Kevin Grove, CSC

Associate Professor

Primary Area: Systematic Theology

Headshot of a priest with short blond hair, light eyes, and a slight smile. He wears a black clerical shirt with a white Roman collar and a dark suit jacket against a gray background.
Office
436 Malloy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone
+1 574-631-7040
Email
kgrove1@nd.edu

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Biography

Born and raised in Montana, Kevin Grove was ordained a Holy Cross priest at Notre Dame in 2010. After doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge and before joining the faculty at Notre Dame, Grove was a post-doctoral researcher at L’Institut Catholique in Paris, France and a fellow at the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study. In addition to his research and teaching, Grove serves as the Director of the Master of Divinity Program.

Research Interests

Memory, St. Augustine, Theologies of Grace, Christology, Sacraments, and Blessed Basil Moreau

Selected Publications

Augustine on Memory. New York: Oxford University Press, 2021.

Art, Desire, and God: Phenomenological Perspectives, Eds. K. Grove, C. Rios, and T. Nutter (London: Bloomsbury, September 2023).

“Transfiguring Speech: Prayer and the Psalms,” in The T&T Clark Companion to Christian Prayer, edited by Ashley Cocksworth and John McDowell, 45–64. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

“An Unconventional Christology for Consecrated Life: Encounter and the Development of a Presentation Paradigm,” Review for Religious 1:1 (2021): 15–30.

“Rhetoric and Reality: Augustine and Pope Francis on Preaching Christ and the Poor,” Theological Studies 80: 3 (2019): 530-553.

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Cambridge