Michael J. Buckley
American Jesuit priest and theologian (1931–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Michael J. Buckley | |
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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 |
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Doctoral advisor | Richard McKeon |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Theology |
Sub-discipline | Philosophical theology |
Institutions | |
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]