Gilles Emery
Gilles Emery, OP is a Swiss Dominican priest, theologian and professor emeritus of dogmatic theology at the University of Fribourg. A specialist in the theology of Thomas Aquinas and in Trinitarian theology, he served as a member of the International Theological Commission from 2004 to 2014. He is an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Early life and education
Emery was born in Sierre, in the canton of Valais, on 14 April 1962. He pursued theological studies at the University of Fribourg, where he completed advanced degrees, including the doctorate in theology in 1994 under the supervision of Jean-Pierre Torrell, O.P. He made his solemn profession in the Order of Preachers and was ordained a priest in 1989.Academic career
After obtaining the habilitation in 1995, Emery taught dogmatic theology at Fribourg, becoming an ordinary professor in 1997 and serving until his early retirement in 2021; he is professor emeritus. His areas of teaching and research include Trinitarian theology, the theology of creation, and Thomistic theology.From 2004 to 2014 he was a member of the International Theological Commission, and he is an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Emery has also served in editorial roles, including chief editor of the Swiss French edition of the journal Nova et Vetera from 2012, and associate editor of the English-language Nova et Vetera edition.
Emery's monograph The Trinitarian Theology of St Thomas Aquinas and his introductory text The Trinity are frequently cited in contemporary Thomistic and Trinitarian studies, as reflected in reviews and academic indexing.
Honours
- Magister in sacra theologia.
- Premio Internazionale San Tommaso d'Aquino.
- Doctor honoris causa, Faculty of Theology, Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas, 7 March 2024.
Selected publications
Monographs
- La Trinité créatrice: Trinité et création dans les commentaires aux Sentences de Thomas d'Aquin et de ses précurseurs Albert le Grand et Bonaventure.
- Thomas d'Aquin, Traités: Les raisons de la foi; Les articles de la foi et les sacrements de l'Église.
- Trinity in Aquinas.
- The Trinitarian Theology of St Thomas Aquinas.
- Trinity, Church, and the Human Person: Thomistic Essays.
- The Trinity: An Introduction to Catholic Doctrine on the Triune God.
- Présence de Dieu et union à Dieu.
Edited volumes
- The Oxford Handbook of the Trinity.
- Aristotle in Aquinas's Theology.
Selected articles (English)
- "Theologia and Dispensatio: The Centrality of the Divine Missions in St. Thomas's Trinitarian Theology," The Thomist 74 : 515–561.
- "Kenosis, Christ, and the Trinity in Thomas Aquinas," Nova et Vetera 17 : 839–869.