Oliver G. Dy, S.J.

Oliver G. Dy, S.J. is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the Loyola School of Theology (LST), Ateneo de Manila University, where he currently serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs. His areas of research include the history and hermeneutics of the councils, the history of doctrine and dogma, and the philosophy of translation. He earned his M.A. in Philosophy (2005) and M.A. in Theological Studies (2009) from the same university. He obtained his S.T.B. from the Loyola School of Theology (2009) and subsequently pursued advanced theological studies at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, earning an M.A. in Theology and Religious Studies (2012), an S.T.L. (2013), and an S.T.D. and Ph.D. in Theology (2017).

His doctoral dissertation at KU Leuven was entitled Latin Vulgate vs. Original Texts: The Changing Norms in Choosing and Prioritizing the Biblical Source Texts of Translation: A Study on the Historical Reception of Trent and Vatican II in the Production of the Catholic Vernacular Bible. His scholarship focuses particularly on biblical translation, the history of doctrine, conciliar hermeneutics, and liturgical and theological language. Among his recent publications is “Vernacular Translations of the Latin Bible,” co-authored with Wim François and published in The Oxford Handbook of the Latin Bible (2023).