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Jeffrey Morrow

Franciscan University of Steubenville, Theology, Faculty Member

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Jeffrey L. Morrow is Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Before that, he was a professor of theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at Seton Hall University, where he taught for 15 years. He specializes in the history of biblical interpretation and the history of modern biblical scholarship, as well as the history of the Roman Catholic Modernist controversy. He earned his Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Dayton. He is a Senior Fellow and Director of the St. Paul Center of Studies at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He has served as a Visiting Scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary, and as a Visiting Scholar at Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem.

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Books by Jeffrey Morrow

A Catholic Guide to the New Testament

West Chester, PA: Ascension Press, 2024. Co-authored with Jeff Cavins, Biff Rocha, and Andrew Swa... more

A Catholic Guide to the Old Testament

by Jeffrey Morrow and Andrew Swafford

West Chester: Ascension, 2023. Co-authored with Jeff Cavins, Andrew Swafford, and Biff Rocha

Murmuring Against Moses: The Contentious History and Contested Future of Pentateuchal Studies

Co-authored with John S. Bergsma. Steubenville, OH Emmaus Academic, 2023.

Liturgy and Sacrament, Mystagogy and Martyrdom: Essays in Theological Exegesis

Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2020.

Modern Biblical Criticism as a Tool of Statecraft (1700-1900)

Co-authored with Scott W. Hahn. Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Academic, 2020.

Pretensions of Objectivity: Toward a Criticism of Biblical Criticism

Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2019.

Seeking the Lord of Middle Earth: Theological Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien

Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2017.

Jesus' Resurrection: A Jewish Convert Examines the Evidence

Principium Institute Historical Background to the Bible 1. Toledo, OH: Principium Institute, 2017.

Three Skeptics and the Bible: La Peyrère, Hobbes, Spinoza, and the Reception of Modern Biblical Criticism

Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2016. Excerpt attached "Used with permission of Wipf and Stock Publishers."

Journal Articles by Jeffrey Morrow

“Alfred Loisy’s Use of St. John Henry Newman: Newman’s Contested Modernist Legacy.”

Newman Studies Journal 20, no. 2 (2023): 68-84.

“The �?Great Love Affair’ with God.”

Chesterton Review 48, nos. 3-4 (2022): 429-438.

“Thy Kingdom Come: The Church and the Kingdom of God in Loisy’s L’Évangile et l’Église.”

Downside Review 137, no. 1 (2019): 3-13.

Études Bibliques: The Early Biblical Work of Alfred Loisy.

Modernism 4 (2018): 12-32.

Studies in Scripture for Moral Theologians

Journal of Moral Theology 7, no. 2 (2018): 36-56.

Spinoza and the Theo-Political Implications of his Freedom to Philosophize.

New Blackfriars 99, no. 1081 (2018): 374-387.

Thomas More on the Sadness of Christ: From Mystagogy to Martyrdom.

Heythrop Journal 58, no. 3 (2017): 365-373.

The Acid of History: La Peyrère, Hobbes, Spinoza, and the Separation of Faith and Reason in Modern Biblical Studies.

Heythrop Journal 58, no. 2 (2017): 169-180.

Dei verbum in Light of the History of Catholic Biblical Interpretation

Josephinum Journal of Theology 23, no. 1-2 (2016): 227-249.

Babylon in Paris: Alfred Loisy as Assyriologist

Journal of Religious History 40, no. 2 (2016): 261-276.

Faith, Reason and History in Early Modern Catholic Biblical Interpretation: Fr. Richard Simon and St. Thomas More

New Blackfriars 96, no. 1066 (2015): 658-673.

A Catholic Guide to the New Testament

West Chester, PA: Ascension Press, 2024. Co-authored with Jeff Cavins, Biff Rocha, and Andrew Swa... more

A Catholic Guide to the Old Testament

by Jeffrey Morrow and Andrew Swafford

West Chester: Ascension, 2023. Co-authored with Jeff Cavins, Andrew Swafford, and Biff Rocha

Murmuring Against Moses: The Contentious History and Contested Future of Pentateuchal Studies

Co-authored with John S. Bergsma. Steubenville, OH Emmaus Academic, 2023.

