Horizons & Hopes: The Future of Religious Education
Thomas Groome is professor of theology and religious education at the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry of Boston College. A native of Ireland, Dr. Groome was educated at St. Patrick's Seminary, Fordham University, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of a number of books on religious education. Dr. Groome has lectured widely throughout the United States and abroad.  Harold (Bud) Horell is the associate director for academic affairs at the Boston College Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Institute (IREPM). He received his doctorate from the Boston College IREPM in 1997.