Terrence Ehrman
Assistant Teaching Professor
Primary Area: Systematic Theology
Biography
Fr. Terrence P. Ehrman, C.S.C. investigates the relationship between theology and science, particularly the life sciences of ecology and evolution. His interdisciplinary interests bring together faith and reason to better understand and develop a Catholic vision of who God is as Creator, who humans are as creatures, and what their relationship is to God, themselves, and the natural world. He teaches courses entitled Science, Theology, and Creation and Theology and Ecology. From 2016-19, Fr. Ehrman was the assistant director of the Center for Theology, Science, and Human Flourishing at Notre Dame. He has a B.S. in biology and M.Div. from Notre Dame, M.S. in aquatic ecology from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in systematic theology from The Catholic University of America. He is originally from Baltimore, Maryland and was ordained a Holy Cross priest in 2000.
Research Interests
Theology of Creation, Science and Faith, Watershed Theology
Selected Publications
“Anthropogenesis and the Soul.” Scientia et Fides 8.2 (2020): 173-192.
“Joseph Ratzinger’s Debates with Gisbert Greshake: An Argument for the Resurrection of Matter.” Modern Theology 2019.
“Serene Attentiveness to Creator and Creation.” In Pope Francis and the Event of Encounter, edited by Donald Wallenfang and John Cavadini, 93-112. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2018.
“Evolution and Providence: Discovering Creation as Carmen Dei.” Theology and Science 13 (2015): 271-87.
“Disability and Resurrection Identity.” New Blackfriars 96 (2015): 723-38.
Education
- B.S. Biology, University of Notre Dame
- M.Div., University of Notre Dame
- M.S. Aquatic Ecology, Virginia Tech
- Ph.D. Systematic Theology, The Catholic University of America