Mary T. Clark

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Mary Twibill Clark

academic, and civil rights advocate. She was best known as a scholar of the history of philosophy, and was associated especially with Saint Augustine
.

Life

Born in

Christian Philosophy at the College, from which she retired in 2011, bears her name.[2][3]

She served as the President of the American Catholic Philosophical Association in 1977,[4] of the Metaphysical Society of America, and of the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy.[5][6] Clark served on the Executive Committee of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association, and towards the end of her life as a visiting academic at Ralston College.[7]

Clark was among the original Editorial Advisors of the scholarly journal

Augustine's theology of the Trinity,[8] and was in addition a member of the Board of Editorial Consultants of the Personalist Forum.[9]

Over the years, she also taught as a visiting professor at San Francisco, Fordham, Villanova, Fairfield, and Marquette universities. During the 1960s she led the Social Action Secretariat of the National Federation of Catholic College Students, which "initiated action, created literature, and hosted events during the civil rights era".[10]

Works

Her books include Augustine, An Aquinas Reader, Augustine: Philosopher of Freedom (with

Marius Victorinus.[13]

Death

Sister Mary Clark died on September 1, 2014, aged 100. She was predeceased by her siblings, Rev. James D. Clark, George A. Clark, and Regina (Mrs. James P.) McGraney.[10]

References

  1. ^ Bibliography, rscj.org; accessed March 5, 2015.(registration required)
  2. ^ "Mary T. Clark profile". mville.edu. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "2012 Alumni Events, Manhattanville College". Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "American Catholic Philosophical Association website". acpaweb.org. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  5. ^ "Augustine". Georgetown University Press. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy - Society". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "Collegium Ralstonianum apud Savannenses". ralston.ac. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  8. ^ "Department of Classics". Dalhousie University. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "Editorial Team - The Personalist Forum - Philosophy Documentation Center". Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  10. ^ a b Obituary, legacy.com; accessed March 5, 2015.
  11. ^ "The Cambridge Companion to Augustine - Classical philosophy - Cambridge University Press". Retrieved September 8, 2014.[page needed]
  12. ^ "The Cambridge Companion to Augustine Cambridge Companions Online - Cambridge University Press". Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  13. ISBN 978-0-8132-0069-9.[page needed
    ]

External links
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