Fr. Thomas Rausch, S.J.
Fr. Thomas Rausch, S.J., Emeritus T. Marie Chilton Professor of Catholic Theology; Professor of Theological Studies
1 LMU Drive, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, USA
trausch@lmu.edu
Office: University Hall #3722
Telephone: (310)-338-2931
Departmental 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
Courses Currently Teaching
- Fr. Rausch teaches in the area of Systematic Theology.
Professional Bio
Rev. Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., Ph.D. in religion from Duke University (1976), is the Emeritus 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 28 books and over 300 articles and reviews.
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 and served on the Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogue in the U.S.(2007-14) . He is co-chair of the Theological Commission of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and co-chair of the Los Angeles Catholic-Evangelical Committee.
Selected Publications
Fr. Rausch has authored 23 books, including Pope Benedict XVI: An Introduction to His Theological Vision, The roots of the Catholic Tradition, Catholicism at the Dawn of the Third Millennium, Reconciling Faith and Reason, and Systematic Theology: A Roman Catholic Approach. Please visit Father Rausch’s personal website for full list of publications: http://faculty.lmu.edu/trausch/ or visit Father Rausch's Amazon.com page to view a list of publications available for purchase.
Personal Message
“If it’s worth being done, it’s worth being done right”