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The Anthropology Project
Basics of Philosophical Psychology:
Fostering Dialogue between Christianity and Secular Psychology
The Anthropology Project has aimed to identify those elements of the Christian tradition that remain indispensable for sustaining a proper dialogue between Christianity and secular psychology. The invited members have sought to promote the development of a common language among theologians and psychologists that will enable the two constituencies to share a proper understanding of the human person. The encyclical letter of Pope John Paul II, Fides et Ratio, guides the work of the Project. The project has produced a manuscript, Basics of Philosophical Psychology, which is in press.
Co-Directors: Rev. Romanus Cessario, O.P., S.T.D.; Gladys A. Sweeney, Ph.D.
Editor: Craig S. Titus, S.T.D., Ph.D.
About Rev. Romanus Cessario, O.P., S.T.D.:
Fr. Romanus Cessario was ordained for the Eastern Province of the Dominicans in 1971. After finishing theological studies at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, where he earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology in 1972, Father Cessario served on the faculty and administration of Providence College (Providence, RI). He completed doctoral studies in theology at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) in 1982. He also holds the M.A. in philosophy from St. Stephen's College (Dover, MA). In 1979, Father Cessario began teaching at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., where he served as Academic Dean from 1979 to 1987. Since 1988, he has lectured in both the United States and Europe. In the fall of 1995, Father Cessario joined the faculty of St. John's Seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts, where he currently serves as Professor of Systematic Theology. Father Cessario is author of The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics, Introduction to Moral Theology, Christian Faith and the Theological Life, and The Virtues or The Examined Life. Father Cessario has also published many essays and articles, serves on the editorial boards of several journals, and is Senior Editor of the monthly worship aid Magnificat.
Editor: Craig S. Titus, S.T.D., Ph.D. Dr. Titus is Associate Professor and Director of Integrative Studies at the IPS; his current interests include virtue theory, moral development, philosophical psychology and the integration of psychological sciences, philosophy, and theology. His recent book sets up a dialogue between virtue theory and psychosocial research on resilience and overcoming difficulty: Resilience and the Virtue of Fortitude: Aquinas in Dialogue with the Psychosocial Sciences (CUA Press, 2006). He is Editor for the IPS Press, and Executive Administrator for IPS’s Centre for Philosophical Psychology (Oxford).