{"id":105,"date":"2014-03-28T22:35:51","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T02:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2023-06-05T14:47:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:47:03","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"About<\/a>I am Father Lawrence E. Frizzell, Associate Professor in the Jewish-Christian Studies Graduate Program at Seton Hall University (JCST). I also serve as Director of the Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies (IJCS). Here are a few biographical details about me.<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

I studied philosophy at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton, Canada and was ordained to the priesthood for the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton on June 2, 1962. Additionally, I earned a License in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) at the University of Ottawa that same year. From 1962 to 1964, I was Professor of Canon Law and Liturgy at St. Joseph’s Seminary.<\/p>\n

Three years later, I received a License in Sacred Scripture (S.S.L.) at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (1967) and a doctorate (D.Phil.) at Oxford University (1974).<\/p>\n

The Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies and Seton Hall University<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

Shortly after graduating from Oxford, my Archbishop gave me permission to help begin the JCST Graduate Program at Seton Hall.<\/a> Monsignor John M. Oesterreicher, who was also the founding director of the Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies<\/a> (IJCS), established the program in 1975. He, Rabbi Asher Finkel and I worked together to develop a unique curriculum. Today, it still serves as a model for eliminating prejudice through understanding.<\/p>\n

In 1993 I became director of the IJCS, which promotes peace-building among people of all faiths through:<\/p>\n