Liturgy and Sacrament, Mystagogy and Martyrdom: Essays in Theological Exegesis

Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2020.

Modern Biblical Criticism as a Tool of Statecraft (1700-1900)

Co-authored with Scott W. Hahn. Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Academic, 2020.

Pretensions of Objectivity: Toward a Criticism of Biblical Criticism

Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2019.

Seeking the Lord of Middle Earth: Theological Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien

Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2017.

Jesus' Resurrection: A Jewish Convert Examines the Evidence

Principium Institute Historical Background to the Bible 1. Toledo, OH: Principium Institute, 2017.

Three Skeptics and the Bible: La Peyrère, Hobbes, Spinoza, and the Reception of Modern Biblical Criticism

Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2016. Excerpt attached "Used with permission of Wipf and Stock Publishers."

“Alfred Loisy’s Use of St. John Henry Newman: Newman’s Contested Modernist Legacy.”

Newman Studies Journal 20, no. 2 (2023): 68-84.

“The �?Great Love Affair’ with God.”

Chesterton Review 48, nos. 3-4 (2022): 429-438.

“Thy Kingdom Come: The Church and the Kingdom of God in Loisy’s L’Évangile et l’Église.”

Downside Review 137, no. 1 (2019): 3-13.

Études Bibliques: The Early Biblical Work of Alfred Loisy.

Modernism 4 (2018): 12-32.

Studies in Scripture for Moral Theologians

Journal of Moral Theology 7, no. 2 (2018): 36-56.

Spinoza and the Theo-Political Implications of his Freedom to Philosophize.

New Blackfriars 99, no. 1081 (2018): 374-387.

Thomas More on the Sadness of Christ: From Mystagogy to Martyrdom.

Heythrop Journal 58, no. 3 (2017): 365-373.

The Acid of History: La Peyrère, Hobbes, Spinoza, and the Separation of Faith and Reason in Modern Biblical Studies.

Heythrop Journal 58, no. 2 (2017): 169-180.

Dei verbum in Light of the History of Catholic Biblical Interpretation

Josephinum Journal of Theology 23, no. 1-2 (2016): 227-249.

Babylon in Paris: Alfred Loisy as Assyriologist

Journal of Religious History 40, no. 2 (2016): 261-276.

Faith, Reason and History in Early Modern Catholic Biblical Interpretation: Fr. Richard Simon and St. Thomas More

New Blackfriars 96, no. 1066 (2015): 658-673.

Cut Off from Its Wellspring: The Politics Behind the Divorce of Scripture from Catholic Moral Theology

Heythrop Journal 56, no. 4 (2015): 547-558.

Spinoza’s Use of the Psalms in the Context of His Political Project

Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion 11 (2015): 1-18. Abstract: Spinoza’s Tractat... more Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion 11 (2015): 1-18.

Abstract: Spinoza’s Tractatus theologico-politicus pertains to matters of biblical interpretation as much as it does to political philosophy. In addition to laying the groundwork for a method of biblical interpretation in his seventh chapter, Spinoza engages in biblical exegesis throughout his work. Among the many portions of the Bible that he uses and discusses are the Psalms. An examination of Spinoza’s highly selective use of Psalms shows this use to be apologetical. Spinoza used the Psalms as part of his defense of his political philosophy, wherein he privatized religion, handing over pub-lic religious matters (such as ritual) into the hands of the secular state.

Secularization, Objectivity, and Enlightenment Scholarship: The Theological and Political Origins of Modern Biblical Studies

Logos 18, no. 1 (2015): 14-32.

Alfred Loisy and les Mythes Babyloniens: Loisy’s Discourse on Myth in the Context of Modernism

Journal for the History of Modern Theology/Zeitschrift für Neuere Theologiegeschichte 21, no. 1 (... more Journal for the History of Modern Theology/Zeitschrift für Neuere Theologiegeschichte 21, no. 1 (2014): 87-103.

