1. Avery Robert Dulles was an American Jesuit priest, theologian, and cardinal of the Catholic Church.
16 Facts About Avery Dulles
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Avery Dulles's uncle was Director of Central Intelligence Allen Dulles.
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Avery Dulles's paternal grandfather, Allen Macy Dulles, was a member of the faculty of the Presbyterian Auburn Theological Seminary and published in the field of ecclesiology, to which his grandson would likewise devote scholarly attention as a Catholic.
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Avery Dulles received his primary school education in New York City at the St Bernard's School and attended secondary schools in Switzerland and the Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut.
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Avery Dulles served in the United States Navy during World War II, attaining the rank of Lieutenant.
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Avery Dulles served on the faculty of Woodstock College from 1960 to 1974, and at the Catholic University of America from 1974 to 1988.
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Avery Dulles was the author of over 700 articles on theological topics, as well as twenty-two books.
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Past president of both the Catholic Theological Society of America and the American Theological Society, and professor emeritus at the Catholic University of America, Avery Dulles served on the International Theological Commission and as a member of the United States Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue.
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Avery Dulles was critical of dual-covenant theology, especially as understood in the US Conference of Catholic Bishops' document Reflections on Covenant and Mission.
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Avery Dulles was a consultant to the Committee on Doctrine of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Avery Dulles was not made a bishop, as is normally the case, as the pope had granted him a dispensation.
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Avery Dulles became an honorary, non-voting member of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Avery Dulles prepared his written remarks to the pope prior to the visit.
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Avery Dulles died at 90 on December 12,2008, at Fordham University in the Bronx, where he had lived for many years.
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Avery Dulles's remains were buried in the Jesuit cemetery in Auriesville, New York.
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Avery Dulles wrote 25 books and hundreds of articles and essays.