Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toronto, 1983 (Centre for Medieval Studies). Major Field: Interpretation of the Bible in the Middle Ages. Dissertation: "The Expositio super Danielem of Andrew of St. Victor: A Critical Edition together with a Survey of the Mediaeval Latin Interpretation of Daniel." Supervisor: Leonard E. Boyle.
Mediaeval Studies License, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1981 (sectio theologica)
Master of Arts, University of Toronto, 1978 (Centre for Medieval Studies)
Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary (NYC), 1975 (Biblical Studies)
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1972 (Humanities)

CURRENT RESEARCH

In addition to my work on the electronic version of the 1480 edition of the Glossa Ordinaria, my edition of Andrew of St. Victor on the Minor Prophets (both for Corpus Christianorum), and the edition of Eriugena’s Periphyseon V with É.A. Jeauneau, I am presently preparing a handlist of manuscripts of the Glossa Ordinaria found throughout Europe. Eventually I plan to prepare a diplomatic edition of one of those manuscripts (Paris Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 578).

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

University Chaplain, University of the Pacific, 1992-2000. The University Chaplain holds the John D. Crummey Chaplaincy, endowed in the early 1980s by the United Methodist Church and named in honor of one of the church’s largest financial supporters of the University. Non-tenured faculty status and appointment accompanied the position. I taught in several departments, including Religious Studies, History, and English; I also taught in the General Education Program, the core course of which I helped to design. As University Chaplain, I served the pastoral needs of the University community as appropriate; promoted the practice of spiritual life generally on campus; and oversaw the administration and fabric of Morris Chapel. Weddings in the Chapel generate a gross income of $75,000 annually, in addition to a budget of $80,000 for staff and programs.

Dean of Men and Director of Student Affairs, University College, University of Toronto, 1986-1992. The Dean of Men was an officer of the College of academic rank. On the administrative side, the position of Dean of Men is perhaps better described by the more functional title of Director of Student Affairs. The position entailed no direct responsibility for residence life, but rather for the quality of College life for the student body in general. The portfolio of this office included a mandate to find ways to integrate off-campus students, who comprise over 2500 of the total student body of 3300, into College life (such as Orientation), the promotion of activities that seek to integrate the entire College community, including faculty, students, and staff (such as a short expedition to Nicaragua and annual College social events), other student services (such as maintaining and supervising the College's microcomputer facilities) and participation in a number of College and University committees, including Scholarships and Bursaries, College Activities, Art and Archives, Residence, College Council, University Affairs (U of T), Task Force on College Computing, etc. I administered a budget of $80,000, and supervised a staff of catering, cleaning and security personnel, in addition to the secretarial support for my office.

Other Pastoral Experience

Rockport United Methodist Church, Rocky River, Ohio (1975-1977); Kingston Road United Church, Toronto, Ontario (1977-1980); Westdale United Church, Hamilton, Ontario (1983-1984); Trinity-St. Paul's United Church, Toronto, Ontario (1988-1989); St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Richmond, California (2003-2005).

HONORS AND AWARDS

Phi Kappa Phi, 1997
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Research Grant, 1992-1996
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Doctoral Fellowship, 1981-1983
Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 1980-1981
University of Toronto Doctoral Fellowship, 1979-1980
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Scholarship, 1978-1979
Scudder Foundation Scholarship, 1973-1975
Phi Beta Kappa, 1972
National Merit Scholar, 1968-1972

TEACHING

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California: 2001 – 2002: Sacred Quest. University of the Pacific, Stockton, California: 1992-2000: Key Ideas of the Old Testament; Key Ideas of the New Testament; Introduction to World Religions; Mentor Seminar I; New Testament Greek; Introduction to Religion; Holocaust; Medieval History; Biblical Studies; Mentor Seminar II. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario: 1986-1992: Scripture in Christian Tradition; Christianity: Antiquity to Charlemagne; Christianity: Middle Ages and Renaissance. York University, Toronto, Ontario: 1986-1992: Introduction to Religious Studies; Pagan and Christian at the End of Antiquity; Introductory Latin; Intermediate Latin: Medieval. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario: 1984-1986: Death and Dying in Human Experience; Christian Thought in the Sixteenth Century; The History of Christian Thought: Middle Ages and Renaissance; The History of Christian Thought: The Patristic Era.

