Professor
William Kurz, S.J. (Ph.D., Yale,
1976). Professor Kurz specializes in the study of the New Testament, particularly in
Luke-Acts, Johannine writings, narrative, rhetorical, and canonical criticism,
biblical intertextuality, and now also contemporary application of the canonical
text and spiritual exegesis. He is the author of over thirty-five articles in
professional journals and books, and five books: The Acts of the Apostles (1983,
rev. ed. 1989, Italian, Hungarian, and Spanish translations 1993, 1994);
Following Jesus: A Disciple's Guide to Luke and Acts (1984); Farewell Addresses
in the New Testament (1990); Reading Luke-Acts: Dynamics of Biblical Narrative
(1993); co-author with Luke Timothy Johnson, The Future of Catholic Biblical
Scholarship: A Constructive Conversation (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002); revised
edition of Following Jesus: A Disciple’s Guide to Luke and Acts (Ann Arbor:
Servant, 2003). He is finishing the manuscript for a 2004 book contracted with
Servant Publications, What Does the Bible Say About the End Times? A Catholic
View. Graduate students in his 1992 methods course published Directions in New
Testament Methods (eds. Martin C. Albl, Paul R. Eddy, and Sr. Renée Mirkes,
1993). Graduate students in his 2003 course in Luke-Acts are preparing a book of
essays from the class to send to a publisher. Many of his recent publications
apply methods of biblical actualization to contemporary credal and moral issues
or investigate spiritual senses of Scripture. They include: “The Johannine Word
as Revealing the Father: A Christian Credal Actualization,” Perspectives in
Religious Studies 28:1 (Spring 2001) 67-84; “Catholic Appropriation of Biblical
Perspectives regarding Abortion,” in Life and Learning XII: Proceedings of the
Twelfth University Faculty for Life Conference at Ave Maria Law School 2002, ed.
Joseph W. Koterski (Washington, DC: University Faculty for Life, 2003): 237-64.
