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Terrence W. Tilley
Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., Professor of Catholic Theology and Chair of the Department
President, Catholic Theological Society of America, 2008-9 

 

Office: 154 Duane Library
Phone: 718-817-3240
Email: ttilley@fordham.edu
Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley (1976)
A.B., University of San Francisco (1970)

Research interests: Dr. Tilley works in philosophical theology and philosophy of religion. He also works on particular topics in systematic theology.

Dr. Tilley uses an eclectic philosophical approach focused on the nature and rationality of faith, Christology as a practical discipline, the problems of evil, the particular relationships of history, theology and faith, and the Catholic tradition.

Background:
Dr. Tilley is the Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. Professor of Catholic Theology and the Chair of the Department. His A.B. is from the University of San Francisco and his Ph.D. is from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. He has taught previously at Georgetown University, St. Michael’s College (Vermont), Florida State University, and the University of Dayton. Some of the mottos which guide Dr. Tilley’s work: “Theology is a team sport.” “Always particularize (in the face of universal claims).” “Always historicize (in the face of absolute claims).” “Always pluralize (in the face of dichotomous claims).” “All religion is popular.” “All theology is local.” Dr. Tilley is currently working on a number of lectures, including the presidential address for the Society for Philosophy of Religion. Dr. Tilley is a past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America and the College Theology Society.

Publications:
Faith: What It Is and What It Isn’t (Orbis Books, 2010)

The Disciples’ Jesus: Christology as Reconciling Practice (Orbis Books, 2008)

History, Theology and Faith: Dissolving the Modern Problematic (Orbis Books, 2004)

Inventing Catholic Tradition (Orbis Books, 2000)

Religious Diversity and the American Experience: A Theological Approach (Continuum Publishing, 2007).