Locus of the Theological Vocation | College Theology Society Volume 71

9781626986572Orbis Books22/04/2026
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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.

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