Theology Department Faculty
Catherine Cornille
Professor; Newton College Alumnae Chair of Western Culture
Catherine Cornille
Ph.D.
Contact
Stokes Hall 433N
Telephone: 617-552-3896
Email: cornille@bc.edu
Education
- A.B., K. U. Leuven, Belgium
- M.A., University of Hawaii
- Ph.D., K. U. Leuven, Belgium
Research Interests
Theology of Religions, the theory of Interreligious Dialogue, questions in Hindu-Christian and Buddhist-Christian Comparative Theology, methods in Comparative Theology
Expertise
- South Asia
- Religion & Philosophy
Selected Publications
In Between Religions: On Religious Hybridity and Belonging. Wiley, 2026.
Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology. Wiley, 2020.
(ed.) Sacred Encounters: Stories of Christian Pioneers of Interreligious Dialogue. Orbis Books, 2026.
(ed.) Atonement and Comparative Theology. The Cross in Dialogue with Other Religions. Fordham University Press, 2021.
“Crossing Philosophical Boundaries in Comparative Theology: John Keenan, Joseph O’Leary and Raimon Panikkar,” Modern Theology (2025): 706-719.
“Models of Convergence in Comparative Theology,” Journal of Interreligious Studies (2025): 19-36.
“Theological Method as Comparative: Lessons from Lonergan,” in A New Exodus? Method and Theology Today (L. Ryliskyte and J. Wilkins, eds.) Catholic University of America Press, 2025, pp. 267-288.