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Thomas Sheehan

b. 1941

American philosopher

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Born 1941. Thomas Sheehan is an American philosopher, academic, university teacher, religious studies scholar, translator and scientist.

Thomas Sheehan (born 25 June 1941) is an American philosopher. He is a professor emeritus of religious studies at Stanford University and a professor emeritus of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. His philosophical specialties are in philosophy of religion, twentieth-century European philosophy, and classical metaphysics. He is the author of The First Coming, a controversial account of Easter.

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Fordham University, University of California, Berkeley
Employers
Stanford University, Loyola University Chicago

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Who is Thomas Sheehan?

American philosopher

When was Thomas Sheehan born?

Thomas Sheehan was born on 25 June 1941.

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Thomas Sheehan is a philosopher, academic, university teacher, religious studies scholar, translator and scientist.

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Thomas Sheehan is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Sheehan

· Wikidata: Q16105779

· DBpedia: Thomas Sheehan (philosopher)

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