Theology Department Faculty
Michael C. Magree, S.J.
Assistant Professor
Michael C. Magree, S.J.
Ph.D.
Contact
Stokes Hall 345N
Telephone: 617-552-3817
Email: frmagree@bc.edu
Education
- B.A. in Philosophy, Classics; Honors Program. Franciscan University of Steubenville
- M.A. in Classics. The Ohio State University
- M.A. in Philosophical Resources. Fordham University
- M.Div. Boston College
- S.T.L. (Licentiate in Sacred Theology) Boston College
- Ph.D. in Theology, University of Notre Dame
Research Interests
- Ascetical Theology
- Early Christian Scriptural Exegesis
- Theological Interpretation of Scripture
- History of Christological and Trinitarian Doctrine
- Ascetical Theologies of Early and Medieval Christianity
- Theologies of Grace and Divinization
- Early Christian Eschatology
Selected Publications
Book
The Interpretation of Kenosis from Origen to Cyril of Alexandria: Dimensions of Self-Emptying in the Reception of Philippians 2:7. Oxford Early Christian Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024.
Articles and Book Chapters
“The Nonviolent Christ at the Apocalyptic Center of Origen’s Homilies on Joshua.” Theological Studies 84, no. 3 (2023): 501–23.
“Surpassing Mere Logomachy: Cyril and Theodoret on the Third and Fourth Anathemas.” In Studia Patristica 129, eds. M. Vinzent and T.A. Pino (Leuven: Peeters, 2021).