Cunningham article wins CPA award

Author: Michael O. Garvey

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An essay by Lawrence S. Cunningham, John A. OBrien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, has received an award from the Catholic Press Association (CPA).

The essay on “Prayer and Silence,” which appeared in the Winter 2004 issue of Church magazine, won third place among the CPA annual awards in the category of "professional and special interest journals.The awards were announced May 27 at the CPAs annual meeting inOrlando,Fla.

A member of the Notre Dame theology faculty since 1987, Cunningham teaches and studies systematic theology and culture, Christian spirituality, and the history of Christian spirituality.He is author or editor of numerous popular and scholarly books and articles on these subjects and is the religion book notes columnist for Commonweal magazine.He has won three previous CPA awards for religious writing.

* Contact: * _LawrenceS. Cunningham at 574-631-7137 or Cunningham.1@nd.edu _

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