PUBLICATIONS

Editions

1. Andreae de Sancto Victore Expositio super Danielem, Corpus Christianorum, Continuatio Mediaevalis 53F (Turnhout: Brepols, 1990), xxii + 133pp.

2. Principal assistant to Édouard A. Jeauneau: Iohannis Scotti Eriugenae Periphyseon IV (Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1995), xliv + 338pp.

3. Andreae de Sancto Victore Expositio in XII Prophetas, Corpus Christianorum, Continuatio Mediaevalis (Turnhout: Brepols), in press.

4. (with Édouard A. Jeauneau) Iohannis Scotti Eriugenae Periphyseon V (Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), in press.

5. Electronic edition of Biblia Latina cum Glossa Ordinaria (Strassbourg, 1480), for Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols), in preparation.

Articles

5. "The Shape of the Critical Edition of Periphyseon IV," in Giovanni Scoto nel suo Tempo, C. Leonardi and E. Menestò, eds. (Spoleto: Centro Italiano di Studi sull’Alto Medioevo, 1989). Pp. 487-498 + Appendix.

6. "The Medieval Interpretation of Daniel: Antecedents to Andrew of St. Victor," Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale 58 (1991) 43-78.

7. "The Healing Power of the Hebrew Tongue: An Example from Late Thirteenth Century England," in Health, Disease, and Healing in Medieval Culture, S. Campbell et al., eds. (Toronto: Centre for Medieval Studies, 1991), 103-118.

8. "Preaching by Distinction: Peter Comestor and the Communication of the Gospel," Ephemerides Liturgicae 105 (1991) 301-329.

9. "The Growth of an Idea," in From Athens to Chartres. Neoplatonism and Medieval Thought. Studies in Honour of Edouard Jeauneau, H. Westra, ed. (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1992), 71-83.

10. "The Manuscript Tradition of the Glossa Ordinaria for Daniel and Hints at a Method for a Critical Edition," Scriptorium 47 (1993) 3-25.

11. "Peter Lombard and the Glossa ordinaria on the Bible," in A Distinct Voice: Medieval Studies in Honor of Leonard E. Boyle, O.P., J. Brown and W. Stoneman, eds. (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1997), pp. 629-641.

12. "Nicholas of Lyra on the Book of Daniel," in Nicholas of Lyra: The Senses of Scripture, P. Krey and L. Smith, eds. (Leiden: Brill, 2000), pp. 173-193.

13. "Sermons of the Twelfth Century Schoolmasters and Canons," in The Sermon, B.M. Kienzle, ed. (Turnhout: Brepols, 2000), pp. 325-362.

Dictionary/Encyclopedia articles

14. Dictionary of the Middle Ages, gen. ed. J. Strayer (New York: Scribner's): Vol. I: Alexander V (Antipope) (pp. 147-148), Andrew of St. Victor (p. 244); Vol. III: Claudius of Turin (pp. 436-437), Corippus (p. 601); Vol. V: Gregory of Rimini (pp. 671-672); Vol. VI: Robert Holcot (p. 274); Vol. IX: Nicholas of Lyra (p. 126), Peter Comestor (pp. 513-514), Peter Lombard (pp. 516-517), Peter the Deacon of Monte Cassino (pp. 522-523).

15. Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, W. Kibler and G. Zinn, eds. (New York, Garland, 1995): Anselm of Laon (p. 46); Eudes Rigaud (pp. 327-328); Fulbert de Chartres (p. 377); Gauthier de Mortagne (pp. 386-387); Giles of Rome (p. 394); Godefroi de Saint-Victor (p. 398); Gregorian Reform (pp. 416-417); (Pope) Gregory VII (p. 418); Hugues de Saint-Cher (pp. 462-463); Jacques de Vitry (p. 484); Jean Beleth (p. 487); Jean de Garlande (p. 488); (Pope) Leo IX (p. 539); Manegold of Lautenbach (p. 580-581); Philip the Chancellor (pp. 730-731); Ralph of Laon (p. 779); Robert de Courçon (pp. 804-805); Robert Pullen (p. 807); Vincent de Beauvais (p. 961).

16. Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation, John H. Hayes, gen. ed. (Nashville: Abingdon, 1999): Andrew of St. Victor (I:35-36), Hugh of St. Cher (I:526-527), Hugh of St. Victor (I:527-528), Richard of St. Victor (II:402-403), Rupert of Deutz (II:425-426), Vulgate (II:617-620).

