Paul J. Griffiths
BA (Oxford,), MPhil (Oxford), PhD (Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison)
Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Catholic Studies

Areas of Research and Publication:
Christian philosophy & theology, Latin patristics; Gupta-period Indian Buddhist thought

Recent Publications - Books:
- Reason and the Reasons of Faith. (as co-editor with Reinhard Hütter). New York & London: T & T Clark, 2005.
- Lying: An Augustinian Theology of Duplicity. (2004). Grand Rapids: Brazos.
- Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology. Co-edited with C. Taliaferro. (2003). Oxford: Blackwell.
- Problems of Religious Diversity. (2001). Oxford: Blackwell.

Recent Publications - Articles and Reviews:
"The Future of the Study of Religion in the Academy." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 74 (2006), 66-78.
- The Vice of Curiosity." Pro Ecclesia XV/1 (2006), 47-63. (4)
- "Christians and the Church" In Gilbert Meilaender & Bill Werpehowski, ed., Oxford Handbook of Theological Ethics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005), 398-412.

Work in Progress:
- A book entitled The Vice of Curiosity: Intellectual appetite and the Ownership of Knowledge
- A commentary on the Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi, a corpus of Indian Buddhist texts.

Courses taught:
- Catholic thought: an introduction (CST/REL 120)

Office: 527 University Hall,
Telephone: (312) 355-1777
E-mail: pgriffit@gmail.com