Joseph J. Smith, S.J.

Joseph J. Smith, SJ (1927–2014) was an American Jesuit priest, theologian, and distinguished professor of fundamental theology at the Loyola School of Theology. Fr. Smith completed his theological studies at Woodstock College, earning a Licentiate in Theology in 1958, and obtained his Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Institut Catholique de Paris in 1962. His doctoral dissertation examined the theology of revelation in the works of Emil Brunner and Jürgen Moltmann.

He began his teaching career at San Jose Seminary in Manila in 1962 and became one of the founding faculty members of Loyola School of Theology in 1965. He served LST for more than three decades before becoming professor emeritus in 1997. His principal area of specialization was fundamental theology, particularly the theology of revelation, the resurrection of Jesus Christ, biblical interpretation, and the relationship between Christianity and other religions.