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Name
  
Gerard Hughes


Role
  
Writer

Gerard W. Hughes wwwjesuitorguksitesdefaultfilesnewsimages

Died
  
November 4, 2014, Boscombe, United Kingdom

Books
  
God of Surprises, God in All Things, Cry of Wonder, In Search of a Way: Two Jour, Oh God - Why?: A Spiritual J

An interview with Father Gerard W Hughes - 26th November 2009.


Gerard "Gerry" William Hughes, S.J. (22 March 1924 – 4 November 2014) was a Scottish Jesuit priest and spiritual writer who served as the Chaplain of University of Glasgow from 1967 to 1975. Hughes was known for his 1985 book, God of Surprises, which sold almost 250,000 copies and was eventually translated into almost twenty languages. He also published several other books including his 1997 memoir, God, Where Are You?, as well as God in All Things in 2003 and his last book, Cry of Wonder, released in 2014.

Hughes was born on 22 March 1924, in Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, to Margaret (née Barry) and Henry Hughes. All four of his grandparents had moved to Scotland from Ireland.

Hughes died on 4 November 2014, at the age of 90.

References

Gerard W. Hughes Wikipedia


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