Published
Fr. John Franck, A.A.
Fortin’s life and teaching at Assumption
Legacy · The archive remembers
Documents are another form of memory.
A growing record of Father Ernest L. Fortin’s teaching and of the people who remember it—preserved with context, restraint, and care.
04Published interviews
06Interviews in editing
06Teaching documents
27Academic years reviewed
01 · Oral histories
Those who remember, in their own words.
Publication editions appear only after the interviewee has reviewed the transcript and granted permission. Audio and video recordings remain private.
Published
Mary Ann Glendon
Fortin, friendship, and intellectual community
Published
Grant Kaplan
Nietzsche, Christianity, and Fortin’s classroom
Published
Paul McNellis, S.J.
The teacher, thinker, priest, and friend
In preparation
Editing in progress
These interviews have been conducted. Their transcripts will be released after revision and approval by each interviewee.
- 01Bernard “BJ” DobskiTranscript forthcoming
- 02Christopher KellyTranscript forthcoming
- 03Michael FoleyTranscript forthcoming
- 04Martha Rice MartiniTranscript forthcoming
- 05Roderick WilliamsTranscript forthcoming
- 06Thomas KohlerTranscript forthcoming
02 · Syllabi and teaching materials
The classroom, held on paper.
These scans retain the pagination, annotations, and physical traces of the original documents. They are presented as archival objects, without alteration to their content.
01Lecture poster
ISPR · Spring 1988
Institute for the Study of Politics and Religion Lectures
One-page archival advertisement for the Bradley Foundation-supported lecture series. Provided by Roderick Williams.
Read PDF02Syllabus
PO 669 / TH 414 · Spring 1988
Politics and Religion in the Middle Ages: Maimonides
Three-page archival scan from the course taught by Professors Ernest Fortin and Christopher Bruell. Provided by Roderick Williams.
Read PDF03Syllabus
PO 665 / TH 415 · Spring 1989
Spinoza’s Political and Religious Liberalism
Three-page archival scan from the course taught by Professors Ernest Fortin and Christopher Bruell. Provided by Roderick Williams.
Read PDF04Syllabus
TH 421 · Spring 1991
Early Christian and Medieval Political Theology
Six-page archival scan. Provided by Professor David DiPasquale.
Read PDF05Syllabus
TH 529 · Spring 1994
Nietzsche and Christianity
Eight-page archival scan. Provided by Professors Grant Kaplan and Thaddeus Ostrowski.
Read PDF06Final examination
TH 529 · Spring 1994
Nietzsche and Christianity
Two-page archival scan. Provided by Professors Grant Kaplan and Thaddeus Ostrowski.
Read PDF03 · Course record
1971—1997
Courses by Father Fortin at Boston College
A chronological working record of Fortin’s courses, descriptions, and teaching collaborations. The July 2026 edition was checked against the official Boston College catalog archive and now includes nine previously omitted offerings.
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