Abstract: With the 1901 publication of his Les Mythes babyloniens et les premiers chapitres de la Genèse, the French Catholic scholar Alfred Loisy examined carefully parallels between Babylonian literature and the Book of Genesis. In German scholarship, this had been a growing fascination since at least the 1895 publication of Hermann Gunkel’s Schöpfung und Chaos in Urzeit und Endzeit. Loisy’s use of the concept of “Myth” provides an important window into the appropriation of German scholarship on religion and the Bible into the French scholarly world. Through Loisy’s work, what had been primarily a German Protestant academic discussion became one of the matchsticks that ignited what would become known as the Roman Catholic Modernist Crisis. This present article situates Loisy’s appropriation of “Myth” from the German scholarship he mastered within the proximate cultural, historical, and religious context that became Roman Catholic Modernism.

Études Assyriologie and 19th and 20th Century French Historical-Biblical Criticism

Near Eastern Archaeological Society Bulletin 59 (2014): 3-20.

Historical Criticism as Secular Allegorism: The Case of Spinoza

Letter & Spirit 8 (2013): 189-221.

Alfred Loisy’s Developmental Approach to Scripture: Reading the "Firmin" Articles in the Context of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Historical Biblical Criticism

International Journal of Systematic Theology 15, no. 3 (2013): 324-344. Abstract: Alfred Loisy... more International Journal of Systematic Theology 15, no. 3 (2013): 324-344.

Abstract: Alfred Loisy’s �?Firmin’ articles applied John Henry Newman’s concept of development of doctrine within church history to the Bible. In doing this, Loisy was attempting to convince his Catholic audience to appropriate the historical critical method within Catholic biblical interpretation. Loisy attempted to explain the notion of development within the Bible, which had become commonplace among the Protestant historical critical scholarship of the time, in light of Newman’s concept of the development of doctrine within history.

Work as Worship in the Garden and the Workshop: Genesis 1-3, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, and Liturgical Hermeneutics

Logos 15, no. 4 (2012): 159-178.

Pre-Adamites, Politics and Criticism: Isaac La Peyrère’s Contribution to Modern Biblical Studies

Journal of the Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies 4, no. 1 (2011): 1-23.

“The Modernist Crisis and the Shifting of Catholic Views on Biblical Inspiration.”

In For the Sake of Our Salvation: The Truth and Humility of God’s Word, ed. Scott W. Hahn, 265-28... more

“The Reluctant Conversion of a Skeptic.”

In By Strange Ways: Theologians and Their Paths to the Catholic Church, ed. Jonathan Fuqua and Da... more

“Methods of Interpreting Scripture and Nature: The Influence of the Baconian Method on Spinoza’s Bible Criticism.”

In Studies in the History of Exegesis, ed. Mark W. Elliott, Raleigh C. Heth, and Angela Zautcke, ... more

“Genesis 1-3 in Modern Jewish and Catholic Traditions: Towards a Theology of Work.”

In Reading and Living Scripture: Essays in Honor of William S. Kurz, S.J., ed. Jeremy Holmes and ... more

“Religion and the Secular State: Loisy’s Use of �?Religion’ Prior to his Excommunication.”

In Constructing Nineteenth-Century Religion: Literary, Historical, and Religious Studies in Dialo... more

The Fate of Catholic Biblical Interpretation in America.

In Weaving the American Catholic Tapestry: Essays in Honor of William L. Portier, ed. Derek C. Ha... more

Dancing on the Wall: An Analysis of Barack Obama’s "Call to Renewal" Keynote Address

by Jeffrey Morrow and Biff Rocha

In What Democrats Talk About When They Talk About God: Religious Communication in Democratic Part... more

Response to Joseph K. Gordon, “(How) Does the Bible Even Exist?”

2022 Fall Lonergan Lecture. Center for Catholic Studies, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ,... more

Babylonian Myths and the Bible: The Historical and Religious Context to Loisy’s Application of "Myth" as a Concept

Papers of the Nineteenth Century Theology Group 44 (2013): 43-62.

