Experts in Religion and Philosophy — Religion and Theology

Joshua Burns, Associate Professor

Joshua BurnsTheology

Expertise: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Interpretation, Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations

Office Phone: (414) 288-6776
Home Phone: (414) 446-6488
joshua.burns@marquette.edu

 

Patrick Carey, Professor Emeritus

Patrick CareyTheology

Expertise: Church History, Historical Theology, Current Trends in American Catholicism

Office Phone: (414) 288-7189
Home Phone: (920) 726-4491
patrick.carey@marquette.edu

 

Rev. Ryan Duns, S.J., Associate Professor/Chair

Fr. Ryan DunsTheology

Expertise: Catholic theology, Christian spirituality, the Church, faith and reason, secularism, theology and popular culture 

Contact: (414) 288-3735 
ryan.duns@marquette.edu 

 

Julian Hills, Associate Professor Emeritus

Julian HillsTheology

Expertise: Jesus and the Gospels, New Testament, Origins of the Church, Relationships between Episcopal Church and Roman Catholic Church

Office Phone: (414) 288-3776
Home Phone: (414) 332-3115
julian.hills@marquette.edu

 

Scott Idleman, Professor

Scott IdlemanLaw School

Expertise: First Amendment (religious freedom, church/state, speech), Second Amendment, Federal Indian Law, Congressional Power, Equal Protection

Office Phone: (414) 288-5362
Home Phone: (262) 377-2827
scott.idleman@marquette.edu

 

Mark Johnson, Associate Professor

Mark JohnsonTheology

Expertise: Catholic Ethics, Medieval Theology, Catholic Theology, Moral Philosophy and Theology

Office Phone: (414) 288-7646
Home Phone: (262) 938-0308
mark.johnson@marquette.edu

 

Rev. John Laurance, S.J., Associate Professor Emeritus

Rev. John Laurance, S.J.Theology

Expertise: Liturgical History and Theology, Liturgical Year

Office Phone: (414) 288-3734
Home Phone: (414) 288-5052
john.laurance@marquette.edu

 
   

Susan Mountin, Director

Susan MountinPastoral Leadership in a Cultural Context

Expertise: Catholic Worker Movement, Dorothy Day, Discerning a Vocation, Life Choices, Raising Children in the Faith, Women in Ministry, Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer, Catholic Social Teaching

Office Phone: (414) 288-3693
Home Phone: (414) 453-9583
susan.mountin@marquette.edu

 

Irfan Omar, Professor

Irfan OmarTheology

Expertise: Islamic Faith, Muslims in America

Office Phone: (414) 288-3746
irfan.omar@marquette.edu

 

Andrei Orlov, Professor

Andrei OrlovTheology

Expertise: Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature, Jewish Mysticism, Enochic Traditions

Office Phone: (414) 288-6802
andrei.orlov@marquette.edu

 
 

Peter Rofes, Professor

Peter RofesLaw School
Director of Part-Time Legal Education

Expertise: Legal Education, First Amendment, Constitutional Law, Judicial Selection, Legal Ethics, Religion and the Law, Flag Desecration

Office Phone: (414) 288-5361
peter.rofes@marquette.edu

 

Phillip Runkel, Archivist Emerits

Phillip RunkelLibraries/Special Collections and Archives

Expertise: Catholic Worker Movement, Dorothy Day

phil.runkel@marquette.edu

 

Jame Schaefer, Professor Emerita

Jame SchaeferTheology

Expertise: Environmental Ethics, Ecological Problems, Relation Between Science and Religion/Judeo-Christianity (Including Religious Faith and Medical Treatment), Evolution and Theology, Intelligent Design Movement, Evolution and Theology, Theology and Technology, Theological Foundations for Environmental Ethics, Religion and Science

Office Phone: (414) 288-3742
jame.schaefer@marquette.edu

 

Richard Taylor, Professor

Richard TaylorPhilosophy

Expertise: Islam

Office Phone: (414) 288-5649
richard.taylor@marquette.edu

 

Mark George Thiel, Archivist Emeritus

Mark George ThielLibraries/Special Collections and Archives

Expertise: Catholic Missions to Native Americans in North and Latin America, Catholic Missions to Native Americans in North and Latin America

Home Phone: (262) 521-9270
mark.thiel@marquette.edu

 
 

Kate Ward, Associate Professor

Kate WardTheology

Expertise: Catholic theology; Catholic social thought; economic justice; virtue ethics; dignity of work; worker's rights; poverty; democracy; taxes; working families; Pope Francis

katharine.ward@marquette.edu