Theology at BC

Boston College is a world-class center of theological study, comprising both the Theology Department in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences and the Gloria L. and Charles I. Clough School of Theology and Ministry (CSTM). This page highlights the opportunities available to Theology Department students through the Gloria L. and Charles I. Clough School of Theology and Ministry (CSTM).

Meet the Nation's Largest Theological Faculty

Ph.D. students in the Theology Department have access to faculty and doctoral courses at CSTM, enhancing the breadth and depth of theological study at BC. Combined, the two entities are home to 70 full-time faculty members—the largest theological faculty in the United States.

Jaime L. Waters
Jaime L. Waters
 Associate Professor, Old Testament
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Jaime L. Waters

Jaime L. Waters

Associate Professor, Old Testament

Professor Waters's research interests include prophetic literature, especially Jeremiah; feminist and womanist approaches to Scripture; ecological hermeneutics; animal studies; and social-scientific criticism.

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Christina McRorie
Christina McRorie
 Associate Professor, Moral Theology
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Christina McRorie

Christina McRorie

Associate Professor, Moral Theology

Economic justice has always been an area of interest for Christina McRorie, who recently joined the School of Theology and Ministry as an associate professor of moral theology. Her research, at the intersection of Catholic moral theology and Catholic social thought, considers questions of moral agency and obligation in markets.

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Richard Lennan
Richard Lennan
 Professor, Systematic Theology
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Richard Lennan

Richard Lennan

Professor, Systematic Theology

Richard Lennan is a priest of the diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. His research interests include ecclesiology, ecumenism, the theology of ministry, and the theology and spirituality of Karl Rahner.

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Brian Dunkle, S.J.
Brian Dunkle, S.J.
 Associate Professor, Historical Theology
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Brian Dunkle, S.J.

Brian Dunkle, S.J.

Associate Professor, Historical Theology

Rev. Brian Dunkle, S.J., studies patristics, especially fourth-century Christology and Trinitarian theology; Ambrose of Milan, the Cappadocians, and Augustine; early Christian hymns and poetry; and nature and grace in early Christianity

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Shared Resources & Expertise

Mentorship

The Clough School of Theology and Ministry is home to a premier selection of degrees in theology which contribute to ministerial training as well as doctoral studies. During their coursework, Ph.D. students in the Theology Department are able to take doctoral seminars offered by the Clough School of Theology and Ministry faculty, enabling them to further enrich their theological expertise and to build relationships with faculty members they may wish to work with during their doctoral program.

CSTM faculty are also available to serve as informal advisors to Ph.D. students in the Theology Department and to serve on students’ theses, dissertations, and/or comprehensive exam committees.

Research Development

Faculty within both the Theology Department and the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry are eager to support student research at the doctoral level. In addition to the relationships students build organically throughout their time in the program, we aim to bring the two entities together formally as well. We host an annual colloquium that features doctoral research from students in the Theology Ph.D. program as well as students in CSTM’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theology and Education. 

Theology Ph.D. students and CSTM students in the Doctorate in Sacred Theology program also gather regularly with faculty for research colloquia within discipline areas.

Events

In addition to public lectures hosted by the Theology Department each year, CSTM also sponsors lectures featuring scholars both internal and external to Boston College. Signature events include:

  • Annual Evelyn Underhill of Lecture on Christian Spirituality, given in 2024 by Dr. Brian Robinette on “Beyond the Reactive Mind: Christian Contemplative Practice in Polarized Times”
  • Annual Mary of Magdala Lecture, given in 2024 by Dr. Cecilia González-Andrieu on “Beyond Rights: The Theological Case for Women”

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