Joseph T. Kelley

Joe Kelley is Professor Emeritus of Religious and Theological Studies and former Director of the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations at Merrimack College in Massachusetts. He is currently Augustinian Scholar in Residence at Austin Preparatory School in Reading, Massachusetts.

He earned his Ph.D. at Boston University, and also studied at the Andover-Newton Theological School, The Catholic University of America, and Villanova University. A clinical psychologist and classical musician, Joe has authored scholarly articles in theology and in the field of Augustine Studies. He speaks often to parish and inter-faith groups in around the United States, and internationally.

He and his wife Alina have two great adult kids, Kasia and Patryk. Joe and Alina reside in Methuen, Massachusetts near Boston. They love to hike, ski, see movies, and travel to visit friends and family in Poland, Italy, and France.