Eugene Kennedy

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Eugene Kennedy
Born (1928-08-28)August 28, 1928
Syracuse, New York
Died June 3, 2015(2015-06-03) (aged 86)
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Occupation Psychologist of religion, columnist

Eugene Cullen Kennedy (August 28, 1928 June 3, 2015) was an American psychologist, syndicated columnist, and a professor emeritus of Loyola University Chicago. He remained a professor of psychology at the university for several years. A laicized Catholic priest and a long-time observer of the Roman Catholic Church[1] he wrote over fifty books on psychology, religion, the Catholic Church, and THE psychology of religion,[2] and also published three novels, Father's Day (1981), Queen Bee (1982), and Fixes (1989). He wrote a column for the Religious News Service, distributed by the New York Times syndicate.[3][4]

Kennedy was a noted dissident in the Catholic Church and argued for a "post-clerical, de-centered priesthood, in which the adjustments to celibacy are varied." For Kennedy, the priesthood must be changed to include "the love and understanding of a specific woman, or, in some cases, a certain man."[5]

Early life and education

Eugene Cullen Kennedy was born in Syracuse, New York, on August 18, 1928, to second generation Irish parents, James Donald Kennedy and Gertrude Veronica Cullen.

Kennedy received a bachelor of arts degree from Maryknoll College in 1950, followed by a bachelor's degree in sacred theology from Maryknoll Seminary in New York City in 1953, a master's in religious education in 1954, and both an MA (1958) and PhD (1962) from The Catholic University of America.

Career

Kennedy joined the order of Maryknoll missionaries and was ordained Roman Catholic priest in 1955. He began his teaching career at Maryknoll College as instructor that same year. He joined in the clinical psychology department at Chicago's Loyola University in 1969, and eventually became professor and chairman of the department, retiring as professor emeritus.

There were many themes in Kennedy's writings. In the ten years following the promulgation of the Vatican II documents, he wrote a number of books explaining the implications of these to popular audiences. These books included ″The Genius of the Apostolate,″ "Fashion Me a People," and "The People Are the Church."

In the mid-1970s, he published three books on counseling for non-professional counselors--those persons, such as teachers, lawyers, ministers, and others--who by necessity may have to do counseling as part of their other professional work. These books included "On Becoming a Counselor," "Crisis Counseling," and "Sexual Counseling."

Personal life

He first met Sara C. Charles, a Maryknoll nun and psychiatrist, in mid 1960s, while he was hospitalized in New York owing to a pericardial infection. After over a decade of friendship they married in September 1977 and authored several books together. The couple lived in Michigan.[2][6]

Works

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References

External links

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