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Join the Conversation

In our Department of Theology, the conversation between faith and culture becomes intellectually alive as students and teachers engage scripture, tradition, experience, and contemporary thought in search of understanding.

Students from various faith backgrounds and from many parts of the world come here to study Theology. They benefit from the riches of Catholic theology and rigorous critical inquiry in a setting where we understand that religious questions are real and important, both for you and for the world.

Programs of Study

The Department of Theology offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs in Theology, as well as master's programs in pastoral ministry and religious education.

Undergraduate students in Core Theology get a taste of the search for understanding and its methods. We invite students who want "to go deeper" to explore a Major or a Minor in Theology.

At the graduate level, our master's and doctoral programs help to form religious educators, pastoral ministers, teachers, and writers. We invite you to contact the Department of Theology for more information about these programs, and to submit your application online, using the links below.

Our Faculty

The Theology faculty is diverse and dynamic. We invite you to learn more about our faculty members and their research interests, teaching, and service.

Our Graduate Students

The Department offers a Ph.D. program in Theology, and MA programs in Theology, Religious Education, and Pastoral Ministry (details here).

Click here to learn more about the recent accomplishments of our graduate students.

Graduate Admission

There is no fee to apply online!

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Upcoming Events

4/19, 4 - 6 pm: Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian


Past Events

Recent and Upcoming Defenses [details]

3/14: Missiology Symposium

2/7:  Building Interreligious Relationships
2012 Symposium on Interreligious Dialogue

9/23: Holy Spirit Lecture and Colloquium. Rev. Dr. Brian Daley (University of Notre Dame), "The Unexpected God: How Christian Faith Discovers the Holy Spirit"

2/7: Honors Lecture: "Religion in an Age of Global Dialogue"

Spring 2012: World Issues Forum in Theology:

10/22: Symposium on Christian-Muslim Dialogue

9/17: 2010 Holy Spirit Lecture and Colloquium (Rev. Dr. Robert D. Hughes III, University of the South in Sewanee, TN)

9/24: Theology-Philosophy Research Seminar (Rev. Dr. John D. Jones, Marquette University, speaking on the reception of Ps-Dionysius). Download presentation .

4/22: The Reception History of the Bible: A Symposium

4/9: Theology-Philosophy Research Seminar (Dr. Vlad Niculescu,
A Non-Logocentric Logos? Placing Origen within the Debate Regarding Logocentrism)

4/16: Newman conference (Byrnes Lectures 2010)

Ongoing Research Activities

World Issues Forum in Theology [details]

Biannual Theology-Philosophy Research Seminar [details]

Symbolon
Exegesis and Doctrine in Early Christianity

Symposium on Biblical Reception History [details]

Theological Explorations: online journal