I am a Professor of Theology at DePaul University in Chicago. I received a B.A. in theology from Notre Dame in 1984, and an M.A. from Cambridge University in 1987. After working as a lay associate with the Holy Cross order in a poor area of Santiago, Chile, I worked at the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the Notre Dame Law School. I then studied at Duke University, where I received a Ph.D. in religion in 1996. I taught at the University of St. Thomas since 1995 and at DePaul University starting in 2010. My areas of specialization are in political theology, economic ethics, and ecclesiology.
Books
Migrations of the Holy: Theologies of State and Church (2011)
Whether one thinks that “religion” continues to fade or has made a comeback in the...
El Mito de la Violencia Religiosa, Editorial Nuevo Inicio (2010)
El mito de la violencia religiosa consiste en creer que la “religión” es un fenómeno...
Migrations du Sacré: Théologies de l'Etat et de l'Eglise (2010)
Face à la crise mondiale, l'État se présente à nouveau comme le sauveur qui peut...
Pozarci: Gospodarka a powolanie chrzescijanskie (2010)
Mieć czy być? Czy chrześcijanie powinni opowiadać się za czy przeciw wolnemu rynkowi? Dlaczego konsumpcjonizm...
Le Mythe de la violence religieuse (2009)
C’est une idée dominante : la religion promeut la violence car elle est absolutiste, source...
Books Edited and Essays in Edited Volumes
"Destroying the Church to Save It: Intra-Christian Persecution and the Modern State", Witness of the Body: The Past, Present, and Future of Christian Martyrdom (2011)
The Eerdmans Reader in Contemporary Political Theology (with Jeff Bailey and Craig Hovey), Wm. B. Eerdmans Ekklesia Series (2011)
"A Politics of Vulnerability: Hauerwas and Democracy", Untettling Arguments: A Festschrift on the Occasion of Stanley Hauerwas' 70th Birthday (2010)
"Remembering Rightly: A Response to Karen Bergesch and Daniel A. Bruno", A Cloud of Witnesses: Opportunities for Ecumenical Commemoration (2010)
Academic Journals Articles
"The Invention of Fanaticism", Modern Theology (2011)
This article examines the Western construction of “religion” as passionate and non-rational. First, it summarizes...
"Migrant, Tourist, Pilgrim, Monk: Mobility and Identity in a Global Age", Theological Studies (2008)
Globalization is often portrayed as ushering in a world without borders, a mobile world where...
"How to Do Penance for the Inquisition", Review of Faith & International Affairs 5 (2007)
The Black Legend of the Inquisition is part of a larger Enlightenment narrative that celebrates...