Newman, the Scholars, and the Jews: Newman’s Use of the Old Testament in Grammar of Assent in Contrast with 19th Century Biblical Criticism

Center for Catholic Studies, Seton Hall University, Summer Seminar Proceedings: “John Henry Newma... more

The Political and Evangelical Context of Pope John Paul II’s Outreach to the Marginalized

The Ohio Academy of Religion Scholarly Papers (2006): 100-130.

Revisiting the Seventeenth-Century European "Wars of Religion"

The Ohio Academy of Religion Scholarly Papers (2005): 66-80.

Historiographical Conflict Within Biblical Studies: A Case Study of Nuzi and the Patriarchal Narratives in Genesis

The Ohio Academy of Religion Scholarly Papers (2004): 53-65.

The "Sign of the Cross" in the Acts of Paul and Thecla?

Proceedings of the Eastern Great Lakes & Midwest Biblical Societies 23 (2003): 91-100.

75 Years of Comparative Religion at Miami University

The Ohio Academy of Religion Scholarly Papers (2003): 81-87.

Pope John Paul II and the Theory of Evolution

Proceedings of the Institute for Liberal Studies: Science and Culture 13 (2002): 38-44.

A Rhetorical Analysis of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

by Biff Rocha and Jeffrey Morrow

The Ohio Academy of Religion Scholarly Papers (2002): 63-76.

The Historicity of Jesus' Empty Tomb

Ohio Academy of Religion Scholarly Papers (2002): 43-62.

The Word of God Alone

by Biff Rocha and Jeffrey Morrow

The Ohio Academy of Religion Scholarly Papers (2001): 127-132.

The Bishop as a "Type" of God the Father in the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch

The Ohio Academy of Religion Scholarly Papers (2001): 119-126.

“Pre-Conciliar Apologetics and New Blackfriars.”

La Société Internationale d’Études sur Alfred Loisy, San Diego, CA, November 23, 2024.

“History of Religion and History of the Bible: Alfred Loisy’s Retrospective and Prospective View on Modernism in Un mythe apologétique.”

“History of Religion and History of the Bible: Alfred Loisy’s Retrospective and Prospective View ... more “History of Religion and History of the Bible: Alfred Loisy’s Retrospective and Prospective View on Modernism in Un mythe apologétique.” Prophétiser la Religion de l’humanité. Philosophie, histoire et mysticisme dans les petits livres rouges post-modernistes d’Alfred Loisy (1917-1935): Colloque international à l’Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (and online), June 13, 2024

“Nature and Scripture: Galileo’s Proposed Biblical Hermeneutic in the Context of Early Modern Biblical Interpretation.”

“Nature and Scripture: Galileo’s Proposed Biblical Hermeneutic in the Context of Early Modern Bib... more

“Loisy and Newman: Newman’s Contested Modernist Legacy.”

Fall 2022 Newman Symposium: Saint John Henry Newman and Catholic Modernism. The National Institut... more

“Nineteenth Century American Catholic Approaches to Darwinian Evolution.”

“Hermeneutics and Community: The Role of Community in Catholic Biblical Interpretation.”

The International Zoom Conference: “Holy Scripture in the Catholic Church: Ecclesial Dimensions o... more

“Response to Annelies Lannoy’s Alfred Loisy and the Making of History of Religions.”

La Société Internationale d’Études sur Alfred Loisy, San Antonio, TX, November 22, 2021.

On Alfred Loisy and Modern Biblical Studies (2019).

La Société Internationale d’Études sur Alfred Loisy, San Diego, CA, November 23, 2019.

“Doing Theology at Tanks: Practical Lessons from Graduate School.”

After Culture, After New Evangelization, Where Do We Go From Here? The University of Dayton Ph.D.... more

Contending Against Rationalists: Pope Leo XIII’s Response to the Rise of Historical Consciousness in Biblical Studies.

Nineteenth Century Theology Group, American Academy of Religion, Denver, CO, November 18, 2018.

Methods of Interpreting Scripture and Nature: The Influence of the Baconian Method on Spinoza's Biblical Criticism.

History of Interpretation Unit, Society of Biblical Literature, Denver, CO, November 17, 2018.

