Faculty
One reason to study theology at Bellarmine is because of the strength of the theology faculty.
Dr. J. Milburn Thompson, Chair
Dr. J. Milburn Thompson,
who is department chair, came to Bellarmine in 2001 from Saint Joseph
College in Connecticut where he received the annual award for teaching
and a Templeton Foundation Award for a new course in Religion and
Science. Dr. Thompson received a First Place Award for Educational Books
from the Catholic Press Association for his book Justice and Peace:
A Christian Primer (Orbis Books, 1997; revised, 2003). Thompson is
also the author of dozens of refereed articles and popular essays in
the areas of moral theology and Christian social ethics.
Fr. Clyde Crews
Fr. Clyde Crews retired from Bellarmine's theology faculty in 2007.
In that same year, he was appointed to a new position as Bellarmine
University's Historian and Archival Coordinator. His many publications
include American and Catholic: A Popular History of Catholicism in
the United States (St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2004) and Ultimate
Questions: A Theological Primer (Paulist Press, 1986). While
teaching in the Department of Theology,
Fr. Crews was recognized as a Wyatt Fellow by the University for his excellence in scholarship and teaching.
Fr. George Kilcourse
Fr. George Kilcourse is a scholar in the fields of
Thomas Merton studies, ecumenism, and religion and literature. His
latest book is Flannery O’Connor’s Religious Imagination
(Paulist Press, 2001), and previous books are Ace of Freedoms:
Thomas Merton’s Christ and Double Belonging: Interchurch
Families and Christian Unity (1993) . He is the former editor of
and frequent contributor to The Merton Annual and has written
dozens of scholarly articles.
Fr. Kilcourse has been recognized as a Wyatt Fellow by the
University for his excellence in teaching and is a
graduate of Bellarmine College.
Dr. Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty
Dr. Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty has taught at
Bellarmine since 2004. She is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the
Presbyterian Church (USA) and an active member of the Presbytery of
Mid-Kentucky. Christianity and social justice have long been Dr.
Hinson-Hasty’s concern. She is often called upon to speak on issues
related to faith and public life as well as to preach in a variety of
churches. She is the author of Beyond the Social Maze: Exploring
Vida Dutton Scudder’s Theological Ethics (T&T Clark 2006), and
co-editor of Prayers for the New Social Awakening, with
Christian Iosso ( WJKP 2008) and To Do Justice: A Guide for
Progressive Christians (WJKP 2008), with Rebecca Todd Peters.
Dr. Gregory K. Hillis
Greg Hillis joined Bellarmine's faculty in August 2008. Hillis'
interests include the theology and the history of the patristic period,
biblical studies, Christian spirituality and mysticism, 19th and 20th
century Catholic theology, and Eastern Orthodoxy. He studied at McMaster
University in Hamilton, Ontario. The title of his dissertation is "The
Natural Likeness of the Son : Cyril of Alexandria's Pneumatology.
There are also a number of well-qualified adjuncts who
teach in the Theology Department.