Just 63% of Catholic higher education institutions have theology or religious studies departments, down from 69% in 2016.

Although some contend that there is only one “true” interpretation of Christianity, scholars and believers alike have long ...

The Saint Louis University Department of Theological Studies is a community of scholars inspiring SLU students to examine religious and ethical commitments, to practice a faith that does justice, and ...

Editor’s note: This article, a response to “The crisis in Catholic theology” by Grant Kaplan, is part of The Conversation, a new initiative of America Media offering diverse perspectives on important ...

When I first told my mother—a liberal, secular New Yorker—that I wanted to cross an ocean to study for a bachelor’s degree in theology, she was equal parts aghast and concerned. Was I going to become ...

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The Rev. James Cone is the founder of black liberation theology. In an interview with Terry Gross, Cone explains the movement, which has roots in 1960s civil-rights activism and draws inspiration from ...

Even though Pope Francis is deeply concerned for the poor and has been praised by liberation theologians, there is a stark divide between the pontiff and them, according to a Vatican analyst. "There ...

Editor’s note: This article, a response to “The crisis in Catholic theology” by Grant Kaplan, is part of The Conversation, a new initiative of America Media offering diverse perspectives on important ...

Some observers of the Catholic theological scene are saying that a personal meeting between Pope Francis and Dominican Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez could mark a thaw in decades of frosty relations between ...

Rev. Dr. James Cone, who founded Black Liberation Theology, died Saturday, politics and faith reporter Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons tweeted. The Union Seminary professor was 81 years old. A cause of ...