Columba Stewart, OSB

Professor of Theology, 1983-; Chair of Department of Theology, 1992-1994; Curator of Research Collections, 1998-; A.B., Harvard College, 1979; M.A., Yale University, 1981; D.Phil., University of Oxford, 1989; Dominican Studium, Oxford, 1988-89. cstewart@csbsju.edu

Publications:

"Evagrius Ponticus and the "Eight Generic Logismoi" for In the Garden of Evil: The Vices and Culture in the Middle Ages, ed. Richard Newhauser (Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 2005), pp.3-34.

"Christian Spirituality in the Roman Empire, 100-600 CE" for The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality, ed. Arthur Holder (Oxford: Blackwell, 2005).

"Monasticism" in Saint John's at 150: A Portrait of this Place Called Collegeville, ed. Hilary Thimmesh (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2006).

"Monastic Perspectives on Celibacy," for Sexuality and the U.S. Catholic Church: Crisis and Renewal, ed. Lisa Cahill (New York: Crossroad, 2006), pp. 120-25.

Introduction to Thomas Merton, Cassian and the Fathers: Initiation Into the Monastic Tradition, ed. Patrick O'Connell (Monastic Wisdom Series) (Collegeville, Liturgical Press, 2005).

Review of Francis J. Clark, The "Gregorian" Dialogues and the Origins of Benedictine Monasticism, in Theological Studies 66 (2005), 452-454.

Lectures and Presentations:

Roundtable on Microfilm/ Digital Resources for Medieval Studies, 41st International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western State University, Kalamazoo, MI, May 4, 2006.

Monastic Formators' Program, Rome, Presentations on background to the Rule of Benedict, the teaching of the Rule on authority, and monastic formation, May 29-June 2.

Catholic Theological Society of America, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX: "The Encounter of the Early Church with the Greek and Roman World: A View from Monastic Theology," June 8, 2006.

Monastic Institute, Saint John's School of Theology, "Early Monasticism and Community Movements Today: What is Old and New and How Do They Meet?," July 1, 2006.

New Camaldoli Hermitage, Big Sur, California, presentations on various monastic topics, July 17-21, 2006.

Retreats Given:

Glenstal Abbey, Limerick, Ireland, August 8-12, 2005.

Cistercian Abbey, Dallas, Texas, August 15-18, 2006. 

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