Current Scholars
Matthew C. Briel
Mr.Mr. Briel studied at the National Institute for Newman Studies during the summer of 2007, investigating Newman's Influence on Luigi Giussani's The Religious Sense. His article, "John Henry Newman and Luigi Giussani: Similarities in their Conceptions of Reason", appeared in the Spring 2009 issue of the Newman Studies Journal. He will return in June of 2010 for a second 8-week stay at the Gailliot Center, accompanied by his wife Leilani. Mr. Briel holds a B.A. in Philosophy and a M.T.S. from the University of Notre Dame. He attended the Pontificia Universita San Tommaso D'Aquino in Rome and is currently working toward his M.A. in Classic at the University of Minnesota. His is an Instructor of Latin at the University of Minnesota and an Adjunct Professor at St. Paul Seminary and Divinity School. During his upcoming residency, he plans to undertake an investigation of the principles upon which Newman based his historical enquiry and theological reading of the Church Fathers.
Emeka . Ngwoke
Fr. Emeka Ngwoke arrived at the Gailliot Center for Newman Studies this February, in the midst of the heaviest snowfall in Pittsburgh in 17 years. He traveled from South Bend, Indiana, where he is a doctoral candidate in Theology. Fr. Ngwoke is a native of Nigeria, where he received his M.Th. at the Catholic Institute of West Africa. Among his published works are The Eucharist and Social Responsibility toward the Poor and Politics and Religion: A Christian Perspective. He will study at the National Institute for Newman Studies for eight weeks, focusing on his dissertation topic, “Newman, Vatican II and the Challenge of Inculturation in Africa.”
Dr. Donald G. Graham
Dr. Graham is an Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology at the Institute of Theology at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Scarborough, Ontario. He is also a Teacher of Religion and Philosophy at St. Peter’s Secondary School in Peterborough. Dr. Graham received his Ph.D. in Catholic Studies from the Open University and Maryvale Institute in Birmingham, England. His dissertation, John Henry Newman, the Holy Spirit and the Church: an examination of his fundamental pneumatic ecclesiology with special reference to the period 1826-53, was directed by The Reverend Dr. Ian Ker, of the University of Oxford. Dr. Graham was a Newman Scholar at NINS during the summer of 2007. He authored the article, “Newman’s Sermon on ‘The Mystery of the Holy Trinity’: A Response to Richard Whately?” which was published in the Spring 2008 Newman Studies Journal. During a two-week residency during the summer of 2010, Dr. Graham will develop an article that will counter Frank Turner’s contention that Newman’s An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine is a naturalistic account bereft of a proper pneumatology.
Dwight A. Lindley
Mr. Lindley is the Director of the Writing Center and an Adjunct Instructor in English at the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas, where he is currently working on his doctoral degree in Literature. He holds an M.A. in Literature from the University of Dallas and a B.A. in English and History from Hillsdale College in Michigan. Mr. Lindley’s dissertation topic is Probability and Imagination in the Ethical Thought of John Henry Newman and George Eliot. He will join us at the Gailliot Center for Newman Studies for eight weeks this summer, investigating Newman’s debt to Aristotle’s ethical thinking.
Newman Scholarship Program
The National Institute for Newman Studies fosters the advancement of Newman scholarly research by inviting scholars to utilize the resources of the Newman Research Library in order to pursue academic work specifically related to Newman Studies.
Residential and study space is provided for scholars at the Gailliot Center for Newman Studies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Financial support is offered in the form of a stipend upon completion of the research project. The Gailliot Center can simultaneously accommodate up to four scholars-in-residence, creating an atmosphere conducive to the exchange of ideas. Scholars are encouraged to submit their completed research articles for publication in the Newman Studies Journal. In addition, The Newman Lecture Series offers opportunities for scholars to present their research to a general audience.
Remarks from NSP Alumni
"I would like to express my deep gratitude to you and the Institute for allowing me to stay and do my research in this summer. I have had a great time of study here. Thank you so much for your help, kindness, generosity and everything.
– Fr. Vinh Bao Luu-Quang, The Catholic University of America
"Thank you so much for NINS' generous support of my latest efforts to think through some implications of our beloved John Henry's thought. In the hurly-burly of life, the scholarship provided needed financial support and encouragement to follow through on some ideas I had been pondering which otherwise may have lain fallow."
– Dr. Donald G. Graham, St. Augustine's Seminary
"Thanks again for these two weeks. I found a lot of very interesting books and could study very well."
– Fr. David Grea, Catholic University of Lyon
Past Scholars
Dr. John F. Crosby
Residence: 7/20/2009 - 9/30/2009
Fr. Vinh Bao . Luu-Quang
Residence: 6/1/2009 - 7/31/2009
Dr. Sebastian . Galecki
Residence: 1/15/2009 - 3/15/2009
