Raymaker, John 1936-

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RAYMAKER, John 1936-

PERSONAL:

Born April 26, 1936, in Brussels, Belgium; son of Andre J. and Cecile (Everard) Raymaker; married Christa Raymaker (a teacher), August 22, 2003. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Marquette University, Ph.D., 1977. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Roman Catholic.

ADDRESSES:

Home and office—Eichheckstrasse 32, 66424 Homburg, Germany. E-mail—[email protected]; [email protected].

CAREER:

Roman Catholic priest and missionary in Japan, 1965-2003; writer, 2003—. Hosei University, lecturer in culture studies, 1987-96; Junshin University, professor, 1989-93.

MEMBER:

American Academy of Religion, Philosophy Association of Japan, Theological Association of Japan.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Army Meritorious Service Medal.

WRITINGS:

A Buddhist-Christian Logic of the Heart: Nishida's Kyoto School and Lonergan's "Spiritual Genome" As World Bridge, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 2002.

Empowering the Lonely Crowd: Pope John Paul II, Lonergan, and Japanese Buddhism, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 2003.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

A Spiritual Genome.

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