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Graduate Theological Studies

Fr Llywelyn
Dorian Llywelyn, S.J.
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies

Department of Theological Studies
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, USA
University Hall 3712
Email: dllywely@lmu.edu
Phone: 310 338 2856


Academic Background
PhD, University of Wales, 2005
STL, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, 1995
STB, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, 1990
MA,  University of Cambridge, 1979
BA, University of Cambridge, 1977
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Current Areas of Research
Ethnicity, nationality and theology; Marian devotion in American Catholic history; culture in the teachings of John Paul II; iconography; Catholic-Orthodox dialogue; landscape art and theology.
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Courses Currently Teaching
Fr. Llywelyn teaches in the area of Christian Spirituality, specializing in the area of Catholic Faith and Culture. Courses taught include Narratives of Christian Faith,  Friends of God, Fools for Christ: Sanctity and Sainthood, Theotokos: The Virgin Mary in Theology and Culture, The Art and Theology of the Icon, Theological Foundations of Catholicism.
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Professional Bio
A native of Wales and a member of the California Province of the Society of Jesus, he has lived and worked in Wales, England, France, Spain, Egypt, Indonesia and the United States.

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Selected Publications
He is the author of Sacred Place, Chosen People: Land and Nationality in Welsh Spirituality.
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Latest News
With Dr Amir Hussein, Fr. Llywelyn directed the Lilly Foundation Fellows Program National Research Conference "Convivencia: Religious Identities in the New World," held at Loyola Marymount University, March 27-9, 2008.
With Dr Amir Hussein, he will also direct the Fall 2008 Bellarmine Forum at Loyola Marymount University, on the same theme.
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