Rev.
John Laurance, S.J. Department Chair
and Associate Professor
John Laurance, S.J. (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1983),
[Systematics/Ethics], specializes in the theology and history
of Christian liturgy. He has authored one book ('Priest' as
Type of Christ [Peter Lang, 1984]), edited four others (e.g.,
Introduction to Theology [Pearson, 2000]), and published
nineteen scholarly articles (e.g., "The Eucharist as Imitation
of Christ," Theological Studies 47 [1986]; "The
Assembly as Liturgical Symbol," Louvain Studies
22 [1997]; "Catherine Bell and Liturgical Theology,"
Antiphon 2 [1999]; and "The Eucharist and Eucharistic
Adoration," Louvain Studies 26 [2001]) along with
numerous book reviews. He is currently editing volumes in the
Lex Orandi series on the sacraments (Liturgical Press)
for which he also engaged in writing the Eucharist volume.
He has recently been named the Chair of the Department.
John Laurance, S.J. (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1983),
[Systematics/Ethics], specializes in the theology and history
of Christian liturgy. He has authored one book ('Priest' as
Type of Christ [Peter Lang, 1984]), edited four others (e.g.,
Introduction to Theology [Pearson, 2000]), and published
nineteen scholarly articles (e.g., "The Eucharist as Imitation
of Christ," Theological Studies 47 [1986]; "The
Assembly as Liturgical Symbol," Louvain Studies
22 [1997]; "Catherine Bell and Liturgical Theology,"
Antiphon 2 [1999]; and "The Eucharist and Eucharistic
Adoration," Louvain Studies 26 [2001]) along with
numerous book reviews. He is currently editing volumes in the
Lex Orandi series on the sacraments (Liturgical Press)
for which he also engaged in writing the Eucharist volume.
He has recently been named the Chair of the Department.
