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DR. DENIS ROBERT McNAMARA

Denis Robert McNamara

1000 East Maple Avenue

Mundelein, IL 60060

847.837.4542

dmcnamara@usml.edu

EM RESUMO: Dr. Denis Robert McNamara é Doutor em Filosofia – maio de 2000 - pela pela Universidade da Virgínia, em História da Arquitetura, com a dissertação: “Projeto Moderno e Medieval de Igreja nos Estados Unidos 1920-1945”.

Diploma do Instituto para o Estudo da Arquitetura Clássica, pela Universidade de New York.

Mestre em História da Arquitetura pela Universidade da Virgínia.

Bacharel em Letras – magna cum laude – em História da Arte pela Universidade de Yale: maio de 1991.

Estuda teologia na Universidade de Saint Mary of the Lake.

Sua experiência profissional, inclui:

Diretor-Adjunto e Membro do Instituto de Liturgia da Universidade de Saint Mary of the Lake.

Palestrante: Departamentos de História da Arquitetura e de Educação Continuada da Universidade da Virgínia.

Diretor-Adjunto para o Desenvolvimento da Pontifícia Universidade de Santo Tomás de Aquino, em Roma, Itália.

AO LADO: ‘Links’ da Faculdade do Instituto de Liturgia e do Instituto da Arquitetura Sagrada.

 EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia. Architectural History, May 2000. Dissertation: “Modern and Medieval: Church Design in the United States 1920-1945.” Advisor: Richard Guy Wilson.

Certificate, New York University, Institute for the Study of Classical Architecture, Intensive Summer Design Program, Summer 1996.

Master of Architectural History, University of Virginia. May 1994. Thesis: “‘One of Our Best and Most Talented Men’: Adolf Cluss and German Theory in 19th Century Washington, D.C.” Advisor: Richard Guy Wilson.

Bachelor of Arts, Yale University. History of Art, May 1991, magna cum laude. Advisor: Vincent Scully.

Continuing studies, Theology, University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, 2000-present.

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Director and Faculty Member, The Liturgical Institute, University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois. July 2000 to present.

Assisted in founding institute offering degrees in liturgical studies for Archdiocese of Chicago. Taught graduate and undergraduate level courses in art and architecture, theological aesthetics, liturgical studies and culture. Established department, hired faculty, developed curriculum. Planned academic conferences and commissioned new artistic and architectural work. Member of the Art and Architecture Commission of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Art direction for advertising, brochures, newsletters, posters, conference materials and web site. Researched and prepared grant proposals. Served as liturgical design consultant for churches and cathedrals.

Graduate Advisor and Graduate Advisor Chair, Office of the Dean of Students Residence Life, University of Virginia,

Charlottesville, Virginia. August 1995 to May 2000, Chair 1998-2000.

Resided in first-year residence hall. Served as primary academic advisor to 200 students and liaison with deans of the academic schools of the university. Developed and administered community-building and educational programs. Served on appraisal board adjudicating student infractions. Received letters of commendation, March 1997 and March 2000. As Graduate Advisor Chair supervised a staff of eleven, developed programmatic requirements, training programs, and originated and designed handbook. Received Melissa D. Hol­land Award for service to students, April 2000.

Lecturer, Departments of Architectural History and Continuing Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. June 1997 to January 2000.

Planned, developed and taught architectural history courses for graduate, undergraduate, and returning students with emphasis on signification as well as formal art historical characteristics. Directed graduate assistant. Instructor of record.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, January 1994 to May 1997.

Developed and conducted discussion sections for architectural history lecture courses. Emphasis on dynamic, innovative and interac­tive teaching methodology and personal student attention. Winner of multiple teaching awards.

Research Intern, Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, Summer 1993 and Summer 1994.

Researched and prepared thesis-length essay on the life and work of Adolf Cluss, nineteenth-century Washington, D.C. architect and promoter of the writings of Karl Marx. Research utilized primary sources at the Smithsonian Institution, Library of Congress and National Archives.

Assistant Director of Development, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy and New Haven, Connecticut, August 1991 to May 1992.

Researched and prepared proposals to charitable foundations in the United States based upon the matching of foundation with the needs of the university. Prepared mailings and planned events fostering alumni relations and client cultivation. Minor bookkeeping.

