Fr. Bonaventure Chapman, OP

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Catholic University of America

From Buffalo, NY, Fr. Bonaventure entered the Order of Preachers (Province of St. Joseph), in 2011 and was ordained a priest in 2017, having completed theology degrees from Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University and the Dominican House of Studies, as well as a Ph.L from The Catholic University of America. After teaching philosophy at Providence College, RI, he completed a Ph.D. in philosophy at the Catholic University of America in 2023 and joined the faculty of the School in Fall 2023. Father Bonaventure’s primary research interest is eighteenth-century German philosophical Pietism and more broadly on early modern German metaphysics and ethics. For relaxation, Fr. Bonaventure serves as Assistant Student Master at the Dominican House of Studies, enjoys studying great American art, sailing, and finding American toads whenever the opportunity presents itself.