Engaging Danny Praet and Corinne Bonnet’s Science, Religion and Politics during the Modernist Crisis (2018).

La Société Internationale d’Études sur Alfred Loisy, Denver, CO, November 18, 2018.

Lessons from Paul VI’s Year of Faith and the Fallout after Humanae Vitae.

“Lessons from Paul VI’s Year of Faith and the Fallout after Humanae Vitae,” Blessed Paul VI—Proph... more

Scripture and the Dialectic of Enlightenment: Reading Horkheimer and Adorno’s Classic in Light of Biblical Interpretation

Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Reading, Theory, and the Bible Unit, Boston, MA, N... more

Genealogies of Modernity: Situating Before Church and State in the Context of Modern Theories of Secularization

Society of Catholic Social Scientists 25th Anniversary National Meeting Conference, Panel on “Bef... more

La religion in Loisy: A Look at Alfred Loisy’s Use of �?la religion’ in the Context of the History of Religion.

La Société Internationale d’Études sur Alfred Loisy, San Antonio, Texas, November 20, 2016

Religion and Empire: Loisy’s Use of "Religion" Prior to his Correspondence with Cumont.

Paper presented at The Uses of “Religion” in 19th Century Studies International Conference. The A... more

The Kingdom of God and the Church: A Look at Loisy’s Ecclesiology in L’Évangile et l’Église

La Société Internationale d’Études sur Alfred Loisy, Atlanta, GA, November 22, 2015.

Holiness in the World: On Rereading Lumen Gentium Chapter 5

Short Essay invited to generate discussion in the pre-conference phase for the Internet Vatican I... more Short Essay invited to generate discussion in the pre-conference phase for the Internet Vatican II conference on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vatican II. Conference entitled, “50 Years after Vatican II: Catholic Changes (1965-2015) & the Future of the Church,” December 2015. Essay posted online, July 7, 2015.

The Natural and Supernatural, Ceremony and the Heart: Spinoza’s Use of the Psalms

Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, History of Interpretation Unit, San Diego, Califor... more

“Once There Was No Church and State: Re-Envisioning the Social Order in Light of Thirteenth Century History.”

Nova et Vetera 18, no. 3 (2020): 991-1015.

Averroism, Nominalism, and Mechanization: Hahn and Wiker's Unmasking of Historical Criticism's Political Agenda by Laying Bare its Philosophical Roots

Nova et Vetera 14, no. 4 (2016): 1293-1340.

The Untold History of Modern Biblical Scholarship’s Pre-Enlightenment Secular Origins

Journal of Theological Interpretation 8, no. 1 (2014): 145-155.

The Enlightenment University and the Creation of the Academic Bible: Michael Legaspi’s The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies

Nova et Vetera 11, no. 3 (2013): 897-922.

“Letter of the Smyrnaeans on the Martyrdom of Polycarp.”

In Milestone Documents of Christianity: Exploring the Essential Primary Sources Volume 1: c. 742 ... more

“Eusebius: Ecclesiastical History.”

In Milestone Documents of Christianity: Exploring the Essential Primary Sources Volume 1: c. 742 ... more

“John Henry Newman: An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine.”

In Milestone Documents of Christianity: Exploring the Essential Primary Sources Volume 3: 1738-Pr... more

“Pope Leo XIII: Rerum Novarum.”

In Milestone Documents of Christianity: Exploring the Essential Primary Sources Volume 3: 1738-Pr... more

“Black Elk: Pastoral Letter.”

In Milestone Documents of Christianity: Exploring the Essential Primary Sources Volume 3: 1738-Pr... more

“C.S. Lewis: Mere Christianity.”

In Milestone Documents of Christianity: Exploring the Essential Primary Sources Volume 3: 1738-P... more

“Lives of Jesus and Historico-Critical Skepticism.”

In The Cambridge History of Atheism Volume 1: Atheism from Antiquity to Modernity, ed. Michael Ru... more

“Loisy, Alfred Firmin.”

In Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 16: Lectionary-Lots, ed. Christine Helmer, Steven ... more

“Vatican II.”

