Ralph McInerny
Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies
Ph.D., Université Laval
Ralph.M.McInerny.1@nd.edu

Areas of Recent Teaching
· Commentaries of Thomas Aquinas on Aristotle's Metaphysics, and on the Nicomachean Ethics
· The Concept of the philosophical poet, with reference to Dante, Chaucer, Dryden, Manzoni and Claudel

Areas of Recent Research
· The praeambula fidei in the thought of Aquinas

Recent Honors and Awards
· Gifford Lecturer, Glasgow, 1999-2000
· Fellow of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas
· Former Director of the Medieval Institute

Recent Publications
· Characters in Search of their Author (Gifford Lectures) (Notre Dame, 2001)
· The Defamation of Pius XII (St. Augustine's Press, 2001)
· Aquinas and Analogy (Catholic University of America Press, 1996)
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Departmental Page
http://www.nd.edu/~ndphilo/faculty/rmc.htm