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Gerald Glynn O'Collins SJ is an Australian Jesuit priest, author, academic and educator.〔Cf. academic record and bio-bibliographical details on (Academic Staff Archive ) of the (Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle's official website ).〕 He is currently a research professor and writer-in-residence at the Jesuit Theological College (JTC) in Parkville, Victoria, and a research professor in theology at St Mary's University College in Twickenham.〔Biographical sources extracted from the (Australian Government Gazette of 26 January 2006, pp.1–2 ).〕 For more than three decades, he was professor of systematic and fundamental theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome).〔Cf. ACU biography at (Australian Catholic University, Faculty ); (HAI Symposium ); (GoodReads Biography ).〕 In 2006, O'Collins was made a Companion of the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC), in recognition of his outstanding commitment to theological scholarship and ecumenical initiatives.〔(Australian Government: Australian Honours 2006 ).〕 ==Life and career== Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1931, O'Collins studied at the University of Melbourne, where he took both a first-class honours baccalaureate degree and a master's degree. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1963 and went on to earn a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) at Heythrop College, London, in 1967. The next year he was made a Doctor of Theology by Cambridge University, where he held a research fellowship at Pembroke College. He taught at the Weston School of Theology (Boston Theological Institute) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the JTC in Melbourne for five years before accepting a professorship at the Gregorian University in Rome in 1973. He taught there until 2006. Additionally, he served as dean of the theological faculty for six years. After retiring from the Gregorian he was named research professor at St. Mary's University College.〔Cf. information on ("Rev. Professor Gerald O'Collins SJ AC" ), Australian Catholic University, Melbourne.〕 O'Collins's has received several honorary doctorates:〔As also listed by (WIPF & STOCK ) Accessed 25 October 2012〕 from the University of San Francisco (1991), University of Surrey (2003), Sacred Heart University (Bridgeport, Conn.) (2004); John Carroll University (Cleveland, Ohio) (2007); and a DD from Melbourne College of Divinity (2007); Honorary adjunct professor of Australian Catholic University (2007–2010).〔Cf. O'Collins' CV on St. Mary's University College (Twickenham) (website ).〕 O'Collins organised and co-chaired international ecumenical symposia on the Resurrection (1996), the Trinity (1998), the Incarnation (2000), the Redemption (2003), and the legacy of Pope John Paul II (2008), also co-editing their proceedings.〔Cf. biographical details on (''Humble Approach Initiative'' ), August 2011 Symposium.〕 He returned to Australia in 2009. O'Collins has been an honorary visitor and a visiting scholar at Pembroke College, and he currently serves as an honorary adjunct professor at the Australian Catholic University. He has delivered the Fisher Lecture and the Margaret Beaufort Lecture at Cambridge and the Cardinal Hume Lectures at Heythrop College. Amongst other honours, he is the recipient of the Malipiero Prize, the Stefano Borgia European Prize, and the Johannes Quasten Medal given by Catholic University of America.〔See Australian Government websites, as listed on ("ABC Broadcasting Personalities" ) Accessed 25 October 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerald O'Collins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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