Theology
Thinking Theologically
Theological thinking seeks not only an understanding of the nature of religion. It also seeks an understanding of the relationship of the Christian tradition to a contemporary world where social, political, and economic structures are often unjust; where secular faiths arise and challenge the self-evidentness of the Christian faith; and where scientific and technological advances pose new problems for human self-understanding.
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2025 Sujack Master Researchers Award: Tracy Pintchman
Congratulations to Dr. Tracy Pintchman for receiving a 2025 Sujack Master Researcher award for her groundbreaking research on Hinduism and diaspora religious traditions! In 2024, she published Goddess Beyond Boundaries: Worshipping the Eternal Mother at a North American Hindu Temple with Oxford University Press, a milestone achievement reflecting two decades of ethnographic research. Beyond this monograph, Dr. Pintchman further enriched the field by contributing a chapter to A Cultural History of Hinduism and guest-editing a special issue of the International Journal of Hindu Studies.
PhD Graduates!
We're so proud of our PhD students. They did it! Congratulations to Dr. Deogratias Mbonyumugenzi, Dr. Eric Zito, Dr. Megan Wines, Dr. Zac Haney, and Dr. John Loving!
"Does God Exist?" Debate!
The Debate on the Existence of God was electric! Our people showed up and showed out. The pizza was great, the debate was better. Dr. Molly Greening moderated like a pro, while Faith Mercer and Jack Jones, along with their teammates Dr. Aana Vigen and Dr. Colby Dickinson, presented some fiery, heartfelt arguments. And in the end鈥ho won? As usual: curiosity and love. Thanks to everyone who came and participated! AND the event was covered by Loyola's Student paper, the Loyola Phoenix! Click the link for the article.
"In the ultimate depths of his being man knows nothing more surely than that his knowledge, that is, what is called knowledge in everyday parlance, is only a small island in a vast sea that has not been travelled. It is a floating island, and it might be more familiar to us than the sea, but ultimately it is borne by the sea and only because it is can we be borne by it. Hence the existentiell question for the knower is this: Which does he love more, the small island of his so-called knowledge or the sea of infinite mystery?" Karl Rahner
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