES; Divine Promotion , by Lorenzo Albacete. New York Times February 11, 2001.
Rev. Avery Dulles Discusses Elevation to College of Cardinals. CNN Transcript. January 22, 2001.
Are We Speaking the Same Language?. Donald Bloesch interviews Fr. Dulles on the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. Nov. 1, 1999.
God's Gift of Freedom Must Be Used to Choose the Good, interview in Religion & Liberty, May and June 1999-Volume 9, Number 3. Published by the Acton Institute.
Cardinal Dulles to Catholic Colleges: Be Truly Catholic, interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez. National Catholic Register. (December, 2001).
Reason, Faith, and Theology: An Interview with Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J., by James Martin, S.J. America, Mar. 5, 2001.
The Making of Cardinal Avery Dulles - Part I and Part II. Interview w/ Brian McGuire. National Catholic Register. (February 18-24, 2001).

Avery Dulles - Collected Articles and Addresses

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First Things

Who Can Be Saved? First Things February 2008.
Saving Ecumenism from Itself First Things December 2007.
God and Evolution First Things October 2007.
Love, The Pope and C.S. Lewis First Things January 2007.
From Ratzinger to Benedict. First Things February 2006.
The Covenant With Israel First Things First Things November 1995.
The Deist Minimum. First Things January 2005.
The Rebirth of Apologetics. First Things May 2004.
True and False Reform. First Things August/September 2003.
The Population of Hell. First Things May 2003.
Antonin Scalia and His Critics: The Church, the Courts, and the Death Penalty First Things October 2002. [Response to God's Justice and Ours, by Antonin Scalia. First Things May 2002].
Religious Freedom: Innovation and Development. First Things December 2001.
Catholicism & Capital Punishment. First Things 112 April 2001.
The Future of the Papacy: A Symposium. First Things, March 2001.
Can Philosophy be Christian?. First Things April 2000.
Two Languages of Salvation: The Lutheran-Catholic Joint Declaration. First Things December 1999.
Should the Church Repent?. First Things December 1998.
The Ways We Worship, First Things March 1998.
Evangelizing Theology. First Things March 1996. [Responses & further correspondence].
The Gospel of Life: A Symposium. First Things October 1995.
John Paul II & the Truth about Freedom. First Things August/September 1995.
The Challenge of the Catechism. First Things January 1995.
Historians and the Reality of Christ First Things December 1992.
Tradition and Creativity in Theology First Things November 1992.

America Magazine

"A Life in Theology" 39th McGinley Lecture. April 21, 2008.
Clarifying the Council (Letter) October 1, 2007.
What Distinguishes the Jesuits? January 15, 2007
The Theologian: A Reflection on the Life of John Paul II April 18, 2005
Rights of Accused Priests June 21, 2004
A Eucharistic Church December 20, 2004
Vatican II: Myth and Reality February 24, 2003
The Advantages of a Catholic University. May 20, 2002.
Christ Among the Religions, February 4, 2002.
An Interview with Avery Dulles James Martin, S.J., March 5, 2001
Never to Despair: a Christian View of the Holocaust Sept. 17, 2001.
The Papacy for a Global Church July 15, 2000.
John Paul II and the Advent of a New Millenium. Reprinted at Christlife.org. America Magazine. [Original Publication Date unknown].
Faith and Reason: A Note on the New Encyclical. Oct. 31, 1998. See also:
- The Papacy for an Ecumenical Age: A Response to Avery Dulles, by Ladislas Orsy, S.J. October 21, 2000.
- Avery Dulles & Ladislas Orsy in Dialogue November 25, 2000.
Human Rights: Papal Teaching and The United Nations. Dec. 5, 1998.
Mary at the dawn of the new millennium January 31, 1998.
Religion and the News Media: A Theologian Reflects October 1994
Henri DeLubac: In Appreciation Sept. 28, 1991
"Leonard Feeney: In Memoriam February 25, 1978
Infallibility Revisited August 4, 1973
Loyalty and Dissent: After Vatican II June 27, 1970
Karl Rahner on 'Humane Vitae,' September 28, 1968
Faith and Doubt March 11, 1967

Contributions to The Acton Institute

Religious Freedom and Pluralism Journal of Markets and Morality Volume 5, Number 1 Spring 2002.
Truth as the Ground of Freedom: A Theme from John Paul II. The Acton Institute, 2002. | (Audio)
Enjoying and Making Use of a Responsible Freedom. Religion & Liberty. The Acton Institute. September-October 2001.
Centesimus Annus and the Renewal of Culture. Journal of Markets & Morality, Volume 2, Number 1-Spring 1999.

