David Tracy

David Tracy
Born
David William Tracy

(1939-01-06)January 6, 1939
DiedApril 29, 2025(2025-04-29) (aged 86)
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Roman Catholic)
ChurchLatin Church
Ordained1963 (priest)
FamilyJohn Emmet Tracy (nephew)
Academic background
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
Doctoral advisorBernard Lonergan
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
School or traditionPublic theology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Main interests
Notable works
  • Blessed Rage for Order (1975)
  • The Analogical Imagination (1981)
  • Plurality and Ambiguity (1987)

David William Tracy (January 6, 1939 – April 29, 2025) was an American Catholic theologian and priest. He was the Andrew Thomas Greeley and Grace McNichols Greeley Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Catholic Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School. In 2020 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.