Areas of Faculty Research and Interest
Our Theology faculty is diverse and dynamic. Students are invited to take advantage of the broad spectrum of research and teaching available at Duquesne.
Feminist Theologies
(Light, A. Scheid, Vasko)
- Feminist theological ethics (A. Scheid)
- Feminist postcolonial theology (Light)
- Feminist christology and theological anthropology (Vasko)
Liberation and Postcolonial Theologies
(Boodoo, Light, Vasko, Uzukwu)
Dr. Uzukwu is the Editor of the Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, a journal published by the Ecumenical Association of Nigerian Theologians. CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW:
World Religions, Comparative Theology, Theology of Inter-Religious Dialogue
(Boodoo, Iwuchukwu, Light, Madathummuriyil, D. Scheid, Uzukwu)
Dr. Light is the Executive Editor and Dr. Iwuchukwu the International Outreach Editor of the Journal of Interreligious Dialogue.
Intercultural Theology / Themes in Inculturation
(Boodoo, Madathummuriyil, Worgul, Uzukwu)
Christology
(Boodoo, Bordeianu, Bucur, Cochran, Vasko, Uzukwu)
Pneumatology
(Bordeianu, Bucur, Madathummuriyil, Uzukwu [African perspective])
Theological Anthropology
(Boodoo, Cochran, O'Brien, Vasko)
Ecclesiology
(Bordeianu, Uzukwu)
Theology of Sacraments and Ritual
(Madathummuriyill, Worgul, Uzukwu)
Theology of Grace
- Orthodox theological dialogue (Bordeianu, Bucur)
- Catholic—Protestant theological dialogue (Cochran)
Theological Ethics
(Bailey, Cochran, Mackler, A. Scheid, D. Scheid)
- Health care ethics and bioethics (Bailey, Cochran, Mackler)
- History of moral theology (D. Scheid)
- Theological perspectives on war and reconciliation (A. Scheid)
- Virtue ethics (Cochran)
Theology of Creation and Environmental Ethics
(Bordeianu, D. Scheid)
Catholic Social Thought
(Bailey, O'Brien, A. Scheid, D. Scheid)
Practical / Pastoral Theology
(O'Brien)
Phenomenology and Theology, Philosophy of Religion, Theological Hermeneutics
(Baird, Boodoo, Light, Madathummuriyil)
Note also the Theology—Philosophy Interdisciplinary Research Seminar, meeting every semester. [details]
Biblical Theology and History of Biblical Exegesis
(Bucur, Kealy, Wright)
See also the Duquesne Colloquium on Biblical Reception History. [details]
Christian Origins and Early Christian Theology
(Bordeianu, Bucur, Wright)
Eastern and Oriental Christianity
(Bordeianu, Bucur, Madathummuriyil)
Spirituality
- Spirituality and postmodernity (Baird)
- Christian spirituality; spirituality in other religious traditions (Bucur, D. Scheid)
