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Congratulations to our 2007-08 graduates

The Department extends congratulations to its nine new doctorates in Religious Studies, eleven graduates with M.A.s in Theology, and two with M.A.s in Christian Doctrine, honored at Marquette University's December and May graduation ceremonies.

Doctor of Philosophy, Religious Studies

James M. Carlson, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “A Great High Priest Who Has Passed Through the Heavens: In Quest of the Apocalyptic Roots of the Epistle to the Hebrews.”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Julian Hills
Kari-Shane Davis, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “The Role of Human Creativity in the Theological Anthropology of Centesimus Annus and Its Implications for Christian Economic Practices”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Christine Firer-Hinze
Richard J. Hanson, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Self-Identity in Comparative Theology: The Functional Importance of Charles Taylor’s Concept of the Self for a Theology of Religions.”
Dissertation Director: Rev. Philip Rossi, S.J.
Maura E. Hearden, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “The Mother of Christ as a Symbol of Christian Unity: A Case Study for Ecumenical Dialogue.”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Ralph Del Colle
Jeremy R. Holmes, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Matthew’s Vision: The Unity of the Formula Citations in MATT 1:1-4:16”
Dissertation Directors: Dr. Deirdre Dempsey and Dr. Kevin Sullivan
Constance J. Nielsen, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “The Harmony Between the Right to Private Property and the Call to Solidarity in Modern Catholic Social Teaching.”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Christine Firer-Hinze
Matthew T. Powell, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Intersecting Narratives: The Quest for Identity in a Post-Traditional World and the Prophetic Message of Franz Kafka.”
Dissertation Director: Rev. David Schultenover, S.J.
Nathanael Schmiedicke, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Yahweh Will Be My God “If”: The Vow of Jacob and His Relationship to the God of His Fathers (Genesis 25-35)”
Dissertation Directors: Dr. Deirdre Dempsey and Dr. Andre Orlov
Jeffrey A. Wilcox, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “A More Thorough Trinitarian: Reconsidering Moses Stuart’s Role in the Trinitarian Debate in New England, 1819-1850.”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Patrick Carey

Master of Arts, Theology

Shawn D. Alexander
Badir S. Awe
Margarite G. Bender
Anne M. Carpenter
Kimberly D. Degenhardt
Marybeth A. Flagstad
Kristi S. Hostutler
Trevor R. Howell
Gregory W. Merow
Gregorio Montejo
Jason P. Roberts

Master of Arts in Christian Doctrine

Rachel M. Japs
Ellen M. Koranda

Web Posted: 05/22/2008


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Theology Department Mission Statement

Theology Department Mission Statement


Marquette University defines itself as Christian, Catholic, Jesuit, urban, and independent. The Department of Theology functions within the university to investigate and understand the Catholic tradition, its relation to other Christian communions, and to other religions of the world. Read more of our mission statement.