Associate Professor, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Bryan Massingale (S.T.D., Accademia Alphonsianum, 1991), [Systematics/Ethics], specializes in Roman Catholic moral theology with a focus on Catholic social thought, liberation theologies, African American religious ethics, and racial justice. His recent work applies Catholic social thought to the issues of affirmative action, racial reconciliation, environmental justice, and terrorism and the challenge of peacemaking.
He has authored over thirty articles, book chapters, and book reviews. These have been published in journals such as Theological Studies, New Theology Review, Philosophy and Theology, Origins, U.S. Catholic, and Catholic Peace Voice. Recently-authored essays on the contribution of Martin Luther King to Catholic moral thought and the moral consciousness of the African slave are forthcoming. He is at work on two book projcts, one that develops the African Amercian contribution to Catholic Social Ethics and another that explores an ethic of racial reconciliation from a Catholic perspective. He has also authored an award-winning column for the Catholic Press examining contemporary social issues from a faith perspective.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Theological Society of America and sits on the Executive Committee of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium. He has served as a theological consultant to the National Black Catholic Congress. He is a consultant to the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, providing theological assistance on issues such as criminal justice, capital punishment, environmental justice, and affirmative action. He is currently working with the U.S. Bishops on a forthcoming pastoral statement on the sin of racism. He will present a plenary paper this fall at a Catholic scholars consultation on the environment that explores the implications of the option for the poor for environmental justice.
Teaching Fields
- Catholic Moral Theology
- Social Ethics
- Liberation Theologies
- African American Religious Ethics
Office Location & Contact
- Coughlin Hall 105
(414) 288-3737
bryan.massingale@marquette.edu
Office Hours
- Fall 2008
Tu 10:00 - 10:50
Th 12:30 - 1:30
And by appointment
Teaching Schedule
- Fall 2008
TuTh 11:00-12:15
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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.
