Collection: Joseph Stoutzenberger

Joseph Stoutzenberger spent fifty years in education. For over twenty-five years, he was a Professor of Religious Studies at Holy Family University in Philadelphia. He taught religious studies and served as Director of Campus Ministry at Manor College, Jenkintown, PA. He taught in the Catechist Preparation Program for the Diocese of Camden, NJ, and conducted workshops on parent-teen communication for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in religion from Temple University, as well as a master’s degree in religious education from Loyola University in Chicago. He has actively participated in interreligious dialogue activities, contributing to several books, including "Removing Anti-Judaism from the Pulpit" and "Interfaith Dialogue at the Grass Roots." He serves on the board of the Pennsylvania Peace Islands Institute and has lectured on Catholic perspectives on the Hizmet movement.

He has written textbooks for Catholic high schools and books on world religions and spirituality for adults. He has authored or co-authored three books on St. Francis of Assisi, most recently on Francis and nature. He has written study guides on Ukrainian Catholicism for the Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma. Stoutzenberger resides in Erdenheim, PA, with his wife, Mary, and their numerous children and grandchildren.