Peter Lawler (academic)
Peter Augustine Lawler (July 30, 1951 – May 23, 2017)
He was executive editor of the quarterly journal
Upon his death, The Week penned an obituary, "Why every smart liberal should read conservative philosopher Peter Lawler," recommending that, "at a time when the post-Goldwater conservative movement finds itself increasingly eclipsed by right-wing populism, Lawler's distinctive vision and voice may be more pertinent than ever."[4]
Career
Lawler attended
Lawler has spoken at roughly a hundred American colleges and universities and published well over two hundred articles, chapters, and reviews in a wide variety of venues.[
Lawler wrote broadly from a
In 2004, Lawler was appointed to President Bush's
In 2010, Lawler (with Marc Guerra of Assumption College) received a major grant from the Science of Virtues project at the University of Chicago for a series of path-breaking conferences at Berry College on the theme of "Stuck with Virtue". This conferences has generated several important publications, including A Political Companion to Walker Percy (edited with Brian Smith) and Descartes, Locke, Darwin, and the Science of Modern Virtue.
Lawler also became a popular and influential blogger,[citation needed] at both "Rightly Understood" at Big Think and "Postmodern Conservative," originally at First Things and then at National Review Online. His posts and short essays are often and widely reprinted. The first volume of his best short essays -- Allergic to Crazy—has been published by St. Augustine's Press. And his American Heresies and Higher Education is forthcoming in 2016.
Personal life
Lawler was the son of Patricia Ann Fullerton Lawler and Thomas Comerford Lawler, the nephew of Ronald David Lawler, OFMCap, and the brother of Thomas Aquin "Quin" Lawler and Gregory Francis Lawler.
His father worked for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1951 to 1977, and also worked in patristics, serving as a co-editor, from 1964 to 1991, of the Ancient Christian Writers series published first by Newman Press, and then by Paulist Press. He likewise translated Saint Augustine: Sermons for Christmas and Epiphany, and The Letters of Saint Jerome for that series. With his brother, Father Roland, and the future cardinal, Donald Wuerl, he wrote an adult catechism, The Teaching of Christ.[6]
Peter Augustine Lawler was survived by his brothers, his wife, Rita Lawler, his daughter, Catherine Lawler Jackson, and his grandchildren, Henry Augustus Jackson and Molly Jackson.[7]
Publications
- Lawler, Peter Augustine (2002). "Aliens in America: The Strange Truth about Our Souls." ISI Books. ISBN 1-882926-71-4
- Lawler, Peter Augustine (1999). "Postmodernism Rightly Understood" Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0-8476-9426-7
- Lawler, Peter Augustine & Robert Schaefer (editors) (2000). "American Political Rhetoric" (4th ed) Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0-7425-1173-1
- Lawler, Peter Augustine (2005). "Stuck with Virtue: The American Individual and Our Biotechnological Future." ISI Books. ISBN 978-1-932236-84-2
- Lawler, Peter Augustine (2007). "Homeless and At Home in America." St. Augustine's Press. ISBN 978-1-58731-360-8
- Lawler, Peter Augustine (2010). "Modern and American Dignity." ISI Books. ISBN 978-1-935191-89-6
References
- Lindale, GA, 1951-2017: Obituary".
- ^ "Voice of authority". Alumni Accent. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Nationally renowned scholar Peter Lawler passes away" (Press release). Berry College. 23 May 2017.
- ^ Linker, Damon (25 May 2017). "Why every smart liberal should read conservative philosopher Peter Lawler". www.theweek.com. The Week. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Council Members List". Bioethics Council.
- ^ Patricia Sullivan, "Thomas Lawler Dies, Author and Editor of Catholic Catechism", Washington Post, Monday, November 28, 2005.
- ^ Henderson and Sons Funeral Home,"Peter Lawler of Lindale, GA, 1951-2017: Obituary"
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