Professional Documents
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Thomas
Boston College
Department of Theology
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
sarah.thomas.2@bc.edu
(608) 509-5447
EDUCATION
Boston College May 2018 (expected)
Ph.D., Systematic Theology, minor in Theological Ethics
PUBLICATIONS
Book Review: The Source of All Love: Catholicity and the Trinity (Orbis, 2017) by Heidi
Russell, Reading Religion (A publication of the American Academy of Religion), August 23,
2017. http://readingreligion.org/books/source-all-love.
Life in the Kingdom: Meal as Symbol of Jesus Mission Concept [Online], (30 November
2007). Published as Sarah Sahu
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LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
Mercy in Cyberspace: Pope Francis as Model for a Theological April 2018
Anthropology forthcoming
For the conference, Pope Francis, A Voice Crying Out in the World:
Mercy, Justice, Love, and Care for the Earth, Institute for Catholic
Social Thought, Villanova University
Karl Rahners Theology of Neighbor Love and C. Daniel Batsons June 2018
Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis forthcoming
For the annual convention of the Catholic Theological Society of
America, themed Grace at Work in the World
Karl Rahner's Theology of Friendship and the Science of Reciprocity December 2017
For the Boston College Systematic Theology Colloquium forthcoming
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Response to Joseph C. Collins Thomas Aquinas Biblical March 2012
Theologian: A Study of Grace, Faith, and Charity in His
Commentary on Saint Pauls Epistle to the Galatians
For the Boston College Systematic Theology Colloquium
TEACHING
Boston College Sep. 2017-
Teaching Assistant, International Studies Program
Course: Ethics, Religion, and International Politics, serving Erik C. Owens
Professional Development:
Additional Courses:
Re-Imagining the Lecture
Teaching through Disruption (strategies for designing and conducting an online course)
Teaching Students with Disabilities
Creating your ePortfolio
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TEACHING (continued)
Professional Development (continued):
Panelist, Teaching Fellows Panel at the Graduate Student Teaching August 2016
Conference, Center for Teaching Excellence
Volunteer webmaster for the Faith, Peace, and Justice Program February 2016-
Planning Committee, Faculty/Student Retreat, Department of Theology December 2015-
Co-facilitator, Faculty/Student Retreat, Department of Theology December 2015
Faculty panel on Mentorship and Collegiality
Online Registration, Meditation, Interfaith Learning, and Sep. 2013-Nov. 2013
Social Service: Deep Learning Across Religious Boundaries
with Paul F. Knitter and John Makransky, Department of Theology
LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES
French: reading
German: reading
Spanish: reading
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SERVICE TO CHURCH AND COMMUNITY
Rosies Place, Boston, MA Jan. 2014-Jan. 2016
Kitchen Volunteer
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