Course reader

17. With Roger Barnett, et al., eds., Mentor Seminar (New York: Macmillan, 1996, 1997; McGraw Hill, 1998).

Book reviews

Rupert of Deutz, John H. Van Engen, Notes and Queries, N.S. 32,2 (1985) 254-255.
John of Ford on The Song of Songs IV & V, tr. Wendy Mary Beckett, Monastic Studies 15 (1984) 294-298.
Daggers of Faith, Robert Chazan, Scintilla 7 (1990) 64-68.
Medieval Latin Preaching on Thomas Becket, Phyllis B. Roberts, Medieval Sermon Studies Newletter (1993).
Das Werk des Johannes Scottus Eriugena im Rahmen des Wissenschaftsverständnisses seiner Zeit, Gangolf Schrimpf, Speculum 68 (1993) 1213-1216.

B. Papers

1. "Andrew of St. Victor and Nicholas of Lyra," Colloquium for Medieval Studies, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1979.

2. "Penance and Parzival: Pastoral Care in the Year 1200," Colloquium on Mediaeval Civilization, Scarborough, Ontario, 1982.

3. "The Study of Hebrew and Jewish-Christian Polemics," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1982.

4. "Jewish-Christian Dialogue in Twelfth Century Paris," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1983.

5. "Andrew of St. Victor and the Friars," International Conference on Patristic, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1983.

6. "Literature, the Bible, and Northrop Frye: or What has Toronto to do with Jerusalem?" Eastern International Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Hamilton, Ontario, 1984.

7. "Andrew of St. Victor, John de Murro, and the Book of Daniel," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1984.

8. "The Hermeneutics of Reform and the Reform of Hermeneutics," Symposium for the Committee on Centers and Regional Associations of the Medieval Academy of America, Toronto, Ontario, 1984.

9. "The Manuscript Tradition of the Glossa Ordinaria," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1985.

10. "The Shape of the Critical Edition of Periphyseon IV," XXIV Convegno internazionale dell'Accademia Tudertina, Todi, Italy, 1987.

11. "The Pursuit of Health and the Study of Hebrew in late Thirteenth Century England," Annual Conference of the Centre for Medieval Studies, Toronto, Ontario, 1989.

12. "Preaching by Distinction: Peter Comestor and the Communication of the Gospel," International Medieval Sermon Studies Symposium, Assisi, Italy, 1990.

13. "The Manuscripts of the Glossa Ordinaria: The Evidence of the Pontifical Institute, Toronto," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1991.

14. "Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Manuscript Tradition of the Glossa Ordinaria," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1993.

15. "Bringing Order out of Chaos: The Gloss and the Ferment of Twelfth Century Europe," American Society of Church History, Oberlin, Ohio, 1994.

16. "Peter the Lombard and the Study of the Bible," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1994.

17. "Paul of Tarsus and the Jews: Interpretations of Romans 9 in the High Middle Ages," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1995.

18. "Hexameral Traditions in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages," National Graduate Seminar Program, Vught, the Netherlands, 1995.

19. "Too many ‘nons’ Spoil the Pot: Negative Theology and the Edition of Eriugena’s Periphyseon, IV," Medieval Association of the Pacific, San Diego, California, 1996.

20. "The Electronic Glossa Ordinaria," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Leeds, England, 1996.

21. "The Glossa Ordinaria, Andrew of St. Victor and the Book of the Twelve," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1997.

22. "From Story to Dogma: Biblical Interpretation in the Middle Ages," International Symposium: With Reverence for the Word. Medieval Scriptural Exegesis in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Toronto, Ontario, 1997.

23. "Teaching the Bible according to the ‘four-fold’ sense," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1999.

24. "Joachim of Fiore’s Concordia as a source for Thirteenth Century Apocalyptic," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Leeds, England, 2000.

25. "Unpopular Piety in the Middle Ages: What is Unpopular?" International Congress of Medieval Studies, Leeds, England, 2000.

26. "St. Jerome, the Glossa Ordinaria, Andrew of St. Victor, and the Jews: The Case of the Minor Prophets," International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 2001.

27. "The Development of the Glossa Ordinaria to the Bible in the 13th Century: The Evidence of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris," SISMEL Symposium: La Bibbia del XIII secolo, Florence, Italy, 2001.

28. "The Glossa Ordinaria in the Spectrum of Medieval Exegesis," American Society of Church History, San Francisco, California, 2002.