Draft:James Corkery (Jesuit)

James Corkery (born 1954) is an Irish Jesuit priest and theologian. He is professor of theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy.

Corkery has a particular interest in fundamental theology, liberation theology, Vatican II, theological anthropology, and culture and spirituality. He is an expert in the theology of Leonardo Boff and Joseph Ratzinger. For Professor Brendan Leahy, Corkery is "eminently placed" to offer "exposition" and "critical perspective" on the latter.

Biography
Born in Limerick, Ireland, he joined the Irish province of the Jesuits in 1972 and was ordained in 1984.

He holds a Bachelor of Social Science from University College Dublin (1977); Bakkalaureat in Philosophy from Hochschule für Philosophie, Munich, Germany (1979); the Higher Diploma in Education from University College, Galway, Ireland (1980); a Bachelor of Divinity from the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin, Ireland (1984); the Licentiate in Theology from The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA (Thesis title: The Social-Structural Dimensions of Grace and ‘Dis-grace’ in the Theology of Leonardo Boff) (1986); and the Doctorate in Theology, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., U.S.A. (Dissertation title: The Relationship between Human Existence and Christian Salvation in the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger).

He was a lecturer at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy (Dublin, Ireland) for 20 years.

Selected Publications/Presentations
One City, Two Tiers: A Theological Reflection on Life in a Divided Society, multiple authors (Dublin: Cherry Orchard Faith and Justice Group, 1996). Reaping the Harvest: Fifty Years after Vatican II, co-authored with Suzanne Mulligan and Gerry O’Hanlon SJ (Dublin: The Columba Press, 2012). Joseph Ratzinger's Theological Ideas: Wise Cautions and Legitimate Hopes (Paulist Press, 2009). The Papacy Since 1500: From Italian Prince to Universal Pastor (Cambridge University Press, 2010) edited with Thomas Worcester. "'Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace' (Luke 2:29): Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI (1927-2022)" Thinking Faith (December 31, 2022). "Teologia dopo Veritatis Gaudium: interdisciplinarità e contestualità" (interdisciplinarità e contestualità, March 2, 2020). "'Opzione per gli ultimi' (EG 195) e verità cristiana: un contributo della Veritatis Gaudium" (April 8, 2019). “The Regensburg Address of Pope Benedict. Ten Years Later” in Le sfide delle religioni oggi – 2018. Volume 10: Interreligious and Intercultural Investigations. “Ratzinger’s Dialogical Personalism” in Amaury Begasse de Dhaem, Enzo Galli, Maurizio Malaguti, Rafael Pascual and Carlos Salto Solá eds., Deus Summe Cognoscibilis: The Current Theological Relevance of Saint Bonaventure (Leuven: Peeters, 2018, 205-214). “Jesus and Children, Images of a Loving God” in: Karlijn Demasure, Katharina A. Fuchs and Hans Zollner eds., Safeguarding: Reflecting on Child Abuse, Theology and Care (Leuven: Peeters, 2018, 5-15). “Towards an Understanding of Salvation that could be ‘Salvific’ for Survivors of Sexual Abuse in the Church: An Exploration of the Notion of Representation in Joseph Ratzinger’s Soteriology” in K. Demasure, K.A. Fuchs and H. Zollner eds., Safeguarding: Reflecting on Child Abuse, Theology and Care (Leuven: Peeters, 2018, 17-35). “The Cultural Impact of Mercy: A Christian Reflection” in Valentino Cottini, Felix Körner and Diego R. Sarrió Cucarella eds., RAHMA: Muslim and Christian Studies in Mercy (Rome: Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d’Islamistica, 2018, 187-196). “Sourpuss” in: Joshua J. McElwee and Cindy Wooden eds., A Pope Francis Lexicon (Collegeville MN: Liturgical Press, 2018, 181-183). "Romano Guardini" with Andrea Grillo and Stella Morra (Centro Fede e Cultura, Pontificia Università Gregoriana, June 11, 2018). “Luther and the Theology of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI” in Declan Marmion, Salvador Ryan and Gesa Thiessen eds., Remembering the Reformation: Martin Luther and Catholic Theology USA: Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2017, 125-141). “Francesco: erede e innovatore: un Papa argentino e gesuita nella tradizione post-conciliare” in Michelina Tenace ed., Dal Chiodo alla Chiave: La Teologia Fondamentale di Papa Francesco (Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2017, 135-150). “Karl Rahner” in Patrick Carberry SJ ed., With Christ in Service: Jesuit Lives Through the Ages Dublin: Messenger Publications, 2017, 45-50). “A Serving Church: An Appraisal” (with Staf Hellemans) in Charles Taylor, José Casanova, George F. McLean and João