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Geffrey Kelly, Ph.D.
Geffrey Kelly, Ph.D.
Professor
215.951.1345
kellyg@lasalle.edu

Education

  • STD (Doctor of Sacred Theology), Ph.D., 1972, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. 
  • LTD (Licentiate in Sacred Theology, 1970, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.
  • LL.D., 1995, Honorary Doctorate, North Park University, Chicago
  • Diplome Superieur in Catechetical Theology (M.A. equiv.), 1967, Lumen Vitae, Brussels, Belgium
  • M.A., 1963, Villanova University
  • B.A.,b1954, La Salle University 

Areas of Interest

  • The theology and spirituality of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • Spirituality and revelation theology
  • The German Resistance Movement against Hitler and the Nazi Government
  • Ethics and the life sciences (biomedical ethics)
  • Ethics and the social sciences
  • Liberation theology
  • Peace and justice issues
  • Contemporary religious thought
  • The religious history of Ireland
  • Irish language and culture

Recent Publications and Presentations

  • Reading Bonhoeffer: A Guide to His Spiritual Classics and Selected Writings on Peace, Eugene, Or: Wipf & Stock, 2008.
  • The Cost of Moral Leadership. Grand Rapids, Mi: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2003. 
  • Liberating Faith : Bonhoeffer’s Message for Today. Eugene, Or.: Wipf & Stock, 2002.
  • A Testament to Freedom: The Essential Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. NY: Harper Collins, 1990.