Theology Graduate Students

Please review the Fordham bulletin for theology course descriptions. The schedule for these courses is available on the Department of Theology's Google site.

THEO 5690: Church in Controversy
Brenna Moore

THEO 5820: Hebrew Bible/OT Interpretation
Ki-Eun Jang

THEO 5901: Context, Theory, and Theology
Bob Davis

THEO 6026: Second Temple Judaism 
Karina Hogan

THEO 6040: The Neighbor: Biblical Witness and Contemporary Ethics
Larry Welborn

THEO 6193: Law and Theology in Antiquity
Emanuel Fiano

THEO 6630 - Church in Contemporary Society: Theology and the Practice of a Synodal Church    
Bradford Hinze

THEO 6659: Latinx Theology
Leo Guardado

THEO 6740 Catholic Social Thought and Praxis      
Christine Firer Hinze

THEO 7736: Seminar in Religion and Bioethics       
Cristina Traina

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Upper-year seminars for Ph.D. students (zero credit)

THEO 5017: Theology Dissertation Seminar
Michael Peppard
Year-long seminar, register officially only for Spring 2025 semester

THEO 9000: Theology Professionalization Seminar
Michael Peppard
Year-long seminar, but register officially only for Fall 2024 semester

Please review the Fordham bulletin for theology course descriptions. The schedule for these courses is available on the Department of Theology's Google site.

THEO 5015: Teaching Theology
Jeannine Hill-Fletcher

THEO 5230: Advanced Greek
Emanuel Fiano

THEO 5500: Religion and U.S. Public Life
Thomas Massaro, S.J.

THEO 5890: New Testament Interpretation
Michael Peppard

THEO 6365: Cappadocian Fathers
George Demacopoulos

THEO 6535: The Theologies of Karl Rahner and Sergius Bulgakov
Aristotle Papanikolaou

THEO 6634: Black Theologies and the Decolonial Option
Rufus Burnett

THEO 6721: African-American Theological Ethics
Bryan Massingale

THEO 6757: Ethnography and Scripture
Sarah Eltantawi

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Upper-year seminars for Ph.D. students (zero credit)

THEO 5017: Theology Dissertation Seminar
Michael Peppard
Year-long seminar, register officially only for Spring 2025 semester

THEO 9000: Theology Professionalization Seminar
Michael Peppard
Year-long seminar, but register officially only for Fall 2024 semester

Doctoral Student Handbook for Theology (Red Book)

Doctoral Student Handbook for Theology Blue Book)

Google Site for Students in the MACT, MTS, and PhD Programs

Applying for Fellowships

Courses through IUDC

Courses through NYTC

Dissertation Formatting

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal

Other Fordham Schools

Preparing for Comps

Registration After Coursework

Summer Research Fellowship

The below departmental forms and documents are available for viewing, printing, and/or download in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format by students.

• Application for the PhD Comprehensive Examination
• Approval of Dissertation Committee
• Approval of Dissertation Proposal
• Change of Dissertation Committee Request
• Change of Dissertation Title
• Dissertation Title Approval
• Status Certification Form

Please request forms not listed above through the department's administrative assistant.

Students can obtain the forms below by request to the department's administrative assistant.

• Continuing Student Non-Matriculated Application
• New Student Non-Matriculated Application
• Request for Grade of Incomplete
• Transfer of Credit
• Waiver of Requirements
• Annual Reviews of Students

The below forms are available to Theology faculty and staff in the department's main office in Duane and/or by request to the department's administrative assistant.

• Approval for Dissertation Defense
• Change of Grade Form
• Departmental Report on the PhD Comprehensive Examination: Evaluation of Examination by Professor
• Dissertation Acceptance Form
• Fulfillment of Language Requirement
• Mentor's Report of Students Writing Dissertations or Proposals
• Results of MA Examination
• Results of the PhD Comprehensive Examination
• Solicitation of the PhD Comprehensive Examination Questions