December 2009 Ph.D. Graduates
Religious Studies Ph.D.
Anthony Briggman, Ph.D. (Historical Theology)
Dissertation Title: “The Theology of the Holy Spirit according to Irenaeus of Lyons”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Michel Barnes
Steven Dunn, Ph.D. (Biblical Theology)
Dissertation Title: “Wisdom Editing in the Book of Psalms: Vocabulary, Themes, and Structures”
Dissertation Director: Dr. Deirdre Dempsey
Aaron Smith, Ph.D. (Systematic Theology)
Dissertation Title: “Inverberation: The Idiom of God Among Us: Karl Barth’s Filial-Pneumatology as Basic Structure of Contemporary Theology”
Dissertation Director: Rev. Philip Rossi, S.J.
Christopher Stephenson, Ph.D. (Systematic Theology)
Dissertation Title: “Pentecostal Theology According to the Theologians: An Introduction to the Theological Methods of Pentecostal Systematic Theologians”
Dissertation Director: Dr. D. Lyle Dabney
Eric Vail, Ph.D. (Systematic Theology)
Dissertation Title: “Using ‘Chaos’ in Articulating the Relationship of God and Creation in God’s Creative Activity”
Dissertation Director: Dr. D. Lyle Dabney
Christopher Vena, Ph.D. (Theology and Society)
Dissertation Title: “Beyond Stewardship: Toward an Agapeic Environmental Ethic”
Dissertation Director: Rev. Thomas Hughson, S.J.
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.
