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John Saward -LRB- born in 1947 -RRB- is a Roman Catholic priest and a fellow of both Greyfriars and associate lecturer at Blackfriars at the University of Oxford in England .. Greyfriars. Greyfriars, Oxford. Blackfriars. Blackfriars, Oxford. University of Oxford. University of Oxford. England. England. He previously held the posts of lecturer in dogmatic theology at St Cuthbert 's College , Durham -LRB- 1980 -- 1992 -RRB- , Professor of Systematic Theology at St Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania -LRB- 1992 -- 1998 -RRB- , Professor of Dogmatic Theology in the International Theological Institute , Gaming , Austria , and Visiting Professor in Systematic Theology and Christology in the same institute .. Durham. Durham, England. Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. Theology. Theology. International Theological Institute. International Theological Institute. Austria. Austria. Saward completed a BA in -LRB- philosophy and psychology -RRB- -LRB- St John 's College -RRB- and a postgraduate diploma in theology -LRB- St Stephen 's House at the University of Oxford in 1969 .. University of Oxford. University of Oxford. Bachelor of Arts. philosophy. philosophy. psychology. psychology. In 1973 he completed MA and M.Litt .. Master of Arts ( Oxbridge ). degrees , also at Oxford , the latter for a thesis on `` The Theology of Death '' .. Theology. Theology. Ordained an Anglican priest in 1972 , he was chaplain and a Junior Research Fellow at Lincoln College , Oxford .. Anglican. Anglican. Junior Research Fellow. Oxbridge Fellow. He was received into the Roman Catholic Church in 1979 .. Roman Catholic Church. Roman Catholic Church. He was later ordained in the Roman Catholic Church under papal dispensation which accepted his marriage to his wife Christine -LRB- they have three daughters -RRB- .. Roman Catholic Church. Roman Catholic Church. He is parish priest of Saint Gregory & Saint Augustine 's near Oxford , England .. England. England. Saward 's published works include The Mysteries of March  : Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Incarnation and Easter -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , Redeemer in the Womb  : Jesus Living in Mary -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , Christ is the Answer  : The Christ-centred teaching of Pope John Paul II -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , The Beauty of Holiness -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , The Way of the Lamb  : The Spirit of Childhood and the End of Age -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , Cradle of Redeeming Love  : The Theology of the Christmas Mystery -LRB- 2002 -RRB- and Sweet and Blessed Country  : The Christian Hope for Heaven -LRB- 2005 -RRB- .. Theology. Theology. Hans Urs von Balthasar. Hans Urs von Balthasar. He has been responsible for the English translations of works by Hans Urs von Balthasar , Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Christoph Schonborn .. Hans Urs von Balthasar. Hans Urs von Balthasar. Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict XVI. Christoph Schonborn. Christoph Schonborn. Saward has been described by Father Aidan Nichols as `` the Balthasar of the English-speaking world '' .. Aidan Nichols. Aidan Nichols. However , in recent years , Saward appears to have come to share the growing unease among some Catholics about the nature and origin of Balthasar 's theology .. In his 2005 work , The Sweet and Blessed Country , he describes Balthasar 's theory of universal hope as `` a kind of blasphemy '' .. Alyssa Pitstick , one of the Swiss theologian 's critics , studied under Saward at the International Theological Institute .. International Theological Institute. International Theological Institute. Alyssa Pitstick. Alyssa Pitstick. Saward 's work has been evolving not only in content but also in method and style towards a form which combines `` ressourcement '' with the rigour of scholasticism .. ressourcement. Aggiornamento. scholasticism. scholasticism. Sacred art also plays a prominent role in this method .. Sacred art. Sacred art. On 22 September 2008 Saward was interviewed by Marcus Grodi on the Catholic Eternal Word Television Network .. Eternal Word Television Network. Eternal Word Television Network