Anne Carpenter, Ph.D.
Danforth Chair
Theological Studies
Courses Taught
Catholic Art vs. Catholic Power; Theology, Beauty, and Monsters; Theological Method; Metaphysics and the Doctrine of God
Education
Ph.D. in Religious Studies, Marquette University (2012)
Research Interests
- Theological aesthetics
- Thomist metaphysics
- Theologies of tradition
- Ressourcement theology and theologians
- Theological method
Publications and Media Placements
Books
- Nothing Gained Is Eternal: A Theology of Tradition (Fortress Press, 2022)
- Theo-Poetics: Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Risk of Art and Being (University of Notre Dame Press, 2015)
Selected Articles
- 鈥淢aurice Blondel on the Practice of Supernatural Religion,鈥� Nova et Vetera 21, no. 4 (2023): 1305-1324
- 鈥淣ot America鈥檚 Nightmare: Hans Urs von Balthasar, Janelle Mon谩e, and Aesthetic Form,鈥� Religion & Literature 53, no. 2 (2021): 23-45
- 鈥淏althasar Beyond European Modernity: Re-Thinking Herrlichkeit Through Its Precursors,鈥� Modern Theology 37, no. 3 (2021): 616-636.
- 鈥淎nalogy and Kenosis,鈥� Nova et Vetera 17, no. 3 (2019): 811-838.
Other Writing:
- Church Life Journal, November 17, 2023
- America Magazine, August 18, 2022
- Church Life Journal, November 17, 2018