William Gregory, Ph.D.
Educational Background
Ph.D., Systematic Theology, Boston College
B.A., Religious Studies, Fairfield University
Teaching Philosophy
Knowledge has a power all its own to transform lives and open up the world anew. I mainly aspire to be a messenger, to share great ideas through good conversation.
Profile
Professional Background
Dr. William P. Gregory joined the Clarke faculty in 2008. Previously, he taught in the Religious Studies Department at the University of Dayton in Ohio, and with the Christian Brothers in The Gambia, West Africa, through the US Peace Corps. His research interests include the theology of mission, religious epistemology, intellectual challenges to religious faith, and Western culture as a context for Christian mission. Gregory is active in the American Society of Missiology (ASM) and currently serves as an associate editor of the journal, Missiology: An International Review. From 2010-2011, he served as President of the Association of Professors of Mission (APM).
Courses Taught
- RELS 211 Faith and Doubt
- RELS 213 Christianity and American Culture
- RELS 217 Science and Religion
- RELS 218 Ethics for Christian Living
- RELS 402 Trinity, Mission, and World Christianity
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Publications
Pope Francis, Go Forth: Toward a Community of Missionary Disciples, selected with commentary by William P. Gregory (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2019). Catholic Press Association media award: Second Place Award for a book on Pope Francis.
“Pope Francis’s Effort to Revitalize Catholic Mission,” International Bulletin of Mission Research, Vol. 43, No. 1 (January 2019), 7-19.
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Presentations
Five 60-minute lectures on “Pope Francis and the Mission of the Church,” Summer Clergy Institute, July 6-7, 2021, San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch, NJ.
“The Practical Turn in Magisterial Mission Theology under Pope Francis,” webinar on “Pope Francis and Mission,” Overseas Ministries Study Center, January 7, 2021, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ.