Maura Shea
Primary Area: History of Christianity
Biography
Maura Shea is a Ph.D. student in History of Christianity at the University of Notre Dame and a Solomon Fellow with the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. Her research in theology of scripture, patristic and medieval exegesis, and Christological doctrine attends to how the Christian tradition provides resources for contemporary theology.
For eight years she taught high school English and spent three years working with and leading seminars for undergraduate and graduate students of Princeton University. Her areas of personal interests include education and pedagogy, folk music, and literature.
Research Interests
Patristic and Medieval Exegesis, Theology of Inspiration and Scripture, Development of Trinitarian and Christological doctrine, formation of the NT canon, Jesus traditions and the Gospels, thought of Benedict XVI
Representative Publications
“‘Secrets Are Revealed to Friends’: The Nuanced Teaching of St. Thomas on the human author of the fourth Gospel.” Nova et Vetera vol. 24. no. 3 (2026): 1021-1038.
“A Living Scriptural Commentary: Caritas in The Life and Miracles of St. Benedict .” American Benedictine Review 76.3 (2025): 324-336. (https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/55389)
Education
- M.T.S., History of Christianity, University of Notre Dame
- M.Ed., Alliance for Catholic Education, University of Notre Dame
- B.A. in English Literature and Theology, University of Dallas