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Dulles, Avery Robert Cardinal

Dulles, Avery Robert Cardinal
▪ 2009

      American prelate and theologian

born Aug. 24, 1918, Auburn, N.Y.

died Dec. 12, 2008, Bronx, N.Y.
was one of the preeminent Roman Catholic theologians in the United States and an astute liaison between the church's liberal and conservative factions during the latter half of the 20th century. Born to a family of Protestant statesmen (his father was politician John Foster Dulles), Dulles converted to Catholicism while attending Harvard University and, after a stint in the navy, joined the order of the Jesuits. Following his ordination as a priest in 1956, he devoted himself to a life of teaching and took on professorships at Woodstock (Md.) College (1960–74; from 1969 located in New York City), the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (1974–88), and Fordham University, New York City (1988–2008). He also penned more than 20 books of theology, including Models of the Church (1974), a best seller that addressed the profound social reforms that were then taking place within Roman Catholicism. In 2001 he was elevated to cardinal, thereby becoming the first American to be appointed to that position without first having served as bishop.

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Universalium. 2010.

  
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