Jeffrey Morrow, Ph.D.
Professor of Undergraduate Theology
School of Theology
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Jeffrey Morrow, Ph.D.
Professor of Undergraduate Theology
School of Theology
Dr. Morrow teaches a wide range of courses in Catholic Theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, including The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI, The Theology of the Old Testament, The Eucharist, and Ecclesiology. His research focuses on the history of biblical interpretation and theological exegesis. He is particularly interested in the union between Catholic theology and Catholic biblical scholarship. The bulk of his current research pertains to the early modern and enlightenment political background to the rise of the historical critical method for studying the Bible in the university. He also is interested in traditional forms of Jewish and Christian biblical exegesis, and especially the important role the liturgy plays in developing a sacramental hermeneutic. He serves as a Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, and is an active member of La Société Internationale d’Études sur Alfred Loisy, the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature and the College Theology Society, among other professional organizations.
Education
- Ph.D., University of Dayton
- M.A., University of Dayton
- B.A., Miami University
Scholarship
- Liturgy and Sacrament, Mystagogy and Martyrdom: Essays in Theological Exegesis. Eugene, Pickwick, 2020.
- Modern Biblical Criticism as a Tool of Statecraft (1700-1900). Co-authored with Scott W. Hahn. Steubenville, Emmaus Academic, 2020.
- Alfred Loisy and Modern Biblical Studies, Washington, DC, The Catholic University of America Press, 2019.
- "Genesis 1-3 in Modern Jewish and Catholic Traditions: Towards a Theology of Work," in Reading and Living Scripture: Essays in Honor of William S. Kurz, S.J., ed. Jeremy Holmes and Kent Lasnoski, 125-43, Steubenville, Emmaus Academic, 2020.
- “Once There Was No Church and State: Re-Envisioning the Social Order in Light of Thirteenth Century History,” Nova et Vetera 18, no. 3, 991-1015, 2020.
- “Religion and the Secular State: Loisy’s Use of ‘Religion’ Prior to his Excommunication,” in Constructing Nineteenth-Century Religion: Literary, Historical, and Religious Studies in Dialogue, ed. Joshua King and Winter Jade Werner, 25-45, Columbus, Ohio State University Press, 2019.
Accomplishments
- University Research Council Summer Stipend Award, Seton Hall University, Summers 2015, 2018, and 2021
- Researcher of the Year, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, Seton Hall University, 2013, 2017, and 2020
- Visiting Scholar, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2015-2016
- Sabbatical Research Grant Awarded, St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, 2015-2016