December 14, 2019 LEONARD SWIDLER Curriculum Vitae I. PERSONAL Born January 6, 1929. Married (Arlene Anderson—died May 24, 2008); 2 children (Carmel & Eva), 1granddaughter (Willow Swidler) Address: Office Religion Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 Address: Home: 7501 Woodcrest Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19151 Tel: 215-204-7225 (Office), 215-477-1080 (Home), 513-508-1935 (Mobile); Fax: 215-204-4569 Email:
[email protected]; Web astro.temple.edu/~swidler/ Co-Founder/Editor, Journal of Ecumenical Studies (1964) http://jesdialogue.org; Emeritus, January 1, 2019 Founder/President, Dialogue Institute: Interreligious, Intercultural International (1978B) http://jesdialogue.org Founder/Past-President Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church (1980B) http://arccsites.org/ Co-Founder/Director Global Dialogue Institute (1993-) http://global-dialogue.com Center for Global Ethics globalethic.org Blog religionsindialogue.blogspot.com Facebook: facebook.com/dialogueinstitute II. SCHOOLING 1. St. Norbert’s College, B.A. (1950) - Philosophy 2. St. Norbert’s Seminary, 1950-52 - Theology 3. St. Paul’s Seminary, 1952-54 - Theology 4. Marquette University, 1954-55 - M.A. in History; Philosophy and Literature Minors 5. University of Wisconsin, 1955-57 - History, Philosophy and Literature 6. University of Tübingen (Germany), 1957-58) History and Theology; Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.), 1959 7. University of Munich (Germany), 1958-59 - History and Theology 8. University of Wisconsin (1961) - Ph.D. in History; Philosophy Minor III. GRANTS 1. One-year grant from the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst for study in Germany, 1957-1958 2. One-year grant from the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst for study in Germany, 1958-1959 3. Heinz Foundation “Ecumenism Seminar”: Duquesne University & Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 1961 4.