David Bakewell Burrell | |
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| Born | March 1, 1933 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 2023 (aged 90) Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame, Yale University, Gregorian University |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, writer, and priest |
| Awards | Honorary doctorate in theology from Lund University (Sweden) 2008,
Aquinas medal from American Catholic Philosophical Association (2008), John Courtney Murray Award from Catholic Theological Society of America (2009).[1] |
David Bakewell Burrell CSC (March 1, 1933 – October 1, 2023) was an American educator, theologian, writer and translator who was a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He was the Theodore Hesburgh Professor emeritus in Philosophy and Theology at University of Notre Dame, US.[1] He wrote around thirteen books on Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions. He knew several languages; he translated two books of Al-Ghazali from Arabic into English. He also taught comparative theology, ethics and development at Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Uganda; Tangaza College, Nairobi, Kenya; and Hebrew University, Jerusalem.[1][2] During 1960s, he was involved in Anti-Vietnam War Movement.[2] He was also a professor at Notre Dame University Bangladesh.[3] Burrell died in Notre Dame, Indiana on October 1, 2023, at the age of 90.[4]