Department

Theology

Contact Information

Professor Marc D. Guerra, Ph.D., Department Chair, Theology

mguerra@assumption.edu

Location

Tsotsis Family Academic Center - Room 248

“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” -Pope Saint John Paul II

Theology is the intellectual exercise of faith seeking understanding. As a scientific discipline, theology seeks to understand God as well as God’s relation to human beings and the created world they inhabit. Informed by an understanding of theology that traces its roots back to St. Augustine, the Department of Theology invites students and faculty to engage in a dialectical investigation of the Catholic theological tradition and to reflect on this tradition’s ongoing engagement with other theological traditions and other disciplines’ distinctive claims to human knowledge.

As part of its defining mission, the Department of Theology at Assumption University is deeply committed to bringing contemporary theological reflections into genuine dialogue with the various intellectual, political, and spiritual currents of thought that have shaped, and continue to shape our modern world.

Features & Benefits of Studying Theology at Assumption

Think critically both in writing and in class discussion
Understand the inner logic of Christian doctrine
Understand theology’s relationship to other academic disciplines
Understand the differences among theological perspectives

Department Mission Statement

Theology is the intellectual exercise of faith seeking understanding. As an academic discipline, theology seeks to understand God and God’s relation to human beings and the world human beings inhabit. Informed by an understanding of theology that traces its roots back to St. Augustine, the Department of Theology invites students and faculty to engage in a dialectical investigation of the Catholic theological tradition and to reflect on this tradition’s ongoing engagement with other theological traditions and other disciplines’ distinctive claims to human knowledge. As part of its mission, the Department of Theology is deeply committed to bringing contemporary theological reflections into genuine dialogue with the various intellectual, political, and spiritual currents of thought that have shaped, and continue to shape, our modern world.

Department of Theology Faculty

Marc D. Guerra, Ph.D Department Chair, Faculty Professor of Theology Director, Core Texts & Enduring Questions Program

Matthew Briel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Rachel Coleman

Assistant Professor of Theology

Fr. Roger R. Corriveau A.A., S.T.D. Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology

David Dawson Vasquez

Adjunct Faculty

Thomas Medford Elbourn III

Adjunct Faculty

Kathleen M. Fisher, Ph.D Associate Professor of Theology

Christopher P. Klofft, Ph.D Associate Professor of Theology

Ty Monroe, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Theology

Nicholas Ogle

Adjunct Faculty

Department of Theology Staff

Jeffrey Barker

Adjunct Faculty

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