Michael J. Buckley

Michael Joseph Buckley SJ (October 12, 1931 – July 25, 2019) was an American Jesuit priest and philosophical theologian. He was the Bea Professor of Theology at Santa Clara University.^[1] He also served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America.

The Reverend Michael J. Buckley SJ
Born	Michael Joseph Buckley (1931-10-12)October 12, 1931 San Francisco, California, US
Died	July 25, 2019(2019-07-25) (aged 87) Los Gatos, California, US
Ecclesiastical career
Church	Latin Church
Ordained	1962
Academic background
Education	Gonzaga University (BA, MA) Santa Clara University (STM) University of Chicago (PhD)
Doctoral advisor	Richard McKeon
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Sub-discipline	Philosophical theology
Institutions	University of Notre Dame Santa Clara University Boston College

Buckley was born on October 12, 1931, in San Francisco, California,^[2] the son of Eleanor (née Fletcher) and colonel Michael Buckley Jr. He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory.

He studied philosophy at Gonzaga University, receiving a BA and MA. He graduated from Santa Clara University with a Master of Sacred Theology and received a PhD in 1967 from the University of Chicago, studying under Richard McKeon.^[3][4] He received two honorary doctorates.^[3] He died on July 25, 2019, in Los Gatos, California.^[2]

Publications

• Motion and Motion's God: Thematic Variations in Aristotle, Cicero, Newton and Hegel (Princeton, 1971).
• At the Origins of Modern Atheism (Yale, 1987).
• Papal Primacy and the Episcopate: Towards a Relational Understanding (Herder, 1998).
• The Catholic University as Promise and Project (Georgetown, 1998).
• Denying and Disclosing God: The Ambiguous Progress of Modern Atheism (Yale, 2000).
• What Do You Seek? The Questions of Jesus as Challenge and Promise (Eerdmans, 2016).

Activities

• President, Catholic Theological Society of America, 1991–1992^[5]
• Advisory Committee, Princeton Center of Theological Inquiry, 1999–2000
• Chair, Jesuit International Theological Commission
• Executive Director, Committees on Doctrine and Pastoral Research and Practices at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
• Consultant Board Member, Herder/Crossroad Press
• Member, Clare Hall, Cambridge University

References

1. "Santa Clara University - College of Arts and Sciences - Religious Studies - Faculty and Staff -Michael Buckley, S.J." www.scu.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12.
2. Keane, James T. (July 29, 2019). "Remembering Michael Buckley, S.J." America. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
3. "Michael J. Buckley, S.J." Santa Clara, California: Santa Clara University. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
4. Moreland, Anna Bonta; Kaplan, Grant (2020). "A Tribute to Michael Buckley, SJ, 1931-2019: Teacher, Mentor, and Friend". Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture. 23 (1): 19. doi:10.1353/log.2020.0000. S2CID 214182448.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2021-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Walter H. Principe	President of the Catholic Theological Society of America 1991–1992	Succeeded by Lisa Sowle Cahill