In Memoriam: Rev. David Burrell, C.S.C.

Author: Christine Grandy

Rev. David Burrell, a University of Notre Dame professor emeritus of philosophy and theology, has passed away at the age of 90.

In 1964 after earning his doctorate, Fr. Burrell taught in the Department of Philosophy and Theology at the University of Notre Dame until 1980. In 1980, he served for one year as Rector at the Ecumenical Institute for Advance Theological Studies in Tantur, Israel before teaching at Notre Dame College in Dhaka, Bangladesh until 1982. From 1982-2006, Fr. Burrell returned to the University of Notre Dame to teach.

More on Fr. Burrell's life can be found here