Sunday, January 7, 2024

Frank Fiorenza And His Wife Elizabeth Plus Stan Hauerwas

 

 Francis Fiorenza taught at Notre Dame, and so did his wife.

He has retired from Harvard and is 82 years old.

Frank Fiorenza's Harvard career is a good example of Roman Catholicism today.



 Frank's wife Elisabeth Schuesller Fiorenza taught in Biblical studies at Notre Dame. She was invited to teach at Harvard Divinity School before her husband was. She is still working there as the Krister Stendahl Research Professor at the age of 85. 

Every so often I use search engines to find out where people are. Stan Hauerwas taught at Augustana College and took a paycut to go to Notre Dame. He is 84 this year, having many honors earned around the world and the US, after leaving Notre Dame for Duke University. He was already a prolific author and has not slowed down much.

My sister-in-law suggested that I see Stan Hauerwas for the PhD program. I met him at his windowless basement office at the library. I thought, "My office is in a basement too, and I have windows."