Archive: Theology and Religious Studies
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- Faculty in the Media
Pope’s Slavery Apology Draws Praise as Jesuit Slaveholding Legacy Turns to Reconciliation
Rev. David Collins, S.J. said one of the most important developments over the past decade was the increasing role of descendants themselves in reconciling their ancestors'…
June 4, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
Pope Leo XIV ‘s First Encyclical Is a 42,000-Word Letter on AI. Here’s What It Says.
Vanessa Corcoran, an advising dean and an expert on the papacy, noted that it is common for popes to make remarks on technological. …
May 25, 2026
- News Story
At Georgetown, Interreligious Understanding Is a Way of Life — And It’s Made Me a Better Scholar and Believer
Theology Ph.D. student Mideum Hong (G’26) found an interfaith community at Georgetown that spurred his academic and personal.…
May 12, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
How to Justly Conduct an Unjust War? Catholic Scholars Weigh in on Iran
America Magazine asked a group of leading Catholic scholars, including Eli McCarthy, an adjunct professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, to weigh in on the.…
April 21, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
Black Authors Provide an Entirely New Vision of Eden
In the works of Black novelists, the Eden motif conveys new perspectives on sin, freedom, and humanity's relationship with.…
April 21, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
Church Historian: Pope Leo ‘Not Losing Sleep’ Over Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Verbal Attacks
Vanessa Corcoran, advising dean and history professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, talks to The Hill about President Trump's escalating feud with Pope Leo XIV over pushback…
April 15, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
Expert Explains: President Trump AI Pic of Himself as Jesus, Tension With Pope Leo
Vanessa Corcoran, an advising dean and adjunct professor of history in the College of Arts & Sciences, explains the tensions between President Trump and Pope Leo, plus a…
April 14, 2026
- News Story
What’s the Problem of God? This Professor Has Studied Life’s Biggest Question for Nearly 20 Years
At Georgetown, every undergraduate student takes the signature class, The Problem of God. Now after years of teaching the class, this professor has written a book outlining, …
March 17, 2026
- CAS Magazine: Faculty
Expert Advice: The 3 Stages of Decision-Making With Fr. Peter Folan, S.J.
Folan shares his guide on the questions and challenges that help him make.…
November 20, 2025
- News Story
Morality Beyond Kinship: An Exploration of the Rise of Early Christianity at the Eleventh Annual Costan Lecture
The lecture was given by Dr. Cilliers Breytenbach as he explored “Morality Beyond Kinship,” and was hosted by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs;…
October 31, 2025