Theological Studies

Jesuits and Theology: Yesterday and Today Theological Studies 52.3 (1991) 524-538.
Newman on Infallibility Theological Studies 51.3 (1990) 434-449.
Newman, Conversion, and Ecumenism Theological Studies 51.4 (1990) 717-731.
A Half Century of Ecclesiology Theological Studies 50.3 (1989) 419-442.
Paths to Doctrinal Agreement: Ten Theses Theological Studies 47.1 (1986) 32-47.
Scripture: Recent Protestant and Catholic Views. Theology Today Vol. 37, No. 1. April 1980.
The Symbolic Structure of Revelation Theological Studies 41.1 (1980) 51-73.
"Ius divinum" as an Eculmenical Problem Theological Studies 38.4 (1977) 681-708.
Method in Fundamental Theology: Reflections on David Tracy's "Blessed Rage for Order" Theological Studies 37.2 (1976) 304-316.
Ministry and Intercommunion: Recent Ecumenical Statements and Debates Theological Studies 34.4 (1973) 643-678.
Faith and Order at Louvain Theological Studies 33.1 (1972) 35-67.
The Church, the Churches, and the Catholic Church Theological Studies 33.2 (1972) 199-234.
Dogma as an Ecumenical Problem Theological Studies 29.3 (1968) 397-416.
Some Recent Death-of-God Literature Theological Studies 28.1 (1967) 111-118.
Revelation in Recent Catholic Theology (Theology Table-Talk). Theology Today Vol. 24, No. 3. April 1967.
Symbol, Myth, and the Biblical Revelation Theological Studies 27.1 (1966) 2-26.
The Theology of Revelation Theological Studies 25.1 (1964) 43-58.
The Protestant Preacher and the Prophetic Mission Theological Studies 21.4 (1960) 544-580.

Other Periodicals / Addresses

Cardinal Avery Dulles on Islam Interview with John Allen, Jr. National Catholic Reporter Oct. 6, 2006.
Christ's Presence in the Eucharist: True, Real and Substantial Article based on Dulles' Spring McGinley Lecture, given at Fordham University on February 15, 2005.
Challenges to Moral and Cultural Renewal University of Notre Dame, September 28, 2004, given on the occasion of the Center's fifth anniversary. Sept. 29, 2004.
Reflections on Ecclesia de Eucharistia. L'Osservatore Romano. Weekly Edition in English. 30 July 2003, page 3.
Catholic Social Teaching and American Legal Practice Fordham Urban Law Journal, Nov, 2002.
Covenant & Mission. America, Oct. 14, 2002.
The Bishops and the Vatican. The New York Times, June 10, 2002.
Seven Reasons America Shouldn't Execute, for a Symposium on the Death Penalty. National Catholic Register, March 24-31, 2002.
Faith Traditions and the Death Penalty. Panel discussion with Cardinal Dulles, David Novak, Gilbert Meilaender, and Khaled Abou El Fadl. Chair: Jean Bethke Elshtain. The University of Chicago Divinity School. January 25, 2002 .
Justification: The Joint Declaration, Josephinum Journal of Theology, Volume 9, Number 1 (Winter/Spring 2002): 108-119.
Newman's Idea of a University and its Relevance to Catholic Higher Education. Address to the Cardinal Newman Society on November 10, 2001 upon receipt of the John Henry Newman Award for distinguished service to Catholic higher education. [PDF file].
"On Hope" - Remarks of Avery Dulles following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. (As published by James Martin, SJ in America December 18, 2008).
Orthodoxy and Social Change. The Catholic Social Science Review. Volume IV - 1999.
Catholics in the World of Mass Media Lecture for the Salesian Guild, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, given January 23, 1999. Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Newsletter Vol. 22, No. 3. Summer 1999. pp. 15-21. [.pdf format]
How Catholic is the CTSA? Three views. Symposium w/ Mary Ann Donovan, Peter Steinfels. Commonweal, March 27, 1998.
Mary and the Millenium. Catholic Update [Archdiocese of Cincinnati]. This article is adapted from the Tenth Annual Fall McGinley Lecture delivered at Fordham on November 19, 1997.
The Travails of Dialogue: The Dialogic Turn. Excerpts from the Laurence J. McGinley Lecture delivered on Nov. 11, 1996.
The Filioque: What Is at Stake? Concordia Theological Quarterly Vol. 59, No. 1-2. January-April 1995. [PDF format]
Appreciation & Challenge. Woodstock Report, October 1994, no. 39. Talk given February 1994 for Woodstock's 20th anniversary opening celebration in the Riggs Library at Georgetown University.
Shaping our Culture through Dialogue. Presentation in a forum hosted by the Woodstock Theological Center. Woodstock Report, March 1994, no. 37, pp. 3-10.

