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Maxwell E. Johnson
Professor of Liturgical Studies
(B.A., Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD, 1974; M.Div., Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, IA, 1978; M.A., School of Theology, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN, 1982; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1989; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1992)
Profile
Johnson's research interests are in the origins and development of early Christian Liturgy and in the history and theology of the rites of Christian initiation. His 1999 book, The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evolution and Interpretation (Collegeville: Pueblo), is widely used in schools of theology and seminaries in the United States, and is currently being revised and expanded.
He is the author and/or editor of several books, including The Prayers of Sarapion of Thmuis in the Orientalia Christiana Analecta monograph series published by the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome; Images of Baptism (Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2001); as editor and contributor, Between Memory and Hope: Readings on the Liturgical Year (Collegeville: Pueblo, 2000); as co-author with Paul F. Bradshaw and L. Edward Phillips, The Apostolic Tradition: A Commentary, Hermeneia Commentary Series (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press, 2002); The Virgin of Guadalupe: Theological Reflections of an Anglo-Lutheran Liturgist (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002); as editor, Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy, Revised and Expanded Edition (London: SPCK, 2004); Worship: Rites, Feasts, and Reflections (Portland: The Pastoral Press, 2004); Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2005); and over 50 articles in scholarly and pastoral-theological publications.
An editorial consultant for Worship, a member of The North American Academy of Liturgy and Societas Liturgica, Johnson has also received the Paul R. Fenlon Award for Teaching from Sorin Hall, University of Notre Dame, the Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award from the Notre Dame Alumni Association, and the Kaneb Teaching Award from the Kaneb Center, University of Notre Dame (2005).
Contact
432 Malloy Hall
574-631-4118
Email: Maxwell.E.Johnson.254@nd.edu
Website: http://www.nd.edu/~mjohnson