Theology Graduate Students

Please review the Fordham bulletin for theology course descriptions. The schedule for these courses is available on the Department of Theology's Google site.

THEO 6676: Sexual Ethics
Bryan Massingale

THEO 6050: Gender and the Reception History of Genesis
Karina Hogan

THEO 5640: Introduction to Theological Ethics
Cristie Traina

THEO 7171: Rhythms and Cycles of Early Christian Life
Michael Peppard

THEO 6485: Doing Theology with Gustavo Gutierrez
Leo Guardado     

THEO 6543: Aesthetics, Religion, Modernity
Kathryn Reklis

THEO 6634: Black Theology and Decolonial Option
Rufus Burnett       

THEO 6192: Greco-Roman Context of Early Christianity
Matthew McGowan 

THEO 5790: The Church in Light of Pope Francis
David De La Fuente 

Upper-year seminars for Ph.D. students (zero credit)

THEO 9000: Theology Professionalization Seminar
Michael Peppard
Year-long seminar, but register officially only for Fall 2025 semester

Related Courses Offered Through Other Departments:

Philosophy

• PHIL 5012 Introduction to St. Augustine (Pini) 
• PHIL 6114 Neo-Platonism in the Middle Ages (Cullen) 
• PHIL 6121 Kierkegaard and Levinas (Davenport) 

History

• HIST 5203 Medieval Hagiography (Bruce) 

English

• ENGL 5252 Exhibiting Latinidad (Hernandez) 

German

• GERM 5001 Graduate German Reading 1 (Hafner) 

Please review the Fordham bulletin for theology course descriptions. The schedule for these courses is available on the Department of Theology's Google site.

Teaching Theology
Moore, Brenna

THEO  5500:  Religion & U.S. Public Life
Massaro, Thomas J

THEO  5620:  Intro to Systematic Theo
Hinze, Bradford E

THEO  6046:  Hebrew Bible and Others
Jang, Ki-Eun

THEO  6465:  Asceticism and Monasticism
Demacopoulos, George E

THEO  6600:  Modern Orthodox Theology
Papanikolaou, Aristotle

THEO  6671:  Contemporary Christology
Hill-Fletcher, Jeannine

THEO  6747:  What Can Buddhism Fix?
Schapiro, Joshua D

THEO  9999:  Dissertation Direction
Peppard, Michael L

Upper-year seminars for Ph.D. students (zero credit)

THEO 5017: Theology Dissertation Seminar
Michael Peppard
Year-long seminar, register officially only for Spring 2026 semester

Doctoral student Handbook for Theology Red Book

Doctoral Student Handbook for Theology Blue Book

Google Site for Students in the MACT, MTS, and PhD Programs

Applying for Fellowships

Courses through IUDC

Courses through NYTC

Dissertation Formatting

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal

Other Fordham Schools

Preparing for Comps

Registration After Coursework

Summer Research Fellowship

The below departmental forms and documents are available for viewing, printing, and/or download in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format by students.

• Application for the PhD Comprehensive Examination
• Approval of Dissertation Committee
• Approval of Dissertation Proposal
• Change of Dissertation Committee Request
• Change of Dissertation Title
• Dissertation Title Approval
• Status Certification Form

Please request forms not listed above through the department's administrative assistant.

Students can obtain the forms below by request to the department's administrative assistant.

• Continuing Student Non-Matriculated Application
• New Student Non-Matriculated Application
• Request for Grade of Incomplete
• Transfer of Credit
• Waiver of Requirements
• Annual Reviews of Students

The below forms are available to Theology faculty and staff in the department's main office in Duane and/or by request to the department's administrative assistant.

• Approval for Dissertation Defense
• Change of Grade Form
• Departmental Report on the PhD Comprehensive Examination: Evaluation of Examination by Professor
• Dissertation Acceptance Form
• Fulfillment of Language Requirement
• Mentor's Report of Students Writing Dissertations or Proposals
• Results of MA Examination
• Results of the PhD Comprehensive Examination
• Solicitation of the PhD Comprehensive Examination Questions