Theology Department
boston college
The Theology Department at Boston College provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for reasoned reflection on their own values, faith, and tradition, as well as on the religious forces that shape our society and world. The department’s five primary areas of research include biblical studies, church history, comparative theology, systematic theology, and theological ethics.
news and events
Richard Gaillardetz, The Joseph McCarthy Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology, recently published an article, "Dialogue and deliberation during Vatican II," in America Magazine.
Roberto Goizueta, Margaret O'Brien Flatley Professor of Catholic Theology, has been named winner of the 2012 Yves Congar Award for Theological Excellence. More
Three members of the faculty, James F. Keenan, S.J., David Hollenbach, S.J., and Lisa Sowle Cahill, were recently published in the inaugural issue of The Journal of Moral Theology.
Multimedia
Prophetic Voices Lecture
Video from FRONT ROW
James F. Keenan, S.J., the Founders Professor of Theology, discusses “The University in the 21st Century: Thinking about Ethics, Persons, and Discourse,” as part of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life's annual Prophetic Voices Lecture series.
The Responsibility to Protect
Video from FRONT ROW
David Hollenbach, S.J., professor of theology and director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice; Mahmood Mamdani, the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University; and Alan Wolfe, director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, discuss the implications of the “Responsibility to Protect” paradigm for U.S. foreign policy and the international community.
student profile
Matthew Richey (Theology major, '12) has been awarded a Fulbright grant to study toward a master’s degree at Tel Aviv University in Archaeology and the History of the Land of the Bible. His seminar paper, “The Use of Greek at Qumran,” is slated for publication in the flagship journal Dead Sea Discoveries. More
ph.d. profile
Beth Haile, Ph.D. '11, recently defended her dissertation on the moral dimension of eating disorders and body dissatisfaction and has accepted a position at Carroll College next fall as their new professor of moral theology. More
Ph.D. topics and placement
in print
Cursing the Christians? A History of the Birkat HaMinim
by Ruth Langer
Oxford, 2011
The Yehud Stamp Impressions
by by Oded Lipschits and David S. Vanderhooft
Eisenbrauns, 2011