Catholic Theological Union
Catholic Theological Union (CTU) is a Roman Catholic graduate school of theology in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. It is one of the largest Roman Catholic graduate schools of theology in the English speaking world and trains men and women for lay and ordained ministry within the Roman Catholic Church.[6] It was founded in 1968, when three religious institutes united their separate theology programs to form one school.
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| Latin: Unio Catholica Theologica | |
| Motto | Preparing effective leaders for the Church, ready to witness to Christ's good news of justice, love, and peace. |
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| Type | Private, Seminary |
| Established | 1968 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Endowment | $44 million (2015-2016)[1] |
| Chancellor | The Reverend Donald P. Senior, C.P., S.T.D. |
| President | The Very Reverend Mark R. Francis, C.S.V., S.L.D. |
| Dean | Regina Wentzel Wolfe, Ph.D. |
Academic staff | 23 full-time, 8 part-time, 11 adjunct, 4 visiting[2][3] |
Administrative staff | 56[4] |
| Postgraduates | ca. 304[5] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS), Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS), DePaul University, Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas, University of Chicago Divinity School |
| Website | www.ctu.edu |
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Notable current facultyEdit
- Carmen Nanko-Fernández, scholar of Hispanic Theology and Ministry
- John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M., scholar of social ethics
- Scott C. Alexander, scholar of Islamic Studies
- Dawn Nothwehr, O.S.F., scholar of eco-theology
- Laurie Brink, O.P., scholar of the New Testament
- Antonio Sison, C.P.P.S., scholar of systematic theology
- Barbara E. Reid, O.P., scholar of the New Testament and feminist theology
- Robert Schreiter, C.PP.S., scholar of systematic theology, inculturation, reconciliation and forgiveness, and Edward Schillebeeckx, O.P.
- C. Vanessa White, scholar of Black Catholic Studies
- Donald P. Senior, C.P., scholar of the New Testament
- Dianne Bergant, C.S.A. scholar of the Old Testament
- vanThanh Nguyen, S.V.D., scholar of the New Testament
- Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M., scholar of systematic theology
Notable Former Theologians and FacultyEdit
- John Dominic Crossan, noted scholar of the New Testament
- John Jefferson Gros, F.S.C., noted scholar of Christian ecumenical studies (Adjunct Faculty Member)
- Kevin J. Madigan, noted scholar of church history
- Wayne Robert Teasdale, noted scholar and practitioner of interreligious dialogue (Adjunct Faculty Member)