Michael E. Connors C.S.C
Rank
Associate Professional Specialist
Title
Associate Professional Specialist in Theology, Director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics
Fields
Liturgical Studies
Education
B.A., Illinois College, 1977 [History and Political Science]
M.Div., University of Notre Dame, 1983
Th.D., Toronto School of Theology/Regis College/University of Toronto, 1997 [Pastoral Theology]
Research and Teaching Interests
Connors' scholarly interests include pastoral ministry, preaching, inculturation, Latino theology, and spirituality. His book, Inculturated Pastoral Planning: The U.S. Hispanic Experience (Gregorian University Press, 2001), examines the U.S. bishops' 1986 document The National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry from the point of view of the theology of inculturation.
Recent Publications
Inculturated Pastoral Planning: The US Hispanic Experience (Inculturation series 21), Roma 2001
"A Future for Initiation? some Challenges on the Road Ahead" in Catechumenate 27:1 (January 2005) 2-17
"A Case Study Method for Theological Reflection in Field Education" co-authored with Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. in Journal of Supervision and Training in Ministry 22 (2002) 131-146
"An Experience of God in History: A Personal Journey into Liberation Spirituality" in Grail: An Ecumenical Journal (Waterloo, Ontario) 7:4 (December 1991) 48-68
Website
Contact
234 Malloy Hall
574-631-3006
Michael.E.Connors.9@nd.edu