The Creation of Cardinal Avery Dulles - Consistory in Rome, February 21, 2001

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Consistory in Rome, February 21, 2001
A) High Speed; B) Modem Speed;
English summary of Prior's welcome at Church of Jesus and Mary
a) High Speed; B) Modem Speed;
Kyrie at the Church of Jesus and Mary, Titular Church Mass
A) High Speed; B) Modem Speed;
Readings and homily of acceptance at his titular church in Rome (Church of Jesus and Mary), 2/23/01 (Videotaped in Rome, digitized in the Faculty Resource Center)
A) High Speed; B) Modem Speed.

Books by Avery Cardinal Dulles

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	Church and Society: The Laurence J. McGinley Lectures, 1988-2007 Fordham University Press (February 2008) One of the leading theologians of our time, Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., has written and lectured on a wide range of topics across his distinguished career, and for a wide range of audiences. Integrating faith and scholarship, he has created a rich body of work that, in the words of one observer, is “both faithful to Catholic tradition and fresh in its engagement with the contemporary world.”Here, brought together for the first time in one volume, are the talks Cardinal Dulles has given twice each year since the Laurence J. McGinley Lectures were initiated in 1988, conceived broadly as a forum on Church and society. The result is a diverse collection that reflects the breadth of his thinking and engages with many of the most important—and difficult—religious issues of our day.Organized chronologically, the lectures are often responses to timely issues, such as the relationship between religion and politics, a topic he treated in the last weeks of the presidential campaign of 1992. Other lectures take up questions surrounding human rights, faith and evolution, forgiveness, the death penalty, the doctrine of religious freedom, the population of hell, and a whole array of theological subjects, many of which intersect with culture and politics. The life of the Church is a major and welcome focus of the lectures, whether they be a reflection on Cardinal Newman or an exploration of the difficulties of interfaith dialogue. Dulles responds frequently to initiatives of the Holy See, discussing gender and priesthood in the context of church teaching, and Pope Benedict’s interpretation of Vatican II. Writing with clarity and conviction, Cardinal Dulles seeks to “render the wisdom of past ages applicable to the world in which we live.” For those seeking to share in this wisdom, this book will be a consistently rewarding guide to what it means to be Catholic—indeed, to be a person of any faith—in a world of rapid, relentless change. Reviews From Both Sides Now, by Richard P. McBrien. Commonweal May 23, 2008. Thinking With the Church, by Christopher Ruddy. America August 4 , 2008 \| Vol. 199 No.2.
	Magisterium: Teacher and Guardian of the Faith Sapientia Press of Ave Maria University, 2007. Substantial theological and ecumenical questions cluster around the term 'magisterium': Does the Church need a teaching office? Can we clearly trace its origins? What is its sphere of competence and the force of its pronouncements? Most importantly, how does it give living witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ? In this comprehensive and highly readable study, Avery Cardinal Dulles answers these questions and others like it with a compelling precision honed by a lifetime of reflection on the Church and her singular mission. This book is a rich and informative resource for all inquirers into the nature, purpose and testimony of the teaching office of the Catholic Church. --Thomas G. Guarino, Professor of Systematic Theology, Seton Hall University Reviews Cardinal Dulles clarifies authority in one of his last books, by David Paul Deavel. The Catholic Spirit. December 30, 2008.
	A History of Apologetics [Revised Edition] Ignatius Press, 2005 Making the case for the Christian faith—apologetics—has always been part of the Church's mission. Yet Christians sometimes have had different approaches to defending the faith, responding to the needs of their respective times and framing their arguments to address the particular issues of their day. Cardinal Avery Dulles’s A History of Apologetics provides a masterful overview of Christian apologetics, from its beginning in the New Testament through the Middle Ages and on to the present resurgence of apologetics among Catholics and Protestants. Dulles shows how Christian apologists have at times both criticized and drawn from their intellectual surroundings to present the reasonableness of Christian belief. Reviews Apologetics, Unapologetically, by Thomas Guarino. First Things 161 (March 2006): 53-55. Thomas Aquinas—A; Chesterton—A+, by David Paul Deavel. Gilbert! Magazine (2006).
