Catholic Theological Union
Catholic graduate school in Illinois, US
Catholic Theological Union Motto Preparing effective leaders for the Church, ready to witness to Christ's good news of justice, love, and peace. Type Private graduate school of theology Established 1968 Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic Academic affiliations
Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS), The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) , DePaul University , Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas , Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago , McCormick Theological Seminary , University of Chicago Divinity School Endowment $41.7 million (FY23)[ 1] President Barbara E. Reid Dean Ferdinand Okorie Academic staff
16 full-time, 20 full-time equivalent[ 2] Administrative staff
42[ 3] Postgraduates 193, 127 full-time equivalent[ 4] Location , , United States
Campus Urban Website ctu
Catholic Theological Union (CTU ) is a Catholic graduate school of theology in Chicago, Illinois . It is one of the largest Catholic graduate schools of theology in the English-speaking world and trains men and women for lay and ordained ministry within the Catholic Church.[ 5] [ 6]
History
It was founded in 1968, when three religious institutes —the Franciscans , Passionists , and Servites —united their separate theology programs to form one school. The institution has since gained the sponsorship of twenty-three religious communities.[ 7]
Notable current faculty
Claude Marie Barbour , scholar of world missionStephen B. Bevans , scholar of mission and culture John Dominic Crossan , scholar of the New TestamentEdward Foley , scholar of spirituality, liturgy, and music John Jefferson Gros , scholar of Christian ecumenical studies (adjunct faculty member )Leslie J. Hoppe , scholar of the Old TestamentDaniel P. Horan , scholar of systematic theology and spiritualityKevin J. Madigan , scholar of church history John T. Pawlikowski , scholar of social ethics Robert J. Schreiter , scholar of theology and cultureWayne Robert Teasdale , scholar and practitioner of interreligious dialogue (adjunct faculty member)Zachary Hayes , professor of systematic theology
Library
The main library of CTU is the Paul Bechtold Library, named after CTU's founding president.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Publications
New Theology Review (NTR) Theophilus: The Student Journal of Catholic Theological Union
References
External links
Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Bishops Coadjutor bishop Archbishops
Churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Cathedral Basilicas Churches
List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago
Holy Cross Church Holy Family Church Holy Innocents Church Holy Trinity Church Church of the Immaculate Conception Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Nativity of Our Lord Church Notre Dame de Chicago Old St. Patrick's Church Sacred Heart Church St. Barbara Church St. Clement Church St. Edward's Church St. Hedwig's Church St. Ita's Church St. John Cantius Church St. Josaphat Church St. Joseph Church St. Jerome Croatian Church St. Ladislaus Church St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church St. Mary of the Angels Church St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church St. Michael's Church, Old Town St. Michael the Archangel Church, South Shore St. Stanislaus Kostka Church St. Thomas the Apostle Church St. Vincent de Paul Church Church of St. Vitus St. Wenceslaus Church Cook County
Holy Family Church, North Chicago St. Anne Church, Barrington St. Mary of Częstochowa Church, Cicero Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Glenview SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Lemont St. James Church, Lemont St. Martha Church, Morton Grove St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles St. Joseph Church, Wilmette Chapels
Education in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Higher education Seminaries High schools
Chicago
Brother Rice High School Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School Cristo Rey Jesuit High School De La Salle Institute DePaul College Prep Hales Franciscan High School Holy Trinity High School Josephinum Academy Leo Catholic High School Marist High School Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Mount Carmel High School Notre Dame High School for Girls Our Lady of Tepeyac High School Resurrection High School St. Benedict High School St. Francis de Sales High School St. Ignatius College Preparatory School St. Patrick High School St. Rita of Cascia High School Cook County
St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights St. Laurence High School, Burbank Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights Nazareth Academy, La Grange Park Mount Assisi Academy, Lemont Notre Dame College Prep, Niles Fenwick High School, Oak Park Trinity High School, River Forest Guerin College Preparatory High School, River Grove Seton Academy, South Holland St. Joseph High School, Westchester Loyola Academy, Wilmette Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette Lake County
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest Carmel High School, Mundelein Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, Waukegan Former
Clergy of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Auxiliary bishops Priests who became Priests
41°47′52″N 87°35′09″W / 41.79778°N 87.58583°W / 41.79778; -87.58583
