On this month’s episode of the Recovering Catholic podcast, I chatted with
, author at , who after seventeen years teaching theology at Catholic universities had to make a major career pivot when his program was cut.We talked about the future of the vocation of the theologian at a time when the academic institutions that have historically raised up—and employed—lay theologians are undergoing tremendous change. What does it look like to be a theologian without being a theology professor—a theologian in the wild, if you will?
Time stamps:
3:46 - The vocation of the theologian
8:27 - The mission of a theology professor on a college campus
15:54 - “Worker theologians” as a response to the decline of the humanities
27:01 - How to produce trained theologians outside academia
37:31 - Catholics, voting, and American politics
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57:45 - Is the Pope coherent on same-sex blessings and gender theory?
Links:
"Holding Your Nose: How to Vote Like a Catholic" - Church Life Journal
