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Steeped in the Catholic and Franciscan tradition, serving students by helping them to think critically about the Christian tradition and its meaning and application in daily life

Geoffrey J. Grubb, Ph.D.

Professor of Religious Studies
Dean, The School of Arts & Sciences

Education

Ph.D., Historical Theology, Saint Louis University
M.A., Theology, The Catholic University of America
B.A., Theology, Saint Louis University

Areas of expertise

History of Christianity: Origins to the Renaissance
History of Christianity: Reformation to the Present
Christian Ethics
Survey of Catholic Belief
Celebrating the Sacraments
Theology of Marriage
Jesus the Christ
The Shape and Mission of the Church
Leadership Ethics

Recent presentations

“The Death Penalty and a Pro-life Agenda.” The Catholic Chronicle 72/6 (2 June 2006): 8.
Book Review. Sobolewski, Gregory. Martin Luther, Roman Catholic Prophet. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2001, for the Catholic Studies website, hosted by Adelphi University, Philadelphia, PA; posted 20 December 2002 at http://home.adelphi.edu/~catissue/REVIEWS/2002/sobolews.htm.
Book Review. Bacik, James J. Catholic Spirituality, Its History and Challenge. New York: Paulist Press, 2002, in The Catholic Chronicle, 17 May 2002.

Recent publications

“The Second Vatican Council,” First Monday adult education series presentation, Saint Michael Parish, Findlay, Ohio, 7 May 2007.
““Virtue Ethics: an Old and New Approach to Christian Morality,” Theology UnCorked series, Christ the King Parish, Toledo, Ohio, 20 April 2007. “The Eucharist is about Thanksgiving,” a presentation for the parents of candidates for first communion, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Toledo, Ohio, 8 March 2007.
““How the Spirit Gifts Us and Leads Us to Care for Others,” presentation for parents and candidates for confirmation, Blessed Sacrament Parish, 12 February 2007.
““The Eucharist is about Thanksgiving,” a presentation for the parents of candidates for first communion, Christ the King Parish, Toledo, Ohio, 7 February 2007.
““The Eucharist is about Thanksgiving,” a presentation for the parents of candidates for first communion, Gesu Parish, Toledo, Ohio, 24 January 2007.
““How the Spirit Gifts Us and Leads Us to Care for Others,” presentation for sponsors and candidates for confirmation, Saint Joseph Parish, Sylvania, Ohio, 23 January 2007.

Recent awards and/or recognition

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 8h edition, 2004
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 6th edition, 1999.

Contact

Geoffrey J. Grubb, Ph.D.
Office: CAH 4
Phone: 419-824-3818
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