Resident Scholars
The following scholars will be at the Collegeville Institute for a full semester or academic year.
Elizabeth (Liza) Anderson (Full year 2021-22)
Assistant Professor of Theology
The College of Saint Scholastic
Duluth, MN
Project Title: Reclaiming Ascensiontide
Dorothy Bass (Fall 2021)
Senior Fellow, Lilly Fellows Program
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
Project Title: Never Sell the Mineral Rights: Family, History, and the Climate Crisis
Martin Dojcar (Fall 2021)
Professor
Trnava University
Kosice, Slovakia
Project Title: Yoga for Christians
Susan Grove Eastman (Spring 2022)
Associate Research Professor of New Testament
Duke Divinity School
Hurdle Mills, NC
Project Title: Romans for Real People: Interpreting Paul’s Gospel in the 21st Century
Leslie Herrmann (Full year 2021-22)
Researcher
Evangelische Theologische Fachlteit
Leuven, Belgium
Project Title: Fittingness as a Contribution to Environmental Ethics
Shelly Matthews (Spring 2022)
Professor of New Testament
Brite Divinity School
Fort Worth, TX
Project Title: A Feminist Guide to Early Christian Resurrection: Justice, Presence, Authority
George Mauer (Spring 2022)
CEO
Pine Curtain Productions, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
Project Title: Unfrozen: Bringing Community Together within the Storm
Gerald Schlabach (Fall 2021)
Emeritus Professor
University of St. Thomas
Grand Marais, MI
Project Title: Will There Be Dragons? Presenting Catholic Social Teaching as Adventure
Mark Schwehn (Fall 2021)
Senior Research Professor
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
Project Title: The Old Man and the Tree
Columba Stewart (Full year 2021-22)
Professor of Theology/Executive Director
Saint John’s University, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML)
Collegeville, MN
Project Title: Toward a New Understanding of the Origins of Christian Monasticism
Gale Walden (Fall 2021)
Visiting Teaching Associate
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
Project Title: Lamentations on a Subaru
Bryan Whitfield (Spring 2022)
Professor of Religion
Mercer University
Macon, GA
Project Title: Numbers and Hebrews: A Canonical Conversation
Arch Wong (Spring 2022)
Professor of Practical Theology/Associate Director, Flourishing Congregations Institute
Ambrose University
Calgary, Canada
Project Title: Flourishing Congregations in Canada
Short Term Scholars
The following scholars will be at the Collegeville Institute for less than one semester.
Ken Garcia (February – March 2022)
Teaching Professor Emeritus
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Project Title: Mining the Invisible, or Listening to the Discourse of Creation
John Hudson (June 2021)
Pastor
United Church of Christ
Sherborn, MA
Project Title: Finding God in the Basement: A Christian Minister Gets Sober and Finds Faith Again Through Alcoholics Anonymous
Conor Kelly (November – December 2021)
Assistant Professor
Marquette University
Elm Grove, WI
Project Title: The Third Corporal Work of Justice: Pursue Ethical Consumption
Aaron Klink (March – April 2022)
Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator
Pruitt Hospice
Durham, NC
Project Title: How Closely Can We Follow? Pain, Suffering and the Imitation of Christ
Eric LeCompte (September – October 2021)
Executive Director
Jubilee USA Network
Hyattsville, MD
Project Title: Finding Virgil Michel; Illuminating His Life and Lessons in Contemporary Times
Derek Nelson (March – April 2022)
Professor of Religion
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN
Project Title: The Vision of God: A Mystical Theology for Pastors
Joseph Nemmers (January 2022)
Retired Executive/Graduate Student
Abbott Laboratories/Arizona State University
Scottsdale, AZ
Project Title: Religion and WWII
Bridget Nichols (September – November 2021)
Lecturer in Anglicanism and Liturgy
Church of Ireland Theological Institute
Dublin, Ireland
Project Title: Odd, Accessible, Inclusive, Poetic: How do we Understand Liturgical Language?
Enuma Okoro (September – December 2021)
Independent writer
Author and speaker
Valley Stream, NY
Project Title: Catholic Mysticism and Marian Apparitions in the African Diaspora
Tom Ryan (November – December 2021)
Paulist Fathers
Director, Paulist Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
Boston, MA
Project Title: Working for Unity Among the Followers of Jesus and for Solidarity and Collaboration Among All People of Faith
Donovan Tann (February – March 2022)
English Professor
University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
Project Title: That Art and M mystery: Social and Cultural Transformation in Early Modern English Brewing Culture
Katrina Vandenberg (January 2022)
Associate Professor of Creative Writing
Hamline University
St. Paul, MN
Project Title: Conservatory: A Lyric
Isaac Villegas (April – May 2022)
Pastor
Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship
Durham, NC
Project Title: Remembering the Dead in the Borderlands
