Bernard John McGinn

Background

McGinn, Bernard John was born on August 19, 1937 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Bernard John and Catherine Ann (Faulds) McGinn.

Education

Bachelor, St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, New York, 1959. Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Gregorian University, Rome, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1970.

Career

Diocesan priest, Archdiocese New York, New York City, 1963-1971; professor, University of Chicago, since 1969; Naomi Shenstone Donnelly Professor, University of Chicago, since 1992. Program coordinator Institute for Advanced Study of Religion, Divinity School, University of Chicago, 1980-1992.

Achievements

• Bernard John McGinn has been listed as a noteworthy Religious educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Foundations of Mysticism: Origins to the Fifth Century (The Presence of God: A History of Western Christian Mysticism, Vol. 1)

    ( In this first volume of the highly-acclaimed Presence o...)

  • Antichrist: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination With Evil

    (Tracing the concept of the Antichrist from its Judeo-Chri...)

  • The Growth of Mysticism: Gregory the Great Through the 12 Century (The Presence of God) (v. 2)

    ( Building on the success of The Foundations of Mysticism...)

  • The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart: The Man from Whom God Hid Nothing (A Herder & Herder book)

    ( Centuries after his work as a preacher, philosopher, an...)

  • Everything as Divine: The Wisdom of Meister Eckhart (Spiritual Samplers)

    (Doctrinally suspect in his lifetime, Meister Eckhart has ...)

  • The Flowering of Mysticism: Men and Women in the New Mysticism: 1200-1350 (The Presence of God)

    ( The year 1200 marked a dynamic turning point in the his...)

  • Foundations of Mysticism by McGinn, Bernard Paperback

    (Foundations of MysticismMcGinn, Bernard)

  • By Bernard Mcginn - Meister Eckhart, Teacher and Preacher (5/28/02)

    (Noticeable wear to cover and pages. May have some marking...)

  • The Foundations of Mysticism: Origins to the Fifth Century (The Presence of God: A History of Western Christian Mysticism, Vol. 1)

    (Book by McGinn, Bernard)

  • The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism (Modern Library Classics) by McGinn, Bernard published by Modern Library (2006)

    (New copy. Fast shipping. Will be shipped from US.)

  • The Growth of Mysticism: Gregory the Great through the 12th Century
  • Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books) by Bernard McGinn (2014-05-25)
  • Presence of God: History of Western Christian Mysticism: Growth of Mysticism v. 2
  • The Flowering of Mysticism. Men and Women in the New Mysticism 1200-1350. (The Presence of God: a History of Western Mysticism) by Bernard McGinn (12-Nov-1998) Paperback
  • The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism (Modern Library Classics) by Bernard McGinn (2006-12-12)
  • The Growth of Mysticism: Gregory the Great Through the 12 Century (Growth of Mysticism #2) THE GROWTH OF MYSTICISM: GREGORY THE GREAT THROUGH THE 12 CENTURY (GROWTH OF MYSTICISM #2) by McGinn, Bernard ( Author ) ON Nov - 01 - 1996 Paperback
  • The Growth of Mysticism: Gregory the Great Through the 12 Century (The Presence of God) (v. 2) Paperback 1996 Edition Unstated Ed. Bernard McGinn
  • The Growth of Mysticism: Gregory the Great Through the 12 Century (The Presence of God) (v. 2) by Bernard McGinn (1996-11-01)
  • Anti-Christ: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination With Evil by Bernard McGinn (1999-12-07)
  • Meister Eckhart: Teacher and Preacher (Classics of Western Spirituality Series) by Bernard McGinn (1992-01-01)
  • The Doctors of the Church: Thirty-Three Men and Women Who Shaped Christianity (Herder & Herder Books) by Bernard McGinn (2009-09-01)
  • The Doctors of the Church: Thirty-Three Men and Women Who Shaped Christianity (By: Professor Bernard McGinn) published: May, 2010
  • Apocalyptic Spirituality: Treatises and Letters of Lactantius, Adso of Montier-en-Der, Joachim of Fiore, the Franciscan Spirituals, Savonarola by Bernard McGinn (1979-12-31)
  • Visions of the End: Apocalyptic Traditions in the Middle Ages (Records of Western Civilization Series) by Bernard Mcginn (1998-04-05)
  • The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism: Volume 1: The Origins of Apocalypticism in Judaism and Christianity by Bernard McGinn (2000-03-28)
  • The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart: The Man from Whom God Hid Nothing (A Herder & Herder book) by Bernard McGinn (2003-03-01)
  • The Harvest of Mysticism in Medieval Germany (The Presence of God) (Volume 4) by Bernard McGinn (2005-12-01)
  • Thomas Aquinas's "Summa theologiae": A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books) by Bernard McGinn (May 25,2014)
  • Apocalyptic Spirituality (Classics of Western Spirituality) by Bernard McGinn (1979-01-01)
  • The Flowering of Mysticism: Men and Women in the New Mysticism: 1200-1350 (The Presence of God) by Bernard McGinn (1998-09-01)
  • By Bernard McGinn - Visions of the End: Apocalyptic Traditions in the Middle Ages: 1st (first) Edition
  • Growth Of Mysticism: From Gregory the Great Through the 12 Century (The Presence of God : a History of Western Christian Mysticism, Vol 2) by Bernard McGinn (1994-01-01)
  • Early Christian Mystics: The Divine Vision of Spiritual Masters by Bernard McGinn (2003-06-01)
  • The Foundations of Mysticism: Origins to the Fifth Century (The Presence of God: A History of Western Christian Mysticism, Vol. 1) by Bernard McGinn (2004-04-01)
  • The Foundations of Mysticism: Origins to the Fifth Century (The Presence of God: A History of Western Christian Mysticism, Vol. 1) by Bernard McGinn (2004-04-01)
  • Doctors of the Church: Thirty-Three Men and Women Who Shaped Christianity by Bernard McGinn (1999-02-01)

Membership

Fellow Medieval Academy American, American Academy Arts and Sciences.

Connections

Married Patricia Ann Ferris, July 10, 1971. Children: Daniel, John.

Father:

Bernard John McGinn

Mother:

Catherine Ann (Faulds) McGinn

Spouse:

Patricia Ann Ferris

child:

Daniel McGinn

child:

John McGinn