Husband Robert C. Pingpank
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Yale University (Ivy League), 38 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT 06520
New York University, New York, 10003, Stati Uniti
Hartford Seminary, 77 Sherman St, Hartford, CT 06105, Stati Uniti
Trinity College, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT 06106, Stati Uniti
Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, Connecticut 06106, Stati Uniti
The
Rev. Richard Thomas Nolan (born May 30, 1937, Waltham, MA; dual citizenship in
the Republic of Ireland, 2011[1)
is a canon of Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral in Hartford, Connecticut and a
former college professor of philosophy and religious studies. He is the
editor/coauthor of The Diaconate Now (Corpus-World, 1968), and coauthor
of Living Issues In Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 1995),
Living Issues in Ethics (Wadsworth 1982 and iUniverse 2000), and Soul
Mates: More than Partners (online, 2004). Nolan is also the editor of a
non-commercial, educational website philosophy-religion.org.[2]
His books have been translated into several languages, including Indonesian
and Chinese.
Richard Nolan is a 1954 alumnus of the Boston Latin School; he then
enrolled at The Tabor Academy in Marion, MA. Nolan received his bachelor's
degree from Trinity College in 1960. Following his graduation from Trinity,
Nolan continued his studies in divinity at Hartford Seminary, receiving his
Masters in Divinity in 1963.[3]
During his time at Hartford Seminary, he also held his first position as an
instructor in Latin and English at Watkinson School in Hartford, CT.[3]
Shortly after completing his studies at Hartford, he was ordained a deacon at
Christ Church in June 1963 in Waltham, MA.[4]
He was ordained a priest in June 1965 at St. John's, in Arlington, MA.[3]
Nolan received his master's in Religion from the Yale University Divinity
School in 1967; during his studies, he was also an instructor in math and
religion, and associate chaplain at the Cheshire Academy from 1965 to 1967.[5]
In 1967 Nolan accepted a position as an instructor of philosophy and education
at the Hartford Seminary Foundation,[6]
and in 1968 was promoted to the position of Assistant Academic Dean.[7]
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Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, NYU, New York City
Nolan continued to expand his responsibilities; in 1969 he accepted a
position as an instructor at the Mattatuck Community College in Waterbury, CT.[8]
Meanwhile, Nolan was completing his Ph.D. studies at New York University,
where he was granted a Doctor of Philosophy in Religion in 1973. Nolan
remained an instructor at Mattatuck for many years, becoming an associate
professor in 1974, and a full professor of philosophy and social sciences in
1978. He held his post at Mattatuck until 1992.[3]
In the intervening years, Dr. Nolan also held adjunct and/or visiting
professor positions at Trinity College, Long Island University, the University
of Miami, St. Joseph College, Pace University, and many others.[5]
Nolan continued teaching at the University of Connecticut, Hartford Graduate
Center, and Central Connecticut State University until he retired in 1994.[5]
Despite retirement, he continued to teach part-time at Broward Community
College, Barry University, Florida Atlantic University, and Palm Beach
Community College as recently as 2002.[3]
In 1992, Nolan was named a retired honorary canon for life at Christ Church
Cathedral in Hartford, CT.[9]
He also holds posts as pastor emeritus for St. Paul's Parish, in Bantam, CT
(since 1988),[5]
member of the society of regents at Cathedral Church St. John the Divine
(since 2002), retired priest-in-residence at St. Andrew's Church in Lake
Worth, FL (since 2002),[5]
and professor emeritus at Mattatuck Community College, in Waterbury, CT.[5]
Nolan has been the author and editor on numerous books, including The
Diaconate Now (Corpus-World, 1968), Living Issues in Philosophy
(Oxford University Press, 1995), and Living Issues in Ethics (Wadsworth
1982 and iUniverse 2000). His books have been translated into several
languages, including Indonesian and Chinese. His online “Commentary on the
Episcopal Prayer Book Catechism” has been translated into Polish. Since 2000,
Nolan has been the editor of the website philosophy-religion.org, a reference
on philosophy and religion topics and papers, used internationally[10][11]
and recommended by Yale University
[12]
and several other colleges and universities in the United States and beyond.
While attending Trinity College (Connecticut) in 1955, Nolan met his life
partner, Robert C. Pingpank.[13]
Throughout their lives, they were forced to hide their relationship due to the
potential of losing their jobs.[14]
During a career change for both in 1967, the couple finally moved in together
into a unique two-family house designed by Pingpank, so that they could live
together, yet maintain separate addresses and phones.[15]
This allowed them to maintain their relationship while avoiding challenges to
their careers; they lived in this home until their retirement in 1994, when
they moved to Florida. The couple has been profiled in The LGBT Religious
Archives Network,[13]
and the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (a
recently established center of the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley,
California).
Richard Nolan and Robert Pingpank were married legally at age 72 on June 4,
2009, in the Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, CT.[9]
Nolan and Pingpank reside in the John Knox Village (a continuing care
retirement community), Pompano Beach, FL, and are active in Lambda Legal and
Integrity Palm Beach.[13]
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