Vila-Chà eds., Renewing the Church in a Secular Age (USA:Washington DC: Council for Research and Values in Philosophy, 2016, 263-268). “The Reception of Vatican II in Ireland over Fifty Years” in Dermot A. Lane ed., Vatican II in Ireland, Fifty Years On (Bern: Peter Lang, 2015, 97-119). “Detectives of Grace in the Adventures of Scholarship” in Karen E. Eifler and Thomas M. Landy eds., Becoming Beholders: Cultivating Sacramental Imagination and Actions in College Classrooms (Collegeville MN: The Liturgical Press, 2014, 18-37). “What Can You Expect from a Jesuit Pope?” in John Littleton and Eamon Maher eds., The Francis Factor: A New Departure (Dublin: The Columba Press, 2014, 48-56). “Bringing God to the World and the World to God: The Priest in the Twenty-First Century” in E. Conway ed., Priesthood Today: Ministry in a Changing Church. (Dublin: Veritas, 2013,149-156). “Reason and Faith are Friends: Faith in the Writings of Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI”, Religious Life Review 52:283 (November/December 2013): 325-336. “Pope Francis and the Eight Cardinal Advisors”, Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the British Jesuits (30th September 2013). “Vatican II and its Reception in Ireland”, Doctrine & Life 63:6 (July-August 2013): 32-45. “Reflection on the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)”, Acta Theologica 2012 32(2): 17-34. “Speak Freely – but Watch Your Back! Dissent and Dissenters in the Catholic Church Today”, Doctrine & Life 62:10 (December 2012): 10-22. “Dei Verbum: On the face of God ‘unveiled’”, Thinking Faith: Online Journal of the British Jesuits (17 October 2012). “Accounting for Hope: Religious Life in the 21st Century”, Review for Religious (January-February 2012). “The Catholic Church in Ireland: ‘what must we do?’ (Acts 2:37)”, Studies 100: 398 (Summer 2011): 193-205. “Rahner and Ratzinger: A Complex Relationship” in eds., Pádraic Conway and Fáinche Ryan, Karl Rahner: Theologian for the Twenty-first Century (Bern: Peter Lang AG, International Academic Publishers, 2010, pp. 77-100). “Joseph Ratzinger on Liberation Theology: What Did He Say? Why Did He Say It? What Can Be Said About It?” in eds., Patrick Claffey and Joe Egan, Movement or Moment? Assessing Liberation Theology Forty Years after Medellín (Bern: Peter Lang AG, International Academic Publishers, 2009, pp. 183-202). “Europe: What is Pope Benedict Thinking?”, Working Notes 61 (September 2009): 24-28. “On Christian Hope: The New Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI”, Thinking Faith: Online Journal of the British Jesuits (18 January 2008). “Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Ideas 7 – Wise Cautions and Legitimate Hopes”, Doctrine & Life 57:9 (November 2007): 2-21. “Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Ideas 6 – Resisting the ‘Dictatorship of Relativism’”, Doctrine & Life 57:6 (July/August 2007): 2-20. “Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Ideas 5 – Quaestiones Disputatae 2: Theological Dissent”, Doctrine & Life 57:1 (January 2007): 35-48. “Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Ideas 4 – Quaestiones Disputatae 1”, Doctrine & Life 56:10 (December 2006): 12-24. “Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Ideas 3 – On Being Human”, Doctrine & Life 56:7 (September 2006): 7-24. “Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Ideas 2 – The Facial Features of a Theological Corpus”, Doctrine & Life 56:4 (April 2006): 2-12. “Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Ideas 1 – Origins: A Theologian Emerges”, Doctrine & Life 56:2 (February 2006): 6-14. “An Accidental Theologian” in eds. Gesa E. Thiessen and Declan Marmion, Theology in the Making: Biography, Contexts, Methods (Dublin: Veritas Publications, 2005, pp. 45-55). “Spirituality and Culture” in ed., Philip Sheldrake, The New SCM Dictionary of Christian Spirituality (London: SCM Press, 2005, pp. 26-31). “A Vision To Live By”, in ed., Cathy Molloy, Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Catholic Social Teaching in Action (Dublin: The Columba Press, 2005, pp. 11-21). “Does Technology Squeeze Out Transcendence – or What?” in eds., Michael Breen, Eamonn Conway and Barry McMillan, Technology and Transcendence (Dublin: The Columba Press, 2003, pp. 11-21). [Republished, in abridged form, The Furrow (February 2004): 97-106]. “One Christ, Many Religions: Speaking of Christ in the Context of a Plurality of Religions”, Milltown Studies 40 (Winter 1997): 5-30. “The Idea of Europe According to Joseph Ratzinger”, Milltown Studies 31 (Spring 1993): 91-111. He is a contributor to The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits ed. Thomas Worcester (Cambridge University Press, 2008).