Joseph Kenny
O.P.
CURRICULUM VITAE in University of Ibadan format
I. Personal Data
- Name: Joseph KENNY (Rev. Fr. Prof.)
- Date of birth: 12 January 1936
II. Present appointment: Professor and Dean of Studies, Dominican Institute, Ibadan III. University Education:
- St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, 1954-1956.
- Aquinas Institute, River Forest, 1957-1960.
- Aquinas Institute, Dubuque, 1960-1964.
- Pontifical Institute of Arabic Studies, Rome, 1966-1967.
- University of Tunis, 1967-1968.
- University of Edinburgh, 1968-1970.
IV. Academic qualifications:
- B.A. Philosophy Aquinas Institute, River Forest, 1959
- M.A. Philosophy Aquinas Institute, River Forest, 1960
- M.A. Theology Aquinas Institute, Dubuque, 1964
- Certificate, Arabic Language Pontifical Inst. of Arabic Studies, 1967
- Diploma, Arabic Language University of Tunis, 1967
- Ph.D., Arabic & Islamic Studies University of Edinburgh, 1970
V. Professional Qualifications and Diplomas:
- A reading knowledge and some speaking knowledge of the following languages: English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Hausa, Arabic, Yoruba, Dutch, Portuguese.
VI. Scholarships, Fellowships and Prizes (for undergraduate and postgraduate work only):
- From the Government of Tunisia, a full scholarship for the academic year at the University of Tunis, 1967-1968.
VII. Honours, distinctions, memberships in learned societies:
- A member of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), from 1956.
- An ordained Catholic priest, from 1963
- Editor of Orita, from June 1985 to December 1995.
- Member of the the Association of Episcopal Conferences of West Africa (AECAWA) Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue, 1986 to present.
- Member of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue, 1996 to present.
- Member, Nigerian Field Society.
- Member, Music Circle, University of Ibadan.
- Member, Beekeepers Association of Nigeria.
VIII Details of Teaching Experience at University Level:
- Employment:
- SS. Peter & Paul Seminary & Dominican Institute, 1971-1979.
- Visiting professor (every two years) at Les Facultés Catholiques de Kinshasa, 1987 to 1999.
- Lecturer I, University of Ibadan, 1 November 1979-1981.
- Senior Lecturer, University of Ibadan, 1981-1994.
- Professor, University of Ibadan, 1994 to retirement on 30 September 2001.
- Head of Department of Religious Studies, U.I., 1 August 1995 to 31 July 1998.
- Professor and Dean of Studies, Dominican Institute, Ibadan, 2001 to present
- Undergraduate Courses Taught:
- Introduction to Islam
- Islam in West Africa
- Faith and practice in Islam
- Sufis and Scholars in early Islam
- Islam in the Umayyad and Abbasid periods
- Islamic Philosophy
- Islamic Theology and Philosophy
- Religion and society
- Dialogue with people of living faiths
- Comparative ethics in a pluralistic society
- Religion in the 7th century Semitic world
- Basic practices of the major faiths
- Common themes in Christian & Muslim theology
- Religious contacts in West Africa
- Postgraduate Courses Taught:
- Relations among peoples of living faiths
- Islam in West Africa
- Qur'anic studies
- Islamic theology
- Ethical systems
- Phenomenology of religion
- Metaphysical issues in religion
- Religion and science
- Theologies of Christian-Muslim relations
- Converging themes in Christian & Muslim traditions
IX Dissertations and Theses:
- The virtue of eutrapalia, M.A. thesis in Philosophy, River Forest, 1960
- Satisfaction for sin, M.A. thesis in Theology, Dubuque, 1964.
- Muslim theology as presented by Muhammad b. Yusuf as-Sanusi, especially in his al-'aqida al-wusta, Ph.D. thesis, Edinburgh, 1970. With edition of Arabic text and translation.
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