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Department

Theology

“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

Ty Monroe, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Faculty Associate Professor of Theology Department Chair, Theology
Matthew C. Briel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Rachel M. Coleman
Assistant Professor of Theology
Fr. Roger R. Corriveau A.A., Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology
David Dawson Vasquez
Adjunct Faculty
Thomas Medford Elbourn III
Adjunct Faculty
Douglas Finn
Assistant Professor of Theology
Christopher P. Klofft, S.T.D
Associate Professor of Theology
Marc A. LePain, Ph.D
Adjunct Faculty Professor Emeritus
Timothy Troutner
Visiting Assistant Instructor

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