Leonard Swidler
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'''Leonard Joseph Swidler''' (January 6, 1929 – March 23, 2026) was an American academic who was Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious [[Dialogue]] at [[Temple University]], [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, where he taught from 1966 to 2022. He was the co-founder (in 1964, with Arlene Swidler) and editor of the ''Journal of Ecumenical Studies''{{cite web |title=Journal of Ecumenical Studies |url=http://dialogueinstitute.org/journal-of-ecumenical-studies/ |website=Dialogue Institute |accessdate=10 January 2019}} (quarterly). He was also the founder of the Dialogue Institute (founded 1978),{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://dialogueinstitute.org/history |access-date=April 19, 2026 |website=Dialogue Institute and Journal of Ecumenical Studies}} cofounder in |
'''Leonard Joseph Swidler''' (January 6, 1929 – March 23, 2026) was an American academic who was Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious [[Dialogue]] at [[Temple University]], [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, where he taught from 1966 to 2022. He was the co-founder (in 1964, with Arlene Swidler) and editor of the ''Journal of Ecumenical Studies''{{cite web |title=Journal of Ecumenical Studies |url=http://dialogueinstitute.org/journal-of-ecumenical-studies/ |website=Dialogue Institute |accessdate=10 January 2019}} (quarterly). He was also the founder of the Dialogue Institute (founded 1978),{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://dialogueinstitute.org/history |access-date=April 19, 2026 |website=Dialogue Institute and Journal of Ecumenical Studies}} cofounder in 2011 of the publisher iPub Global Connection,{{Cite news |last=Miles |first=Gary |date=April 14, 2026 |title=Leonard Swidler, longtime Catholic theologian at Temple and a 'father of interreligious dialogue,' has died at 97 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/leonard-swidler-obituary-temple-religion-dialogue-20260414.html |access-date=April 19, 2026 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer}} and the founder and past president of the Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church (1980–). |
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== Life and career == |
== Life and career == |
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