Mary T. Clark

Sister Mary Twibill Clark, RSCJ (October 23, 1913 – September 1, 2014) was an American academic and civil rights advocate. She was best known as a scholar of the history of philosophy, and was associated especially with Augustine of Hippo.

Life

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Francis S. and Regina Holland (née Twibill) Clark, Clark entered the Society of the Sacred Heart on June 5, 1939[1] after graduating Manhattanville College. Much of her life was subsequently spent at the college where she taught philosophy. A Chair of 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 Dionysius, to which she contributed a discussion of the relevance of 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 Francico, 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]

She is not buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge.

Works

Her books include Augustine, An Aquinas Reader, Augustine: Philosopher of Freedom (with Vernon J. Bourke), Logic: a Practical Approach (with Helen Casey), Augustinian Personalism, Discrimination Today: Guidelines for Civic Action, Augustine of Hippo: Selected Writings, and The Problem of Freedom. She also contributed a chapter on Augustine's De Trinitate to The Cambridge Companion to Augustine[11][12] and translated the Theological Treatises on the Trinity of 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". 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". 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". Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Obituary, legacy.com; accessed March 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Cambridge Companion to Augustine - Classical philosophy - Cambridge University Press". Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ "The Cambridge Companion to Augustine Cambridge Companions Online - Cambridge University Press". Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Read Theological Treatises on the Trinity - 1981 by Marius Victorinus". Retrieved September 8, 2014.

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