Faculty Directory

George R. Murphy, SJ

Lecturer in Christian Spirituality and Director of Spiritual Formation

Consortial Faculty
At the GTU since
1985
(510) 549-5018
Degrees and Certifications

MDiv, Boston College, 1971

MA, Boston College, 1966

AB, Boston College, 1965

Research and Teaching Interests
  • Ignatian Spirituality
  • Prayer
  • Spiritual Direction
  • Formation of Apostolic Religious
  • Formation of Lay Leaders in the Roman Catholic tradition
Selected Publications
  • “Resistance to Social Justice,” Review for Religious, 1978.

  • “Formation of Apostlic Religious,” Human Development, Winter 1988.

  • “Candidates and Community: Mutual Formation,” The Way (supplement), 1988.

  • “Finding the Missing God” Human Development, Summer 1990.

  • “Transitions: Holy and Unholy Dark” (co-author with Sr. Jane Ferdon) Review for Religious , 1994.