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Hansol Goo

Assistant Professor of Liturgical Theology

Education

  • Ph.D. in Theology (Specialization in Liturgical Studies): University of Notre Dame, 2023
  • Licentiate in History and Cultural Heritage of the Church: Pontifical Gregorian University, 2018
  • Baccalaureate in History and Cultural Heritage of the Church: Pontifical Gregorian University, 2015
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts: Columbus College of Art and Design 2005

Areas of Teaching and Research

  • Hansol Goo teaches in the area of liturgy and sacramental theology, global Catholicism, and sacred art and architecture.

Biography

  • Hansol Goo, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Liturgical Theology at the School of Theology and Seminary and the Department of Theology. She is also Director of the Godfrey Diekmann Center. She teaches and researches in sacramental theology, global Catholicism, theology of migration, and theology of art and architecture. She earned her PhD degree in theology from the University of Notre Dame in the USA, a Baccalaureate and a Licentiate degree in History and Cultural Heritage of the Church from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio. Her doctoral dissertation is titled Migrant God: Anamnesis and Migrant Sacramentality for Korean American Catholics. Her recent publication includes “Worship Space and Immigrant Memory: Korean Parishes in Los Angeles and New Jersey” in the Journal of Global Catholicism, and a chapter published in Italian, titled “Benedetto XVI e l’Arte Sacra: Sofferenza e Conversione per Vedere la Verità” in Pope Art: Tra Religione, Estetica, e Spiritualità. She enjoys traveling, taking walks, and reading.

Publications

  • “Worship Space and Immigrant Memory: Korean Parishes in Los Angeles and New Jersey,” Journal of Global Catholicism, Vol. 7, Iss. 2, Article 4. p.52-83.
  • “From Division to Encounter: Spatial Considerations for Hospitality in Shared Parishes” (Forthcoming in Liturgy; August 2024)
  • “Benedetto XVI e l’Arte Sacra: Sofferenza e Conversione per Vedere la Verità” in Yvonne Dohna Schlobitten, ed., Pope Art: Tra Religione, Estetica, e Spiritualità. Rome: G&B Press, 2022.
  • “L’iconografia musicale nella Madonna dell’Orchestra di Giovanni Boccati: un’esperienza sensoriale dell’Armonia Cosmica” in Barbara Aniello, ed., L’Arte dei Suoni Dipinti, Trapani: Il Pozzo di Giacobbe, 2018.

Research interests

  • Sacramental Theology
  • Global Catholicism
  • Korean Catholicism
  • Theology of Migration
  • Ritual Studies
  • Sacred Art and Architecture
  • Spirituality and Mysticism