M.Litt Coursework

M.Litt Coursework

Dissertation: Theology in the Crosshairs: Toward a Martial Hermeneutic (John Perry)

  • Later abridged for a presentation at Eastern University (St Davids, PA)

Martinmas (Fall 2014)

Eschatology with Judith Wolfe: War Without Eschatology End: Apocalyptic Instincts in Christian Ethics

Origins of Christian Theology with NT Wright: Deus, Ergo Supplico: The Primacy of Prayer in Christian Belief

History of Interpretation with Mark Elliott:

  1. Illuminating this Present Darkness: Paul's Armor of God Across Church History
  2. As We Have Heard, So We Have Seen: Psalmic Political Theology via Augustine, Thomas, & Calvin

Candlemas (Spring 2015)

Directed reading with John Perry: “Catastrophe Averted Repeated? A Theological Review of Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue”

Theological Anthropology with Alan Torrance: “How Realistic are Christian Politics? A Case for Eschatological Realism

  • Presented at the Ontology and History: A Challenging and Auspicious Dialogue for Philosophy and Theology International Conference at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi in Greece.
  • Published as an academic book chapter, with revisions, in Between Being and Time: From Ontology to Eschatology (Fortress, 2019).

Patristics with Mark Elliott: “Maximos’ Promising Difficulties: The Origins, Trajectory, and Potential of the Confessor’s Ambigua”