David Granfield
The Reverend David Granfield was a Roman Catholic priest in the Order of Saint Benedict, associated with Saint Anselm's Abbey in Washington, D.C., and a professor emeritus at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. He is most well known as a canon lawyer for his exposition of the Catholic Church’s view on abortion. His text on the inner experience of law continues to be a resource at many law schools.
He received the following degrees: A.B., 1944, College of the Holy Cross, LL.B., 1947, Harvard University, M.A., 1953, S.T.D., 1962, The Catholic University of America.
He was a professor at the Columbus School of Law from 1960 to 1995.
Books
- Domestic Relations. New York: Foundation Press, 1963.
- The Abortion Decision. New York: Doubleday, 1969.
- The Inner Experience of Law: A Jurisprudence of Subjectivity. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1988.
- Heightened Consciousness: The Mystical Difference. New York: Paulist Press, 1991.