ACADEMIC HONORS AND PRIZES

Curricular

Frederick Doveton Nichols Award in recognition of outstanding achievement for master’s thesis in the Department of Architectural History. University of Virginia, May 1994. Advisor: Richard Guy Wilson.

Vincent Dyckman Andrus Prize for senior thesis on the history of American painting, sculpture or decorative arts. Yale University,

May 1991. Advisor: Vincent Scully.

Distinction in the Major, History of Art, Yale University, May 1991.

Honorary

Thirteen Society, selected for membership in recognition of “unselfish service to the University and outstanding achievement in respective field of activity.” University of Virginia, April 1997.

Raven Society, elected to membership “in recognition of high scholastic attainments, of service to the University of Virginia, and of promise of future advancement in the intellectual field.” University of Virginia, November 1996.

Fellowships

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for a dissertation which makes “scholarly contribution to the study of ethical or religious values.” Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, April 1998.

Raven Society Summer Research Fellowship for the support of academic research with potential for important contribution to scholarly knowledge. Supported summer fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution, Summer 1995.

Rotunda Fire Committee Research Fellowship for the support of research documenting the twentieth-century history of the University of Virginia in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the burning of the Rotunda. 1995.

Teaching and Student Service

Melissa D. Holland Award in recognition of service as academic advisor to University undergraduates.” Office of the Dean of Students/Residence Life, University of Virginia, April 2000.

Seven Society Graduate Teaching Fellowship for Superb Teaching in recognition of “notable skill in teaching and motivating and inspiring students.” University of Virginia, first annual award, May 1997.

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for high quality teaching and dedication in the School of Architecture, University of Virginia, April 1995.

Class of 1985 Teaching Award in recognition of graduate student teaching with strong classroom interaction. University of Virginia, April 1995.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy, Hillenbrand Books, forthcoming, November 2009.

Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago, Liturgy Training Publications, 2005. Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award of the Independent Booksellers Association in the category “Religion” and “Nonfiction.”

Essays in Collections

“Image As Sacrament: Rediscovering Sacred Art,” in Kenneth D. Whitehead, ed., Sacrosanctum Concilium and the Reform of the Liturgy, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars/University of Scranton Press, 2009.

Featured Articles

“The Most Dangerous Path: Leonard Porter and the Sincerity of Hope,” The Classicist, forthcoming.“Eschatology” and “Liturgical Art and Architecture” entries in 2010 Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays, Liturgy Training Publications, 2009.

“The Virgin and the Heavenly Hosts Is There a Conflict between Liturgical and Devotional Art?,” Sacred Architecture, 2008.

“Living Stones in the House of God: The Temple and the Renewal of Church Architecture, Letter & Spirit, 2008.

“Sacrosanctum Concilium on Sacred Art, A Second Look” Assembly, November 2007.

“Classicism and Catholicism,” Sacred Architecture, Spring 2007.

“Paul Tillich and Expressionism,” Communio: International Catholic Review, Winter 2006.

“Practices and Beliefs in Church Architecture,” Rite Magazine, September/October 2006.

“Liturgical Architecture and the Classical Tradition: A Balthasarian Approach,” Communio: International Catholic Review, Spring 2005.

“New Oratory at Ave Maria University,” Sacred Architecture, Issue 9, 2004.

“More Than A Meeting House,” Environment and Art Letter, March/April, May/June, 2004.

“Liturgical Architecture as Sacramental Experience,” Chicago Studies, Fall/Winter 2002.

“The Interior Arrangement of Churches,” The Priest, July 2002.

“The Spirit of Mediator Dei,” Sacred Architecture, September 2000.

“Training in Tradition: The University of Virginia’s Architecture of Athletics,” Arris: Journal of the Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, Fall 1999.

“‘Almost Religious’: Couturier, Le Corbusier, and the Monastery of La Tourette,” Sacred Architecture, Summer 1999.

“Church Architecture and Decorum,” Homiletic and Pastoral Review, April 1998.

Book Reviews

Reconquering Sacred Space, Agenzia per la Citta, Adoremus Bulletin, August 2000.

Architecture in Communion, Steven Schloeder, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, October 1999.

Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture, Peter and Linda Murray, Antiphon, 1998.

GUEST APPEARANCES

“Places of Prayer,” television series on sacred architecture. Taped January 2008.

“Janet Davies Show,” WABC Chicago, Topic: Chicago’s Catholic Church Architecture. February 2006.

“8:48,” a Chicago Public Radio program. Topic: Chicago’s Catholic church architecture. December 2005.

“Morning Air,” Relevant Radio. Topic: Chicago’s Catholic church architecture. December 2005.“Speaking of Theology,” radio show sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago concerning theological topics. One half-hour episode. Aired February, 2002.

“Abundant Life,” internationally syndicated television program concerning topics facing the Christian Church.

Hour-long episode dedicated to new church architecture. Aired September 1998.

“Thoughts for the Week,” nationally syndicated radio talk program. Three one-half hour episodes concerning architectural design and meaning. Aired November 1998.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS

“The Lord of Heaven and History: Sacramental Building in Every Age,” Sedes Sapientiae Patronal Lecture, Wyoming Catholic College, February, 2009.

“The Pervading Influence of the Contemporary: The Traditional Church Architecture of Edward J. Schulte,” National

Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Cincinnati, Ohio, Spring 2008.

“Making a Church ‘Look Like’ A Church,” Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio, February 2008. “Christianity and Classicism,” Midatlantic Chapter of the Institute for Classical Architecture, Washington, DC, Fall 2007.

“Catholic Architecture and Scripture: Earthly and Heavenly Temple,” Loyola University, October 2007.

“Church Architecture as Sacrament of Heaven,” International Theological Institute, Gaming, Austria, Spring 2006.

“A Religious Calamity: Architecture and Religious Identity at Mundelein Seminary,” Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, Forth Worth, Texas, October 2005.

“Heaven in Any Culture: Church Architecture and Inculturation,” Gateway Conference, St. Louis, Spring 2005.

“Signs and Symbols of Heavenly Realities: The Future of Catholic Church Architecture,” Differing Visions: One Commu­nion Conference, St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota, July 2001.

“Architecture of the Gothic Restoration and the Protestant Counter-Reformation,” Conference of the Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, Lexington, Virginia, October 2000.

“Distinctly of To-day: Aymar Embury II and the Small Country House,” Conference of the Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, Lexington, Kentucky, October 1999.

“‘How Terrible Is This Place’: The Liturgical Movement and Catholic Architecture in the 20th Century,” Conference of the Society for Catholic Liturgy, Washington, DC, September 1999.

“The Institutional Church of the 1920s,” National Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Houston, Texas, April 1999.

“One of Our Best and Most Talented Men: Adolf Cluss and German Theory in Nineteenth-Century Washington, DC,” Latrobe Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians and the Smithsonian Institution Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC, September 1995.

“Ralph Adams Cram and the Craftsman: A Minister in Minor Orders,” University of Virginia Architectural History Sym­posium, “Reconstructing the Past: The Myth of the Medieval.” Richmond, Virginia, November 1994.

“The National Museum Building and the Contribution of Adolf Cluss, Socialist Republican Architect of Washington, DC, Society of Architectural Historians National Conference, session “Wechsel and Substance: Reciprocal Relations of Nine­teenth-Century American and German Architecture and Urbanism.” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 1994.

LITURGICAL CONSULTING PROJECTS

Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Sioux Falls, SD, Cathedral and Sacred Heart Chapel

Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Harrisburg, PA

Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Harrisburg, PA

Saint Michael the Archangel Parish, Leawood, KS

Sanctuary of The Divine Mercy, St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Chicago, IL

Cathedral of St. Joseph, Manchester, NH.

COURSES TAUGHT

History of Architecture Survey, pre-history to 1500, University of Virginia, 1997.

“House of God: A History of Church Architecture,” University of Virginia, 1998.

“Florence and Rome: Renaissance and Baroque,” University of Virginia, 1999.

“Church Architecture for the Seminarian,” University of Saint Mary of the Lake, 2001.

“Liturgical Art and Architecture,” University of Saint Mary of the Lake, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008.

“Architecture of the Footsteps of St. Paul,” University of Saint Mary of the Lake, 2001-2004.

“Sacramental Aesthetics,” University of Saint Mary of the Lake, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008.

