Background
Knitter, Paul Francis was born on February 25, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul Lewis and Rose Georgiana (Dolezal) Knitter.
theologian university professor
Knitter, Paul Francis was born on February 25, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul Lewis and Rose Georgiana (Dolezal) Knitter.
Knitter holds a licentiate from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (1966), as well as a doctorate from the University of Marburg, Germany (1972).
Assistant professor, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, 1972-1975; associate professor, Xavier U., Cincinnati, 1975-1978; professor theology, Xavier U., Cincinnati, since 1978. Board directors Christians for Peace in El Salvador, San Antonio, since 1988.
(Book by Hill, Brennan, Knitter, Paul F., Madges, William)
Knitter has been widely known for his religious pluralism. Pluralism and Oppression: Theology in World Perspective, 1990.
Member American Academy Religion, Catholic Theological Society of America, College Theology Society (board directors 1985-1988), American Society Missiology.
Married Catherine Mary Cornell, December 31, 1982. Children: John, Moira.