Theology Department

Deep roots, new horizons

We are a scholarly community of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students who draw from our Catholic, Jesuit heritage in our research and teaching to engage in interfaith conversations to pose and ponder life’s biggest questions. In answering these questions, we draw from deep roots of human reflection on transcendence and point to new horizons of meaning. In our classrooms and in our research, Fordham’s Department of Theology attends to complexity and nuance. In a world of soundbites and polarization, we are unafraid to linger with mystery and depth. Through the examination of fundamental questions from diverse perspectives, our students become lifelong learners who can answer global challenges in ways that stand out from their peers. Immersed in combination of rigorous academics and engagement in sensitive topics about faith, meaning, the sacred, God, and diversity, Fordham theology students become leaders in education, the arts, healthcare, media, the nonprofit sector, law, business, more.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to advance the critical and constructive study of the ideas, symbols, narratives, beliefs, and practices of religious traditions, with particular attention to the rich diversity of Catholic Christian theology. In the tradition of Jesuit education, we promote the informed exploration of faith and justice from ecumenical, interreligious, and global perspectives. We aspire to do so in an imaginative, interdisciplinary manner that values the important contributions of the humanities, arts, and sciences. We seek to foster theological study and dialogue for the academy, for ecclesial communities, and for the public sphere. Professors and students collaborate to cultivate an environment for undergraduate and graduate studies that prizes academic excellence, lively theological inquiry, and care for students’ intellectual and personal growth, with a view to the implications of learning for living. 

Hill Fletcher attends Demystifying Language Project's website launch

Professor Jeannine Hill Fletcher attended the June 4 launch of Fordham's Demystifying Language Project's (DLP's) website at the university's Lincoln Center Campus. According to Chris Gosier's Fordham Now article on the launch, the DLP "connects Fordham students and New York City high school students with professors from around the country who have written academic articles about the politics of language and how it can be used to exclude or empower."