	Newman Continuum, 2002 Reviews Newman. Continuum, 2002. Reviewed by Peter Westmore. AD2000.
	The Holocaust: Never to be Forgotten: Reflections on the Holy See's Document We Remember by Avery Dulles, Leon Klenicki, Edward Idris Cassidy. Paulist Press / May 2001
	The New World of Faith Our Sunday Visitor / September 2000 "In Christ, God opens up to us a new world of faith, in relation to which the world of daily experience is tired and old." In this beautifully simple explanation of the Catholic Faith, America's leading theologian Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. unfolds the teaching of the Catholic Church for believers and inquirers alike. Dulles presents the faith not as a dry system of propositions, but as an invitation to communion with Jesus Christ and the call to offer our lives to Him in loving service. Reviews An Affirming Theological Synthesis, by William J. Collinge. America Nov 4, 2000.
	The Splendor of Faith: The Theological Vision of Pope John Paul II Crossroad/Herder & Herder / May 1999. A philosopher and theologian, as well as priest, and finally Pope, John Paul II has written extensivley on a wide variety of subjects. With his considerable theological expertise and acumen, Avery Dulles has undertaken the demanding task of synthesizing the Pope's theological insights on the complete range of topics from the Trinity and Christology to the economic and social order. Reviews The Splendour of Faith, New York: Crossroad, 1999 204 pp. Review by Kevin E. Schmiesing. Markets & Morality, Volume 3, Number 1-Spring 2000. Published by The Acton Institute.
	The Priestly Office: A Theological Reflection Paulist Press / May 1997.
	The Assurance of Things Hoped For: A Theology of Christian Faith Oxford University Press / October 1996. Faith, since the earliest Christian theologians, has been regarded as the fundamental Christian virtue--the prerequisite for hope, charity, and good works. In this book, Avery Dulles examines the biblical foundations and history of theological reflection on faith, from the Greek and Latin fathers to such modern giants as Tillich, Rahner, and Lonergan. Further, Dulles presents his own systematic synthesis, reflecting on such topics as the nature and object of faith; the certitude of faith; the birth, growth, and loss of faith; and faith and salvation. The result is a refreshingly relevant theology of faith for our day. Review Seeking an Understanding of Faith, by David F. Wells. First Things 57 (November 1995): 56-58.
	Testimonial to Grace and Reflections on a Theological Journey Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. / September 1996. Dulles account, written in 1946, of his conversion to the Catholic Church. This special 50th Anniversary Edition contains a newly penned afterword in which the author details his fifty-year journey from conversion to priesthood to theologian. Dulles describes the mentors and the experiences that shaped his perspective as a theologian.
	Crossroad Publishing Company / March 1995 Review Review: The Craft of Theology, From Symbol to System, by Mark Johnson, Saint Joseph's College, Rensaeller, IN. Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Newsletter Vol. 16, No. 1. Dec. 1992. [.pdf format].
	Models of Revelation Orbis Books / September 1994.
	The Catholicity of the Church Oxford University Press / January 1987. Avery Dulles, well-known for several previous works in ecclesiology, including Models of the Church, here surveys a theme that demands new treatment in the present global and ecumenical context. He deals with questions that are vital for the identity of churches that designate themselves Catholic, and for the relationship between these churches and Protestant forms of Christianity. The prospects of Catholicism are realistically appraised. The Catholicity of the Church reproduces, in slightly revised form, the Martin D'Arcy Lectures delivered by Fr Dulles at Campion Hall, University of Oxford.
	Models of the Church Doubleday & Company, Inc. / 1978.

