Theology is the disciplined reflection on the mystery of God in the world and on the traditions of belief, worship, and ethics that shape communities of faith. It explicitly reinforces the tradition ...

The Saint Louis University Department of Theological Studies is a community of scholars inspiring SLU students to examine religious and ethical commitments, to practice a faith that does justice, and ...

Editor’s note: This article, a response to “The crisis in Catholic theology” by Grant Kaplan, is part of The Conversation, a new initiative of America Media offering diverse perspectives on important ...

The History of Christianity (HC) area studies past theological reflection on the faith and practice of the Church, especially in early and medieval Christianity. The HC area strives to appreciate ...

Where did the term “pastoral theology” come from, and why was the university curriculum ever carved up so that pastoral or practical theology occupied a completely different division from systematic ...

The confused sense of purpose in the theology departments at many of our Catholic institutions of higher learning is one of the biggest challenges facing the Catholic Church in the United States.

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We need trained theologians to help us think through ideological and ethical questions in light of God’s Word and world. Yet as a theologian myself, I find this troubling trend to be a symptom of a ...