The Department extends congratulations to its seven new doctorates in Theology, who were honored at Marquette University's commencement ceremony Sunday, May 20, 2007.
Ardyth Bass, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Composition and Redaction in the Coptic Gospel of Mary”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Julian Hills
Shawnee Daniels-Sykes, SSND, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Roman Catholic Social Bioethics Critiques Secular Bioethics: Fetal Tissue Research and Vulnerable Populations”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Christine Firer Hinze
Rev. Charles Ebelebe, CSSp, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “The Mission Theology of the Irish Holy Ghost Fathers in Igboland, 1905-1970, in the Light of the Changing Face of Mission Today: Toward a Mission Theology for the Igbo Church”
Dissertation Director: Rev. Michael Fahey, S.J.
Daniel McGuire, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Encounter—Call—Mission: Conversion in the Writings of Hans Urs von Balthasar”
Dissertation Director: Rev. Robert M. Doran, S.J.
John Ragsdale, Jr., Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “A Case for Literary and Theological Distinction in the Deuteronomistic History”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Sharon Pace
Heidi Russell, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “The Heart of Rahner: An Analysis of Karl Rahner’s Theology Using Andrew Tallon’s Theory of Triune Consciousness”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Robert Masson
Matthew Sutton, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “The Gate of Heaven Opens to the Trinity: The Trinitarian Mysticism of Adrienne von Speyr”
Dissertation Director: Rev. Raymond Gawronski, S.J.
Web Posted: 05/16/2007
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.
