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Dr. John E. Thiel

Professor of Religious Studies
jethiel@fairfield.edu
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Honors

  • American Theological Society, elected to membership, 2006.
  • Visiting Professor of Religious Studies, Yale University, Spring 2000.
  • Phi Beta Kappa, elected to Honorary Membership, Zeta Chapter of Connecticut, 1995.
  • New Haven Theological Discussion Group, elected to membership, 1995.

Awards

  • Second Place, "Theology" Category, Catholic Press Association 2001 Book Award (Senses of Tradition, Oxford University Press, 2000).
  • Honorable Mention, 1992 Alpha Sigma Nu Annual Book Award (Imagination and Authority, Fortress Press, 1991).

Grants

  • Icons of Hope: The “Last Things” in Christian Imagination. College Board of Advisors Grant, Department of Religious Studies, 2008.
  • Robert E. Wall Research Sabbatical Award. Office of the Academic Vice-President, Fairfield University, 2001.
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Religious Studies, Yale University, 1997.
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for College Teachers and Independent Scholars, 1997.
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Religious Studies, Yale University, 1989.
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for College Teachers and Independent Scholars, 1989.
  • Andrew Mellon Foundation Visiting Faculty Fellow, Yale University, 1981.