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We are excited to gather tonight in support of three of our graduating MTS students at the Emerging Scholars celebration of graduate research. Hope you’ll join us! Theology presentations begin at 4:30 PM at the Loyola Notre Dame Library.

Emerging Scholars - Loyola University Maryland Information about Emerging Scholars, an annual event highlighting the scholarly work of Loyola's graduate community.

Vittorio Montemaggi explains how we can read salvation in the Divine Comedy not just as a doctrinal locus but through the smiles throughout the Comedy. @ Loyola University Maryland

Lunchtime seminar discussion of Inferno I-III with Vittorio Montemaggi of @ Loyola University Maryland

Some of our outstanding MTS students are preparing to fight snakes, erm, defend their theses. This article is for them.

FAQ: The “Snake Fight” Portion of Your Thesis Defense Q: Do I have to kill the snake? A: University guidelines state that you have to “defeat” the snake. There are many ways to accomplish this. Lots o...

MTS grad, Philip Porter has also published a review on Toril Moi’s new book _Revolution of the Ordinary: Literary Studies After Wittgenstein, Austin, and Cavell_ at Modern Theology.
Keep up the good work, Phil!

Revolution of the Ordinary: Literary Studies After Wittgenstein, Austin, and Cavell by Toril Moi (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2017), xiv + 290 pp. - Porter - - Modern Theology - Wiley Online Library Review Revolution of the Ordinary: Literary Studies After Wittgenstein, Austin, and Cavell by TorilMoi (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2017), xiv + 290 pp. Philip Porter E-mail address:[email protected] Duke University, Duke Divinity School, Box 90968, Durham, NC 27708‐0968, US...

Congratulations to MTS grad, Philip Porter, currently engaged in doctoral work at Duke. Phil has recently published "Inheriting Wittgenstein's Augustine: A Grammatical Investigation of the Incarnation" over at New Blackfriars.

Inheriting Wittgenstein's Augustine: A Grammatical Investigation of the Incarnation - Porter - - New Blackfriars - Wiley Online Library Original Article Inheriting Wittgenstein's Augustine: A Grammatical Investigation of the Incarnation Philip G. Porter E-mail address:[email protected] http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9242-9183Search for more papers by this author Philip G. Porter E-mail address:[email protected] http://orcid.or...

Congratulations to Loyola MTS graduate, Benji Horgan, on his new appointment as Formation Director for the Zaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools! We're proud of the work that Ben has done for Jesuit Education and Mission, and know that this next stage in his vocation will be a blessing to everyone that he encounters!

XBSS would like to officially welcome Benjamin Horgan as the new Formation Director. We look forward to Ben joining our team this summer! http://www.xbss.org/1657-2/

In 2017, Stephen Fowl, now Dean of Loyola College, edited a special issue of Anglican Theological Review on the topic of Theological Interpretation of Scripture. In his winsome style, Steve calls this issue a "rich feast of theological insight and exegetical imagination." Fans and critics of Theological Interpretation will find this issue provocative and instructive. Feat. essays and reviews by Rebekah Eklund, Nate Dawson, , Jennie Grillo, Chris Spinks, and Joshua Davis

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Matthew Rothaus Moser recently gave a series of lectures on reading Dante for Lent at St. David's Episcopal Church in Baltimore. Stay tuned for resources from Dr. Moser, who is currently working on a book on the Divine Comedy and a series of additional resources.

Read Daniel Wade McClain's essay over at the McGrath Institute for Church Life - University of Notre Dame Church Life Journal on the relationship between the Church's care for and theological formation of children.

Our Children Might Return to the Church, but Our Grandchildren Most Likely Won’t | Church Life Journal Daniel McClain, Loyola University Maryland theologian and Episcopalian priest, scrutinizes children at play and the failures of religious education.

