The Locus of the Theological Vocation

Today, colleges and universities are ending requirements to study religion and theology, closing theology departments, and terminating theologians. Is this the ‘end of theology’? What alternatives to liberate theological vocations might be on offer to locate previously overlooked contexts? Might the fading of academic theology make room for theological, pastoral, ecclesiological, or missiological renewal? Essay contributors include:

Grace Agolia

John Allen

Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch

Lynn Cooper

Matthew Cressler

Michael Dempsey

Thomas Elias

Charles Gillespie

Zaccary Haney

Brian Himes

Jenny Jiang

Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, SJ

Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos

Cody Sandschaefer

Matthew Shadle

Jason Steidl Jack

Donna Teevan

Nancy M. Rourke is assistant professor at St. John Fisher University, holds a PhD from the Pontifical Institute of St. Patrick’s College of Maynooth (Ireland). She is author of Ecological Moral Character: A Catholic Model (Georgetown University Press, 2024).

Nathaniel Holmes, Jr., is professor of religion and philosophy at Florida Memorial University. He holds a master of theological studies degree from Christian Theological Seminary and a PhD in practical theology from St. Thomas University.

Ramon Luzarraga is associate professor of theology and religious studies at Saint Martin’s University. He holds a PhD from Marquette University in systematic theology and ethics. He is currently Vice President of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACTHUS), and Board Member and Treasurer of the International Network of Societies of Catholic Theology.