John Sullivan What is Synodality in the Church all about Part 1

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Episode 170
Speaker: John Sullivan
Topic What is Synodality in the Church all about Part 1 

John has a BA in History and politics (Hull), a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Liverpool), an MLitt in Philosophy of Religion (Lancaster), a PhD in Catholic Philosophy of Education (London) plus a Diploma in the Philosophy and History of Education (London) and a Diploma in Theology (Liverpool) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

He supervises doctoral research in Catholic Studies and Christian education.  His special areas of academic interest include Christian higher education, the interconnections between theology, philosophy, and education, and the match between purposes of, contexts for and approaches to Christian education. 

His research interests also include the religious thought of Maurice Blondel, developments in the Catholic intellectual tradition, especially the unfinished project of modernism and the place of religious conviction and speech in the public square. What links these broad areas is an enduring engagement with key issues in the communication and reception of the Christian faith.  

The above is by way of an introduction of John’s academic credentials, he is a very bright guy. 

But let me also introduce you to another side of John that is not covered above.  He plays guitar on a Sunday morning at the parish liturgy.  He serves tea and coffee afterwards, helps with the washing up, and is remembered for his superb jiving with his wife at parish socials. 

So when you listen to John have in mind this bigger picture, a man who in life combines two gifts. One is to encourage others to live a life of loving service, and second to show through his life,  a celebration of the wonderful gift of life.