Theology Department Faculty

Michael C. Magree, S.J.

Assistant Professor

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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

“Exegesis Supporting Metaphysics: Eusebius of Caesarea’s Use of Prosōpon and Its Hypostatic Associations.” Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 100, no. 1 (2024): 27–42.

“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).

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