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The Theology Department at Carroll College is dedicated to teaching Christian theology in the Roman Catholic tradition. Through a variety of course offerings, faculty and students explore the nature of the Christian faith, the biblical and intellectual heritage of the Christian faith, and how this heritage has informed and continues to inform Christian belief and practice. The goal of this theological inquiry is three-fold: (1) to help students understand the particularity of Catholicism in relation to the broader Christian tradition, (2) to consider important questions about the role of the Christian faith in contemporary culture, and (3) to provide students with a solid knowledge of and appreciation for different faith perspectives.
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Developing Theologians
"Carroll College’s theology department is a wonderful department, full of vitality, diversity, academic rigor, and incredible wisdom. The professors are well educated spiritual men and women who, as gifted theologians and teachers, taught me how to think critically while nurturing an authentic love for our faith tradition. In the theology classes at Carroll, it's not about having the right answers, it's about developing honest and critical questions. The theology program's curriculum provided wonderful historical, biblical, and philosophical background along with a good introduction into more modern theological discourse. Yet, the theology department did not only provide information and content, they taught me how to be a theologian. Through the professors' wisdom and experience, intense respect for their students, and authentic commitment to their vocations as theologians and teachers, I was encouraged to see myself as a theologian rather than merely a student of theology."
- Katherine Greiner, '05
"Choosing to study theology at Carroll was in large part due to the people that I encountered within the department. Knowing my professors personally and surrounding myself with other impassioned students made studying theology especially exciting. In my theology classes I was exposed to a variety of texts from early Patristic writings to contemporary publications and was encouraged to consider these texts critically and thoughtfully. On many occasions I had the opportunity to reflect on various social issues from the perspective of faith and Catholic teaching."
- Stephanie Pung, '06