Avery Cardinal Dulles - Video / Media

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Ordination of Fr. Avery Dulles in New York by Archbishop Spellman, pictured with his father John Foster Dulles and Spellman (partial newsreel) - Youtube.com.
"The Real Presence" Tuesday, February 16, 2005 (given at Dunwoodie seminary, same lecture as the McGinley) Spring Lecture. 1) High Speed; 2) Modem Speed
A Eucharistic Church: The Vision of John Paul II - November 10, 2004 Fordham University Fall McGinley Lecture.
The Rebirth of Apologetics Tuesday, March 2, 2004 Fordham University Spring McGinley Lecture.
John Paul II and the Mystery of the Human Person - Oct. 1, 2003. Fordham University McGinley Lecture.
Why be a Catholic the 2002 Thomas Merton Lecture by Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. November 7th, 2002. St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University.
When to Forgive April 10, 2002 Fordham University McGinlely Lecture.
Religious Freedom: A Developing Doctrine March 21, 2001 Fordham University McGinley Lecture.

Excerpted from Avery Dulles: Fordam University's Videos-on-Demand

Pope Benedict XVI's personal visit to Cardinal Dulles

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Pope Benedict XVI pays a personal visit to Cardinal Avery Dulles during his U.S. apostolic visit (America "In All Things" May 16, 2008). The meeting took place in Cardinal Egan's suite in St. Joseph's Seminary, after the Pope's meeting with disabled children. The following account is taken from the New York Jesuits' newsletter, written by Anne Marie Kirmse, O.P., Cardinal Dulles's longtime assistant:

"The Pope literally bounded into the room with a big smile on his face. He went directly to where Avery was sitting, saying, 'Eminenza, Eminenza, I recall the work you did for the International Theological Committee in the 1990's.' Avery kissed the papal ring and smiled back at the Pope. Then the Pope looked at the people in the room who had accompanied Avery to the Seminary: Fr. Tom Marciniak, who served as Cardinal Dulles's priest-chaplain for the meeting; Sr. Anne-Marie Kirmse, O.P.; and Francine Messiah and Oslyn Fergus of the [Jesuit infirmary's] medical staff. After this warm and friendly exchange of greetings, the Pope sat down next to Avery to hear the remarks that Avery had prepared and which were read for him by Fr. Tom Marciniak. During the presentation, Fr. Tom handed the Pope a copy of Avery's latest book, Church and Society: The Laurence J. McGinley Lectures, 1988-2007, which was published earlier this month by Fordham University Press. The Pope expressed great interest in the book, and even interrupted the reading of the remarks to ask again when the book had been published. He eagerly looked through it, and was touched by Avery's inscription to him. Before leaving, the Pope blessed Avery, assuring him of his prayers, and encouraging him in his sufferings. He then said good-bye in turn to each of the four persons who accompanied Avery."

Articles about Avery Cardinal Dulles

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Walsh Library Displays Archival Treasures of Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. December 21, 2009.
Why Avery Dulles Matters, by Thomas G. Guarino. First Things May 2009.
Avery Dulles and the Recovery of Teleology, by Nicholas Frankovich. First Things December 30, 2008.
Avery Dulles, S.J. American Theologian and Cardinal, by Stevenson Swanson. Originally published in the summer 2001 issue of FORDHAM magazine.
Foreword to A History of Apologetics, by Timothy George.
The Two-fold Magisterium and Ecumenism, by Greg Krehbiel Reflections on Avery Dulles' A Church to Believe In. Journeyman: A Journal for the Inquiring Christian. Vol. 1, No. 3, March 2002.
Avery Dulles' Long Road to Rome, by By Robert Royal. Crisis Magazine, July-August 2001.
All Dressed in Scarlet: Avery Dulles goes to college. Commonweal. Feb 23, 2001.
Lessons from Christmas 1941, by Richard N. Ostling. Touches briefly on Avery Dulles' early years as a Naval officer. The Holland Sentinel, Dec. 24, 2001.
One Establishment Meets Another: Avery Dulles's long journey to the Catholic cardinalate, by J. Bottum. The Atlantic Monthly, May 2001.
Red hat after lurch to right, by Fr. Richard P. McBrien. National Catholic Reporter, Feb. 12, 2001. [Personal criticism of Dulles by a very disgruntled Fr. McBrien].
Giants dissent, gently, over authority. National Catholic Reporter. July 2, 1999.