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The School of Humanities Religious Studies Program course descriptions degree requirements Department faculty Student Activities Scholarships & Awards   Religious Studies home page humanities Home Page  Staff Education and Interests    Dr. Ed Shirley  Professor and Area Coordinator of Philosophy and Religious Studies  Ph.D. Fordham University (Systematic Theology)  M.A. St. Louis University (Religious Studies)  Certificate. St. Louis University (Corporate Ministry Program)  Certificate. National Association of Catholic Chaplains  A.B. University of Missouri-Columbia (Honors Interdisciplinary Major:  Philosophy, Political Science and History)    Specialization  Trinity; Christology; grace; the mystical journey; dialogue of world religions    Research Interests  world religions; spirituality and mysticism in world religions; theology of creation; science and theology; health and spirituality    Classes Taught Basic Christian Questions Issues in Contemporary Theology assorted topics and seminar courses Religions East and West C.S. Lewis: the Chronicles of Narnia Freshman Studies History of Christian Theology I and II Exploring Inner Space Honors Seminars          Dr. Richard J. Bautch  Assistant Professor - Area Coordinator  Ph.D. University of Notre Dame (Biblical Studies)  M.A. University of Notre Dame (Biblical Studies)  M.Div. Graduate Theological Union (Berkley)  M.A. Loyola University of Chicago (English Literature)  B.A. Marquette University (Journalism)    Specialization   Hebrew Bible (prophecy, Persian Period, Psalms, forms of prayer); New Testament (Gospel of John); Rabbinic Literature (Mishnah, Tosephta); Early Church (monasticism)    Research Interests  culture and religion in ancient Greece and the ancient near East; ecclesiology and liturgy; post-modern methodologies    Classes Taught Introduction to the Old Testament Messiah: the Development of a Religious Idea Introduction to the New Testament Gospel of John Introduction to Catholicism Introduction to Christian Morality Justice, Peace and Liberation          Dr. Kelley Coblentz Bautch  Associate Professor  Ph.D. University of Notre Dame (Biblical Studies)  M.T.S. Harvard University (Biblical Studies)  B.A. Indiana University (Religious Studies)    Specialization  Biblical Studies (Hebrew Bible, Judaism in the Second Temple Period and Late Antiquity, New Testament)    Research Interests  apocalypticism; eschatology; gender and religion; archaeology; mysticism and spirituality; world religions    Classes Taught  Introduction to the Old Testament The Dead Sea Scrolls  Introduction to the New Testament Apocalypse Then and Now Introduction to Religions of the World Women in the Bible Hebrew        Rev. Louis T. Brusatti, C. M.  Associate Professor  D.Min. Catholic University of America  M.Div. DeAndreis Institute of Theology  M.S. Loyola College of Baltimore  B.A. University of Missouri, Columbia

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