The CTSA remembers and prays for longstanding member Francis Fiorenza, who died today, Wednesday, July 23.
Francis Fiorenza served as the CTSA's President in 1985 – 1986 and as a member of the CTSA Board of Directors (1975 – 1977).
Eternal rest grant unto Francis, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Francis Fiorenza's theological contributions to the CTSA include the following available within the CTSA Proceedings:
- Rahner's Ecclesiology: Jesus and the Foundation of the Church--an Analysis of the hermeneutical Issues (1978, Vol. 33).
- Nineteenth Century Theology (1983, Vol. 38).
- Presidential Address ~ Foundations of Theology: A Community's Tradition of Discourse and Practice(1986, Vol. 41)
- he Security and Insecurity of Faith (1973, Vol. 28)
- The CTSA and the Proposed Schema on Catholic Universities (Correspondence; 1986, Vol. 41)
- Critical Social Theory and Christology (1975, Vol. 30)
- The Jesus of Piety and the Historical Jesus (1994, Vol. 49).
- Political Theology as Foundational Theology (1977, Vol. 32)
Francis Fiorenza on His Esteemed Teaching Career, the Pluralization of Theology, and Studying with the 'Stars of the Stars' (Harvard Divinity School, 7/29/21); Accessed on 7/28/25 at <<https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2021/07/29/francis-fiorenza-his-esteemed-teaching-career-pluralization-theology-and-studying-stars>>.
Committal Service ~ Thursday, July 31in Cambridge
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Rite of Christian Burial / Interment Service will be live streamed via Zoom at 10:00 a.m.
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