John S. Dunne, C.S.C.

Rev. John A. O'Brien Professor of Catholic Theology
Department of Theology

Degrees

B.A., University of Notre Dame; S.T.D., Gregorian University

Research Profile

Dunne sees his life as a journey in time. The first stage on life's way begins at home learning from his father to love words (reading) and from his mother to love music (piano), and ends when he sets out on his spiritual adventure. His second goes from study at Notre Dame to study in Rome, from joining the Holy Cross Fathers to becoming a priest to returning to teach at Notre Dame. The third is one of teaching and one of writing Dunne's first trilogy of books, coming to an epilogue in his lectures at Yale (Time and Myth). Dunne's fourth begins with two pilgrimages to Jerusalem, his lectures at Oxford (The Reasons of the Heart), goes on through a voyage up the Amazon, a pilgrimage to the Ayasofya in Istanbul, a second trilogy of books ending with an epilogue (The Homing Spirit) after another journey to Jerusalem. His present stage begins with Dunne's return to music, composing song and dance cycles, and goes on to writing a third trilogy of books ending with an epilogue (The Mystic Road of Love) and a new beginning, (Reading the Gospel).

Contact Information

238 Malloy Hall
631-7144
John.S.Dunne.1@nd.edu