Harold W. Attridge

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Harold W. Attridge
Born
Harold William Attridge

(1946-11-24) November 24, 1946 (age 77)
NationalityAmerican
TitleDean of
History of early Christianity
Institutions
Doctoral studentsAndrew McGowan

Harold William Attridge (born November 24, 1946) is an American

Roman Catholic to head that historically Protestant school.[2]

Education and career

Attridge received a

Master of Arts degrees from the University of Cambridge (1969, 1973), which he attended as a Marshall Scholar, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Harvard University (1974). He also studied at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1972–73.[3]

After a three-year term in the Harvard Society of Fellows, Attridge taught at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (1977–1985) and the University of Notre Dame (1985–1997), where he also served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Letters. In 1997 he moved to Yale Divinity School, where he was named the Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament.[3] He was Dean of the Divinity School from 2002 to 2012 before returning to teaching as a Sterling Professor.

Attridge was president of the Society of Biblical Literature in 2001 and of the Catholic Biblical Association in 2011–2012.[4] He serves on multiple editorial boards and was a fellow of the Jesus Seminar.[5] In 2015, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.[6] Yale Divinity School has established a named scholarship fund in honor of Attridge and his wife, Janice.[7]

Selected works

Books

Edited by

Chapters

References

  1. ^ "Harold W. Attridge". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  2. ^ "A Testing Time for the Church: An Interview with Harold Attridge | Reflections". reflections.yale.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  3. ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae: Harold W. Attridge" (PDF). November 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Harold W. Attridge | Yale Divinity School". divinity.yale.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  5. ^ Westar Institute; "Alphabetical List of Fellows".
  6. ^ "YDS Professor Harold Attridge Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences | Yale Divinity School". divinity.yale.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  7. ^ "YDS alumna and ethicist Jan Tanner leaves a generous legacy | Yale Divinity School". divinity.yale.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-28.

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Academic offices
Preceded by Dean of Yale Divinity School
2002–2012
Succeeded by
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by President of the Society of Biblical Literature
2001
Succeeded by