“Liturgy and Cultural Adaptation,” University of Saint Mary of the Lake, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.

“The Liturgical Movement,” University of Saint Mary of the Lake, 2006, 2008.

“The Architecture of the Holy Land,” taught on site in Jerusalem, winter 2007.

“The Theology of the Icon,” 2009.

Guest lectures in university courses:

“Introduction to Beauty,” Department of Theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio.

“Understanding the Sacramentality of Art and Architecture,” Humanities Seminar, Pre-Theology Program, Mundelein Seminary.

“Reading the Architecture of Thomas Jefferson,” University of Virginia, multiple occasions.

“Sacramental Theology and Ecclesiastical Architecture,” University of Notre Dame, Sacred Architecture seminar.”

Church Architecture of the 1920s,” School of Architecture, University of Notre Dame, March 2004, Spring 2005.

“The Liturgical Movement and Liturgical Modern,” Introduction to Worship, University of Saint Mary of the Lake/ Mundelein Seminary, 2001.

“Motivating Undergraduate Learners,” teaching skills training workshops, Teaching Resource Center, University of Virginia, multiple occasions.

Consultation/education lectures:

St. Mary’s Church, Vail, COSt. Thomas Aquinas University Parish, Charlottesville, VASt. Magdalene de Pazzi Church, Flemington, NJOur Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Chicago, ILSt. Anne Church, Charlotte, NC

Carmel High School, Mundelein, IL

St. Alphonsus Church, Chicago, IL

Mayor’s Office of Special Events, Chicago, Great Place Great Spaces Tour Leader, Spring 2007.

Institute on Religious Life, Libertyville, IL

Sacred Heart Church, Lombard, IL

Sts. Faith, Hope and Charity Church, Winnetka, IL

St. Peter’s Church, Spring Grove, IL

St. Stanislaus Church, Chicago, IL

Church Tours, Archdiocese of Chicago, Lumen Cordium Society, 2006-2009.

Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, IL

Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Nashville, TN

Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist, Ann Arbor, MI

St. Mary Parish, Lake Forest, IL

Christ the King Parish, Owensboro, KY

St. Mary of the Angels Parish, Chicago, IL

Newman Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

Marquette University, Knights of Columbus.

Queen of All Saints Basilica, Chicago, Illinois.

Diocese of La Crosse, WI, Office of Divine Worship. Assisted in formulating architectural design and renovation guide­lines and parish presentations.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Society of Architectural Historians

Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians

Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America

Society for Catholic Liturgy

LANGUAGES

Intermediate speaking knowledge of French

Reading knowledge of French, German, Spanish

MISCELLANEOUS

Theology Chapel Renovation Committee, University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Summer 2009Library Furnishings Committee, University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Fall 2003-2009.

Novice, Dominican Order (Order of Preachers), Province of Saint Joseph, July 2002 to April 2003.

Guest lectures in university courses and teacher training workshops, University of Virginia, Mundelein Seminary.

Committee on Residence Life, University of Virginia, 1998-2000.

Virginia Gentlemen (semi-professional a cappella singing), 1994 to 1999.

Landscape and Arboretum Committee, University of Virginia, 1995 to 1999.

Vice-President, Thomas Jefferson Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians, 1993 to 1994.

Yale Whiffenpoofs (semi-professional a cappella singing), 1990 to 1991.

Graphic design: posters, booklets, compact discs, web sites.

REFERENCES

Rev. Douglas Martis

Director, The Liturgical Institute

University of Saint Mary of the Lake

1000 East Maple Avenue

Mundelein, IL 60060

847.375.4542

Mr. Christopher Carstens

Director, Sacred Worship Office

Diocese of Lacrosse

Box 4004

La Crosse, WI 54602-4004

608.791.2674

ccarstens@dioceseoflacrosse.com

Rev. William Porter

Saint Michael the Archangel Parish

14201 Nall Avenue

Leawood, KS 66223

913.402.3900

Mr. James McCrery, AIA

McCrery Architects

900 Massachusetts Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20002

202.758.0684

james@mcreryarchitects.com

Mr. David Meleca, AIA

Meleca Architects

The Empire Building

150 East Broad Street, Suite 600

Columbus, OH 43215

614.224.0890