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Graduate Theological Studies

Fr Rausch Thomas P. Rausch, S.J.
Professor of Theological Studies;
Chilton Professor of Catholic Theology.
Department of Theological Studies
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, USA
trausch@lmu.edu
Office: University Hall #3722
Telephone: (310) 338-7670
Departamental FAX: (310) 338-1947

Academic Background
Ph.D., Duke University, 1976
S.T.M., Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, 1972
M.A. Gonzaga University, 1967
B.A., Gonzaga University, 1966
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Current Areas of Research
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Courses Currently Teaching
Fr. Rausch teaches in the area of ecclesiology, Christology and ecumenism.
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Professional Bio
Rev. Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., Ph.D. in religion from Duke University (1976), is the T. Marie Chilton Professor
of Catholic Theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. A specialist in the areas of ecclesiology, ecumenism, and the theology of the priesthood, he has published 13 books and over 100 articles.

From 1981 to 1985 Father Rausch served as Director of Campus Ministry at LMU. In 1983-1984 he was appointed by the Secretariat for Christian Unity as Catholic Tutor to the Ecumenical Institute, the World Council of Churches study center at Bossey, Switzerland. He was rector of the Jesuit community at Loyola Marymount from 1988 to 1994, and chair of the department of Theological Studies from 1994-2000.

Father Rausch was a member of the U.S. Catholic/Southern Baptist Conversation 1994-2001 and was one of the signatories of the Richard John Neuhaus/Charles Colson Evangelicals and Catholics Together 1997 document, "The Gift of Salvation." In 2001 he was appointed to the Roman Catholic/World Evangelical Alliance Consultation. He is co-chair of the Theological Commission of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles; he  is also a member of the Editorial Commission for The Tidings and serves as co-chair of the Los Angeles Catholic-Evangelical Committee.
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Selected Publications
Fr. Rausch has authored thirteen books, including The roots of the Catholic Tradition, Catholicism at the Dawn of the Third Millennium, Reconciling Faith and Reason. Please visit Father Rausch’s personal website for full list of publications: http://myweb.lmu.edu/trausch/
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Personal Message
“If it’s worth being done, it’s worth being done right”
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Personal Website
http://myweb.lmu.edu/trausch/

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