--- title: "4 Avery Dulles Quotes - Famous University teacher (Models of the church)" description: "Avery Robert Dulles was an American Jesuit priest, theologian, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Browse 4 Avery Dulles quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-avery-dulles-15814.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Avery Dulles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-avery-dulles-15814.jpg) # Avery Dulles (1918–2008) University Teacher **4** quotes in **32** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Avery Dulles was an university teacher, best known for *Models of the church*. ## Quick Facts About Avery Dulles Born August 24, 1918 Died December 12, 2008 Profession University Teacher Notable works Models of the church ## About Avery Dulles Avery Robert Dulles was an American Jesuit priest, theologian, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Dulles served on the faculty of Woodstock College from 1960 to 1974, of the Catholic University of America from 1974 to 1988, and as the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University from 1988 to 2008. He was also an author and lecturer. ## Quotes by Avery Dulles > [“In the first of these senses, neither Christ nor the Christian is supposed to be the world’s servant. Jesus is obedient, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avery-dulles/in-the-first-of-these-senses-neither-christ-nor-the-christian-is/) [Avery Dulles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avery-dulles/) [Christian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/avery-dulles-67420_christian_in-the-first-of-these-senses-neither-chr_1260766.jpg) > [“But this could be interpreted primarily in terms of the ministry of word and sacrament, in accordance with the previous models of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avery-dulles/but-this-could-be-interpreted-primarily-in-terms-of-the-ministry-of/) [Avery Dulles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avery-dulles/) [Ministry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ministry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/avery-dulles-67420_quote_but-this-could-be-interpreted-primarily_1611431.jpg) > [If the Pope were to deny that the death penalty could be an exercise of retributive justice, he would be overthrowing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avery-dulles/if-the-pope-were-to-deny-that-the-death-penalty-could-be-an-exercise/) [Avery Dulles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avery-dulles/) [Catholic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/catholic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/avery-dulles-67420_catholic_if-the-pope-were-to-deny-that-the-death_2721576.jpg) > [The Church therefore has one inescapable task: To lift up Christ. When she seeks to lift herself up she becomes weak, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avery-dulles/the-church-therefore-has-one-inescapable-task-to-lift-up-christ-when/) [Avery Dulles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avery-dulles/) [Acknowledge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acknowledge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/avery-dulles-67420_acknowledge_the-church-therefore-has-one-inescapable_3172027.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avery-dulles/#itemlist", "name": "Avery Dulles Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In the first of these senses, neither Christ nor the Christian is supposed to be the world’s servant. Jesus is obedient, not to the world but to the Father. 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