In Religion and Politics in America: An Encyclopedia of Church and State in American Life Volume ... more

“Reformation, Protestant.”

In Religion and Politics in America: An Encyclopedia of Church and State in American Life Volume ... more

“Enlightenment, The.”

In Religion and Politics in America: An Encyclopedia of Church and State in American Life Volume ... more

Bible: Genesis

In Milestone Documents of World Religions: Exploring Traditions of Faith Through Primary Sources:... more

Yamauchi, Edwin Masao (b. 1937)

In The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization Volume IV, ed. George Thomas Kurian, 2549-2550. Oxf... more

Lagrange, Marie-Joseph (1855-1938)

In The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization Volume II, ed. George Thomas Kurian, 1291-1293. Oxf... more

John Paul II, Pope (1920-2005; pontificate from 1978)

In The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization Volume II, ed. George Thomas Kurian, 1251-1253. Oxf... more

Hahn, Scott Walker (b. 1957)

In The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization Volume II, ed. George Thomas Kurian, 1088-1089. Oxf... more

Benedict XVI, Pope (b. 1927)

In The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization Volume I, ed. George Thomas Kurian, 228-229. Oxford... more

Bea, Augustin Cardinal (1881-1968)

In The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization Volume I, ed. George Thomas Kurian, 217-218. Oxford... more

Primate Attitudes toward Death

In World History Encyclopedia: An Introduction to World History: Volume 1, ed. Mark Aldenderfer, ... more

Edwin M. Yamauchi (1937-)

In The Encyclopedia of Christian Literature Volume 2, ed. George Thomas Kurian and James D. Smith... more

Review of The Golden Calf Between Bible and Qur’an: Scripture, Polemic, and Exegesis from Late Antiquity to Islam, by Michael Pregill

Review of Biblical Literature (April 2025).

Review of The Bible and the Crisis of Modernism: Catholic Criticism in the Twentieth Century, by Tomáš Petráček

Theological Studies 85, no. 2 (2024): 332-334.

Review of The Catholic Statute of Biblical Interpretation, by Angelo Tosato.

Review of Biblical Literature (November 2024).

Review of Tyconius’ Book of Rules: An Ancient Invitation to Ecclesial Hermeneutics, by Matthew R. Lynskey.

Review of Biblical Literature (October 2024).

Review of Perspectives on the History of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, ed. Agnès Garcia-Ventura and Lorenzo Verderame.

Review of Biblical Literature (October 2024).

Review of Bridging Scripture and Moral Theology: Essays in Dialogue with Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan, S.J., ed. Michael B. Cover, John Thiede, S.J., and Joshua Ezra Burns

Review of Biblical Literature (December 2023).

Review of Paul, Politics, and New Creation: Reconsidering Paul and Empire, by Najeeb T. Haddad.

Journal of Moral Theology 11, no. 2 (2022): 173-174.

Review of Alfred Loisy and the Making of History of Religion: A Study of the Development of Comparative Religion in the Early 20th Century, by Annelies Lannoy

Theological Studies 83, no. 1 (2022): 160-161.

Review of Pesher: L’interpretazione della Parola per la fine dei giorni: Studio sul genere letterario dei Pesharym, by Nicolò Rizzolo

Review of Biblical Literature (December 2022).

Review of Science, Religion and Politics during the Modernist Crisis/Science, Religion et Politique à l’époque de la Crise Moderniste, ed. Danny Praet and Corinne Bonnet

Heythrop Journal 62, no. 1 (2021): 130-132.

Review of Frühe alttestamentliche Arbeiten (1789–1793): Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling Reihe 2, Nachlass 2, ed. Christopher Arnold and Michael Hackl

Review of Biblical Literature (January 2022).

Review of The Bible and Catholic Ressourcement: Essays on Scripture and Theology, by William M. Wright IV

Catholic Biblical Quarterly 84, no. 1 (2022): 167-169.

Review of Inconsistency in the Torah: Ancient Literary Convention and the Limits of Source Criticism, by Joshua A. Berman

Nova et Vetera 19, no. 3 (2021): 1000-1009.

