Theology Department Faculty
Henry Shea, SJ
Assistant Professor
Henry Shea, SJ
D.Phil.
Contact
Stokes Hall 427N
Telephone: 617-552-3953
Email: henry.shea@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., Georgetown University
- M.A., Fordham University
- M.Div., Boston College
- S.T.L., Boston College
- D.Phil., University of Oxford
Research Interests
Theologies of grace; theologies of Karl Rahner, Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Erich Przywara; prayer and Ignatian spirituality; liturgy and eschatology.
Office Hours
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 3:15pm-5:15pm
Recent Publications
“Contemplatives and Apostles: The Paradoxical Harmony of the Carthusian and Jesuit Charisms,” Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits 55.1 (2023): 1–33
“Eternal Folds in Time: The Liturgical Realization of the Kingdom.” Worship 96 (2022): 222–239.
“Internal Difficulties in the Theology of Karl Rahner.” Modern Theology 37.3 (2021): 637-661.
“The Beloved Disciple and the Spiritual Exercises.” Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits 49.2 (2017): 1-35.
“Reality in Symbol: Rahner and Schmemann in Dialogue.” St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly 61.1 (2017): 61-90.
“Michel de Certeau,” “Composition of Place,” “Discernment,” “Finding God in All Things,” and “Presupposition.” In The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits, eds. Thomas Worcester et al. (Cambridge University Press, 2017).