Gudorf Chair in Catholic Intellectual Traditions
Welcome
The Gudorf Chair in Catholic Intellectual Traditions serves the University, College and academy through the scholarly retrieval, interpretation and presentation of Catholic doctrinal and theological traditions.
The Gudorf Chair teaches courses in the Department of Religious Studies and makes substantive contributions to the entire university's intellectual life. Timothy R. Gabrielli, Ph.D. serves as the first Gudorf Chair in Catholic Intellectual Traditions.

The submission deadline for the 2022 Fr. Jack McGrath, S.M. Award for Research in Catholic Intellectual Traditions has passed. Research projects from CAP courses completed in Spring 2021, Summer 2021 and/or Fall 2021 were eligible for this award.
The award recognizes students whose research in a CAP course demonstrates rigorous, deep, and creative engagement with thinkers, texts and/or themes associated with Catholic Intellectual Traditions.
We invite you to read more about this exciting new award in the news story linked below.
Six University of Dayton students recently received 2022 Fr. Jack McGrath, S.M., Awards for Research in Catholic Intellectual Traditions and presented their research at the annual Catholic Intellectual Tradition symposium.
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