Address
Kenrick-Glennon Seminary
5200 Glennon Drive
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone: (314) 792-6129
Email:
gresham@kenrick.edu
Education
Ph.D. Religious Studies.
Baylor University
1991.
Awards: University Scholarship
Dissertation: The Social Model of the Trinity in the Theologies of
Leonard Hodgson, Jürgen Moltmann, and Joseph Bracken
M.S. Library Science.
University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences
1994.
Awards: Outstanding Student in Library Science
M.A. Theological Studies.
Wheaton College
1985
Awards: Outstanding Student in Theology
Thesis:
Charles G. Finney’s Doctrine of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit
B.A. with High Honors.
Biblical Studies.
Wheaton College
1979.
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Academic
Experience
Current
Kenrick-Glennon Seminary.
Kenrick School of Theology. St. Louis MO.
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology. 2002-present
Associate Academic Dean & Director of the Library 2010-present
Courses:
Christology, World Religions and Triune God, Protestantism, Pneumatology, Apologetics,
Sacrament of Marriage, Creation
Adjunct Professor:
Paul VI Pontifical Institute of
Catechetical and Pastoral Studies,
Archdiocese of St. Louis MO. 2001-present
Courses: Catechism I: Basic Catholic Doctrine, Understanding Scripture, Theology of the
Church, Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue
Office of the
Diaconate. St. Louis Archdiocese. Formation Program. 2003-present
Courses:
Christology, Ecclesiology,
Johannine Literature.
Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus,
Kirkwood Mo 2003-present.
Courses: Christology, Ecclesiology,
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Institute for Priestly Formation,
Omaha, NE. Summers, 2010 --
Courses: The Mystery of the Liturgy: Receiving in Celebration and
in Life
Previous Positions
Quincy University M.A. Pastoral
Theology (Permanent Diaconate program).
Adjunct Professor 2003-2004.
Courses: Theological Research: Methods and
Sources.
Fontbonne University
St. Louis MO.
Library Director / Part-time Instructor in Religious
Studies 1999-2003.
Courses: Introduction to Religious Studies (traditional classroom, accelerated, and
online versions)
Franciscan
University of Steubenville,
Steubenville OH.
Head of Information Services, John Paul II Library / Part-time Instructor in
Theology 1996-1999
Courses: Introduction to Scripture, Christology, Ecclesiology, Sacraments
Sterling
College,
Sterling KS.
Director of Library Services. 1994-1996
Courses: Information
Literacy
Baylor
University,
Waco TX. 1988-1994
Reference Associate Moody/Jesse H. Jones Libraries
Christian Life College, Mt.
Prospect IL. 1983-1984.
Part-time Instructor.
Courses: Old Testament Survey, General Epistles, Hermeneutics
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Publications
Books /
Articles
/ Websites
/ Book Reviews
Books:
Jesus 101: God and
Man. Liguori, MO: Liguori Publications, 2010.
Charles
G. Finney’s Doctrine of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Peabody
MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1987.
Articles:
Contemplating Christ in the Classroom. In Seminary Theology:
Teaching in a Contemplative Way. Omaha: Institute for
Priestly Formation, 2010.
All About Mary: Three Papal Teachings that Celebrate Her Life.
Liguorian (May 2010)
Religion in a Culture of Science, Skepticism, and Do-it-yourself Spirituality.
Liguorian. (September 2009).
Winner of 2010 Catholic Press Award: Best Essay, General
Interest Magazines, 3rd Place. Catholic Press Association of the US and Canada.
Werner Stark.
Catholic Social
Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy: An Encyclopedia, eds. J. Varacalli, S. Krason, R. Myers, and M. Coulter (Scarecrow Press,
2007).
Divine Pedagogy as a Model for Online Education.
Teaching
Theology and Religion. 9.1 (2006): 24-28.
The
Collective Charisma of the Catholic Church: Werner Stark’s Critique of Max
Weber’s Routinization Theory.
Catholic Social
Science Review
8 (2003): 123-139.
Available online:
Abstract /
Full Text
The Prophetic, Priestly and Royal Sacrifice of Christ. The
Priest. (April 2003): 44-48.
Cyber-plagiarism: Technological and Cultural Background and Suggested
Responses.
Catholic Library
World.
73:1 (2002): 16-19.
Three Trinitarian Spiritualities. In
Exploring Christian Spirituality:
An Ecumenical Reader Kenneth Collins, Ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Books,
2000. (Reprinted from Journal of
Spiritual Formation )
A
Guide to Religious Studies Resources on the Internet. In The Internet Compendium:
Subject Guides to Humanities Resources. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1995.
The Place
of Religion in the Universe of Knowledge According to Various Systems of
Bibliographic Classification.
Journal of Religious and Theological Information 2 (1994): 29-43.
From
Invisible College to Cyberspace College: Computer Conferencing and the
Transformation of Informal Scholarly Communication Networks.