Review of Secularism and Hermeneutics, by Yael Almog

Review of Biblical Literature (April 2021).

Review of The Last Days of the Kingdom of Israel, ed. Shuichi Hasegawa, Christoph Levin, and Karen Radner

Heythrop Journal 62, no. 2 (2021): 367-368.

Review of Handbuch der Bibelhermeneutiken: Von Origenes bis zur Gegenwart, ed. Oda Wischmeyer

Review of Biblical Literature (December 2020).

Review of The Fathers Refounded: Protestant Liberalism, Roman Catholic Modernism, and the Teaching of Ancient Christianity in Early Twentieth-Century America, by Elizabeth A. Clark

Review of Biblical Literature (November 2020).

Review of Jesus Interpreted: Benedict XVI, Bart Ehrman, and the Historical Truth of the Gospels, by Matthew Ramage

Heythrop Journal 61, no. 6 (2020): 1071-1073.

Review of Biblical Criticism in Early Modern Europe: Erasmus, the Johannine Comma and Trinitarian Debate, by Grantley McDonald

Heythrop Journal 61, no. 6 (2020): 1067-1069.

Review of Senses of Scripture, Treasures of Tradition: The Bible in Arabic among Jews, Christians and Muslims, ed. Miriam L. Hjälm

Review of Biblical Literature (April 2020).

“A Family Like Us: Following Jesus, Mary and Joseph to Peace in the Home.”

Our Sunday Visitor (May 2025): 14-19.

Josemaría Escrivá: The Saint of Ordinary Life

The Imaginative Conservative (7 September 2019). Available online at: https://theimaginativeconse... more

Explaining Bias and the History of Modern Biblical Scholarship: A Response to Thomas L. Thompson.

The Bible and Interpretation (March 2017).

On Biblical Scholarship and Bias

The Bible and Interpretation (December 2016).

Beginning Each Day in the Presence of God: The Importance of the Morning Offering

Homiletic & Pastoral Review (13 June 2016).

Undermining the Bible for Centuries

Crisis (7 June 2016).

Did Reno Get It Right? Laudato Si in Its Centuries-Long Context

Homiletic & Pastoral Review (14 September 2015).

Taking Up the Cross Daily by Praying with Our Senses: On the Role of Mortification in the Christian Life

Homiletic & Pastoral Review (30 August 2015).

St. Josemaría Escrivá: The Saint of Ordinary Life

Crisis (25 June 2015).

The Ongoing Dictatorship of Relativism

Crisis (9 June 2015).

The Crises of Saints

Crisis (5 May 2015).

A "Sharing between Friends": The Art of Mental Prayer

Homiletic & Pastoral Review (2 November 2012).

Jesus in History

The Catholic Answer (May/June 2003): 32-35.

"Son of Jonah" and Papal Infallibility

The Catholic Answer (September/October 2002): 38-39, 41.

The Song of Mary

The Catholic Answer (May/June 2002): 32-34.

Our Daily Bread

The Catholic Answer (January/February 2002): 8-10.

Finding Faith

Worldwide Challenge (March/April 2001): 25-27.

To Remain in Christ

The Catholic Answer (March/April 2001): 37-39.

In the Crosshairs of the Canon

This Rock (November 2000): 22-27.

A Spiritual Journey from Jerusalem to Rome

New Oxford Review (September 2000): 27-30, 32-33.

Evangelical Catholics and Catholic Biblical Scholarship: An Examination of Scott Hahn’s Canonical, Liturgical, and Covenantal Biblical Exegesis

Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA, 2007. Dissertation Director: Will... more

Luke: The Story of Salvation Fulfilled

Co-authored with Jeff Cavins. West Chester, PA: Ascension Press, 2024.

Speaking with God: A Short Primer on Mental Prayer

Toledo, OH: Principium Institute, 2017.

Catholic Apologetics Resources

Toledo, OH: Principium Institute, 2017.

Matthew 16:17-19 in its Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Context: Implications for Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Dialogue on the Papacy

M.A. Thesis, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA, 2003. Thesis Director: Dennis M. Doyle Rea... more