Catholic Theological Union (CTU) is a private

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. It is one of the largest Catholic graduate schools of theology in the English speaking world and trains men and women for lay and ordained ministry within the

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. It was founded in 1968, when three religious institutes united their separate theology programs to form one school. The institution has since gained the sponsorship of twenty-four religious communities. CTU is run and staffed by religious men, religious sisters, and lay men and women. International students constitute nearly one third of the student body.We answered the call
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Notable current faculty

* Steven P. Millies, scholar of public theology

Notable former theologians and faculty

* Stephen B. Bevans, S.V.D., scholar of mission and

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, scholar of the New Testament * Edward Foley, O.F.M. Cap., scholar of spirituality, liturgy, and

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* John Jefferson Gros, F.S.C., scholar of Christian ecumenical studies ( Adjunct Faculty Member) * Leslie J. Hoppe, O.F.M., scholar of the Old Testament * Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M., scholar of systematic theology and spirituality * Kevin J. Madigan, scholar of

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* John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M., scholar of social ethics * Wayne Robert Teasdale, scholar and practitioner of

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(adjunct faculty member) * Zachary Hayes, O.F.M., professor of systematic theology

Publications

*''New Theology Review (NTR)'' *''Theophilus: The Student Journal of Catholic Theological Union''

References

External links

Official website
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