Mary Kate Holman

"Fordham Theology is a supportive, intellectually stimulating, justice-oriented community of study. I am a better scholar, teacher, and human being because of the six years I spent there. My professors introduced me to an exciting interdisciplinary range of ideas and helped me find my own scholarly voice. They modeled a contagious collegiality that allowed for a similar culture among graduate students -- I learned as much from my peers as I did from my professors. I also received excellent mentorship that prepared me well for a competitive job market. I try to carry the values that so enriched my time at Fordham into the various professional spaces I am now lucky enough to inhabit."

Mary Kate Holman is a scholar of contemporary Catholic theology. She holds a BA from Georgetown University, an MTS from Boston College's School of Theology and Ministry, and a PhD from Fordham University. Prior to her arrival at Fairfield, Dr. Holman was Assistant Professor of Theology at Benedictine University in the suburbs of Chicago. Dr. Holman's teaching interests include Feminist Theology, Ignatian Spirituality, Vatican II, and Spirituality & Social Justice. Her research interests encompass Ecclesiology, Nouvelle Théologie, Marie-Dominique Chenu, Vatican II, and Feminist Theology.

Dr. Holman will publish Marie-Dominique Chenu and the Signs of the Times through University of Notre Dame Press in 2025. She published an English translation of Chenu's Saulchoir: A School of Theology with Joseph Komonchak in 2023. Dr. Holman's writing has appeared in the Journal of Jesuit Higher Education, Theological Studies, and Commonweal.

Credit: Fairfield University and Mary Kate Holman, Ph.D.