Office of the Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
Donald I. MacLean, S.J. Chair
Saint Joseph's University
Description of the Chair
The Jesuit Chair in the College of Arts and Sciences is named in honor of Donald I. MacLean, S.J., former president of Saint Joseph's. Members of the Society of Jesus who are accomplished teachers and scholars in the arts and sciences are eligible to apply for the position. The establishment of this chair is meant to emphasize that the University's Jesuit identity is inseparable from the finest teaching, scholarship, and collegial discourse.
Current Chair Holder
Fr. Amedeus Shirima, S.J., is the Donald I. MacLean, S.J. Chair holder for the Spring 2008 semester in the Department of Philosophy. He is teaching “African Philosophy.”
Father Shirima was born in Tanzania. He earned his B. Ph. at Saint Peter Canisius Institute, which is affiliated with the Gregorian Pontifical University, his B. Th. at Hekima College, Nairobi, M. Th. At Heythrop College, University of London, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy at Loyola University, Chicago.
He served as Lecturer and Rector at Arrupe College in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he specialized in Ethics and Political and Legal Philosophy. He is the author of numerous articles, including “Economic and Political Justice in Africa: The African Church and Economic Dependence.” He is a Board member of Stya Nilayan: Cennai Journal of Intercultural Philosophy.
Father Shirima will deliver his public lecture, "An African Perspective on Aristotelian-Thomistic Ethics: Response to Contemporary Moral Crises” on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM in the Haub Executive Center.
Former chair holders
| Fall 1999 | Rev. Thomas M. McCoog, S.J. (Archivist of the British Province of the Society of Jesus, History) |
| Spring 2000 | Bro. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. (Vatican Observatory, Physics) |
| Fall 2000 | Rev. Kevin Burke, S.J.(Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Theology) |
| Fall 2000 - Spring 2001 | Rev. Jeff Klaiber, S.J. (Catholic University of Peru, History) |
| Fall 2001 - Spring 2003 | Rev. Patrick Samway, S.J. (Saint Peter's College, English) |
| Fall 2003 | Rev. Dean Brackley, S.J. (University of Central America, Theology) |
| Spring 2004 | Rev. Rob Faesen, S.J. (University of Leuven, Theology) |
| Fall 2004 - Spring 2005 | Rev. Alvaro Ribeiro, S.J. (Georgetown University, English) |
| Fall 2005 | Rev. G. Ronald Murphy, S.J. (Georgetown University, German) |
| Spring 2006 | Rev. Stephen Rowntree, S.J. (Loyola University, New Orleans, Philosophy) |
| Fall 2006 | Rev. Stephen Fields, S.J.(Georgetown University, Theology) |
| Spring 2007 | Rev. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. (Creighton University, Sociology) |
| Fall 2007 | Rev. Richard A. McGowan, S.J. (Boston College, Economics) |
Future Chair Holders
| Fall 2008 | Rev. Thomas Massaro, S.J. (Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Theology) |
| Spring 2009 | Rev. Dennis Leder, S.J. (Universidad Rafael Landivar, Fine Arts) |
| Fall 2009 | Rev. Joseph A. Brown, S.J. (Southern Illinois University, Black American Studies) |
| Spring 2010 | Rev. Dudley Mendonca, S.J. (Sadhana Institute, Lonavla, India, Psychology) |
| Fall 2010- Spring 2011 | Rev. Sahayaraj Thangasamy, S.J. (Indian Social Institute, Sociology) |
College
of Arts and Sciences
Saint Joseph's University
5600 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395
Caryn
Sucharski,
Assistant to the Dean
Phone:
610-660-1282
Email: csuchars@sju.edu