Ralph McInerny

Ralph McInerny
Born Ralph Matthew McInerny
(1929-02-24)February 24, 1929
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died January 29, 2010(2010-01-29) (aged 80)
Mishawaka, Indiana
Occupation religious scholar, author
Nationality United States

Ralph Matthew McInerny (February 24, 1929 January 29, 2010)[1] was an American author and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. McInerny was a Roman Catholic[2] and the creator of the popular Father Dowling Mysteries books. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms of Harry Austin, Matthew FitzRalph, Ernan Mackey, Edward Mackin and Monica Quill.[3] He died of esophageal cancer on January 29, 2010.[4]

Academic career

McInerny wrote his PhD dissertation entitled The Existential Dialectic of Soren Kierkegaard under Professor Charles De Koninck at Laval University (Quebec). He was Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Jacques Maritain Center, and Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Notre Dame until his retirement in June, 2009. McInerny was also a Fulbright Scholar, receiving educational funds from the Fulbright Commission Belgium. He served as President of the Metaphysical Society of America in 1993.[5][6]

McInerny's brother Dennis, also a philosophy professor, believes that his brother's greatest legacy is not to be found in his novels, but in his adherence to Scholastic/Thomistic beliefs. http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/remembering-ralph-mcinerny

Bibliography

Fiction

Father Dowling

Sister Mary Teresa (all as by Monica Quill)

Andrew Broom

Notre Dame

Egidio Manfredi

Rosary Chronicles

Other novels

Collections

Poetry

Anthologies edited

Non-Fiction

Philosophy and theology

Biography

Instruction

See also

References

  1. Weber, Bruce (February 16, 2010). "Ralph McInerny, Scholar and Mystery Novelist, Dies at 80". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  2. Obituary New York Times, February 16, 2010.
  3. Obituary Los Angeles Times, 7 February 2010.
  4. Joseph Bottum, "Ralph McInerny (19292010)", First Things, January 29, 2010
  5. Biography of Ralph McInerny Notre Dame Website
  6. McInerny, Ralph. "Is Obama Worth a Mass?" Column for The Catholic Thing, March 23, 2009.

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