Trent Pomplun, author of *Jesuit on the Roof of the World: Ippolito Desideri's Mission to Tibet* (Oxford, 2009), follows up his masterful study of Jesuit missionary activity in Asia in the 18th century, with an article in Divus Thomas (120) on the scholarly role of religious orders and their missions work in learning Asian languages during the Renaissance. https://www.edizionistudiodomenicano.it/Libro.php?id=950

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Last year, Trent Pomplun published a monumental article in the Bulletin de Philosophie Médiévale (58) on the roots and influences of Etienne Gilson's study of John Duns Scotus to the German Protestant historia philosophiae philosophica. A must read for all students of medieval, early modern, and modern theology.

"If Thomists assumed Thomas to be an historiographical master key—much as Lutherans had seen Luther and the various German historiographical sects had seen their favourite philosophers—they could not agree upon the philosophi- cal principle (or principles) around which the history of philosophy might pivot, be it the conversio ad phantasmata, the twenty-four Thomist theses, the real distinction, the analogia entis, or some other philosopheme. This process is nowhere more apparent than in the many writings of Étienne Gilson; indeed, it might well have reached its culmination" (441-442).

Bulletin de philosophie médiévale 58/2016 D. Poirel, Deux styles de vie et de pensée dans la première moitié du XIIe siècle : Pierre Abélard et Hugues de Saint-Victor

Rebekah Eklund just published a piece on lament and healing in Church Health Reader. Check it out!
"Christian tradition often struggles to live in the tension between the truths that Jesus wept and that Jesus raises the dead, the truths that the Bible contains prayers raw with grief—and even rage—meant for public worship and that God has promised to wipe all the tears away. But that’s right where we are, in the messy middle between Jesus’ resurrection and ours."

The Healing Gift of Bold Lament - Church Health Reader Jesus wept. It’s the shortest verse in Scripture, and one of the most profound. On an otherwise ordinary day, Jesus goes to visit some friends, and when he arrives he walks the path so many of us have taken—to the edge of a grave—and when he gets there he does the most human thing. He …

Check out this new translation of Etienne Gilson’s book on Scotus with an introduction by Loyola’s own Trent Pomplun!

John Duns Scotus (Illuminating Modernity) John Duns Scotus (Illuminating Modernity)

Join Prof. Matthew Rothaus Moser at All Saints Chevy Chase this Sunday as he participates in a book panel on James K. A. Smith's newest book, Awaiting the King, with the author himself.

Theology in the Neighborhood tonight! Come out to Alonso's and join the conversation.

We’ve had to reschedule. Stay tuned for an update.

Steve Fowl, Professor of Theology and Dean of Loyola College, guest edits this month's issue of Anglican Theological Review which is devoted to Theological Interpretation of Scripture. Articles by Rebekah Eklund, Walter Moberly, Sussanah Ticciati, and Nate Dawson help to make this a rich and rewarding issue.

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A page from Loyola’s copy of the Heritage edition of the St John’s Bible.

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Inas Hassan on Twitter “Study Arabic at Loyola University Maryland this spring 👍”

Jim Buckley, the proud recipient of the last MTS t-shirt, designed by and and screen-printed by

Good morning, Notre Dame! Come say hi, learn about or MTS program, and have a cup of ☕️ and a bagel. I’m at Malloy Hall

Prof Fritz Bauerschmidt's sermon on this weekend's lectionary readings.

"This law of love is simple, but it is not easy;
it demands that we come to see the world
through the eyes of Christ,
who fearlessly spoke the truth
and who laid down his life
out of love for us sinners"

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20 Many people, of various political persuasions, love participating in protes...

Prof Ben Quash (King's College, London) will be giving a public lecture (10/23) at Loyola this Fall as part of the theo dept's common text event to talk about artistic representations of Scripture. To whet your appetite, here's an earlier talk (2012) he gave on the theme.

Ben Quash, 'The De-sublimations of Christian Art' (The Art of the Sublime) | Tate Ben Quash, ‘The De-sublimations of Christian Art’, in Nigel Llewellyn and Christine Riding (eds.), The Art of the Sublime, Tate Research Publication, January 2013, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/the-sublime/ben-quash-the-de-sublimations-of-christian-art-r1140522, accessed 01 Septe...