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Walter J. Burghardt

Christian Century,  March 25, 2008  

Walter J. Burghardt, a Jesuit priest known for his electrifying preaching style and commitment to social justice, died February 16 in a Jesuit infirmary in Merion, Pennsylvania. He was 93. Over the course of his career, the prolific Burghardt wrote 25 books and 300 articles for theological journals.

His memoir, Long Have I Loved You: A Theologian Reflects on His Church, was honored by the Catholic Press Association. From 1946 to 1990, he worked as an editor for the Catholic journal Theological Studies. During that time, Burghardt was also a visiting professor at schools such as Princeton Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary in New York.

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