Brendan Callaghan SJ (born 29 July 1948) is a psychologist of religion He was Principal of

Heythrop College, London Heythrop College, University of London, was a constituent college of the University of London between 1971 and 2018, last located in Kensington Square, London. It comprised the university's specialist faculties of philosophy and theology with so ...

1985–1997, and Master of

Campion Hall, Oxford Campion Hall is one of the four permanent private halls of the University of Oxford in England. A Catholic hall, it is run by the Society of Jesus and named after Edmund Campion, a martyr and fellow of St John's College, Oxford. The hall is lo ...

2008–2013. His work has included teaching psychology of religion, (for some years on an MA programme he founded at Heythrop), the formation of Jesuits in preparation for ordination, directing retreats, and continuing spiritual direction/accompaniment. He has also served as the Novice-Master for the North-Western Europe Provinces of the Society of Jesus, and is currently the Superior of the Jesuit retirement community in Boscombe, Bournemouth.

Publications

*Kenneth Boyd, Brendan Callaghan, and Edward Shotter, ''Life before birth: a search for consensus on abortion and the treatment of infertility'' (London: SPCK, 1986) *Articles in various journals, etc.

References

1948 births Living people Masters of Campion Hall, Oxford Academics of Heythrop College Alumni of the University of Glasgow Alumni of Campion Hall, Oxford Alumni of Heythrop College Bioethicists English people of Irish descent 20th-century English Jesuits 21st-century English Jesuits British religion academics 20th-century British Roman Catholic theologians 21st-century British Roman Catholic theologians Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-writer-stub