Interpersonal Computing and Technology. 2.4 (1994): 37-52. Available
online: <http://www.emoderators.com/ipct-j/1994/n4/gresham.txt>
Three
Trinitarian Spiritualities.
Journal of Spiritual Formation 15 (1994): 21-33.
(Reprinted in Exploring Christian
Spirituality )
The Social
Model of the Trinity and its Critics.
Scottish Journal of Theology 46 (1993): 325-343.
Web Publications
Catholic
Web Resources: A Guide to Catholic Resources on the Internet.
2002-present.
<
http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/catholic.htm
>
Catholic
Apologetics Library 2005
<
http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/apologetics/ >
Guide to Catholic Biblical Interpretation
2000.
<
http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/cbi/ >
Finding
God in Cyberspace: A Guide to Religious Studies Resources on the Internet. 1994--2005. (not updated) <http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/contents.htm>
Book (and web)
Reviews:
Reviews in CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries:
- Christology: a biblical,
historical, and systematic study of Jesus by Gerald O'Collins. (March,
2010)
- No Ordinary Angel: Celestial
Spirits and Christian Claims about Jesus by Susan R.
Garrett (June, 2009)
- Finding the Voice of the Church by George
Dennis O'Brien (February 2008)
- The Trinitarian theology of
Saint Thomas Aquinas by Gilles Emery (November 2007)
- The Digital Library of the Catholic Reformation
(online database) (July 2007)
- The Trinity guide to the
Christian Church by William J. La Due (April 2007)
- Without Roots: The West, Relativism, Christianity by Joseph Ratzinger
(Pope Benedict XVI) and Marcello Pera (October 2006)
- Faith in Honesty: The Essential Nature of Theology by Andrew Shanks
(April 2006).
- The Trinity: Rediscovering
the Central Christian Mystery by M. John Farrelly.
(July 2005).
- World Christian Database
(Internet Resource).(May 2005).
- Christian community in
history: v.1: Historical ecclesiology by Roger Haight.
(May 2005).
- Documents of Vatican II (Internet
Resource) December
2004).
- Who is Jesus? An Introduction to
Christology by Thomas Rausch. (September 2004).
- Footbridge Towards the Other (Introduction to the Philosophy & Poetry of John Paul II) by
John
McNerney. (February
2004)
- The Trinity Guide to the Trinity
by William J. LaDue.
(December
2003)
- Josef Fuchs on Natural Law by Mark
Graham. (September
2003)
- God: A
Brief History by John Bowker (April 2003)
- Habits of the High-Tech Heart: Living Virtuously in the Information Age
by Quentin Schultze. . (February 2003)
- The Paradox of God and the Science of
Omniscience by Clifford Pickover.
(November 2002)
- Biblical Studies on the Internet by
Roland Worth, Jr. (September 2002)
- International Religious Freedom Report
(website) by the U.S. Department of State.
(July 2002)
- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of
Capitalism by Max Weber, translated by Stephen Kalberg.
C (May 2002).
- Christians in a .com World
by Gene Edward Veith, Jr. and
Christopher L. Stamper. (November 2001).
- Give
Me That Online Religion by Brenda E. Brasher. (October 2001).
- Enhancing
Religious Identity: Best Practices from Catholic Campuses edited by
John Wilcox and Irene King. (July 2001).
- The
Politics of Religious Studies by Donald Wiebe. (July 2001).
- Weberian
Sociology of Religion (website) by Moriyuki Abukuma. (May 2001)
- The
Making of the Pope of the Millennium: Kalendarium of the life of Karol
Wojtyla. (February
2001).
- The
Catholic Imagination by Andrew Greeley. (December 2000).
- The
Pope’s Armada by Gordon Urquhart. (May 2000).
- The
Chair of St. Peter: A History of the Papacy by William La Due. (January 2000).
Reviews in Journal of Church and State:
-
Modern
Christian Revivals edited by Edith Blumhofer and Randall Balmer. Vol. 36 (1994): 612-613.
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Achieving
an Abortion Free America by 2001 by Thomas Glessner. Vol.
33 (1991): 827.
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Presentations
Theological and Religious Presentations:
Theology & the Church. Proseminar for
Undergraduate Theology Majors. St. Louis University, St. Louis. April 12,
2010.
Contemplating Christ in the Classroom: The Relationship between
Theology and Spirituality. St. Louis Society of Catholic
Theologians. Fontbonne University, St. Louis MO. November 18, 2009.
Contemplating Christ in the Seminary Classroom. Workshop
for Seminary Faculty. Institute for Priestly Formation. Omaha, NE. September
13, 2009.
Jesus is Lord! Teaching the Deity of Christ. Religious
Education Institute. Archdiocese of Saint Louis Department of Religious
Education. St. Louis, MO. August 10, 2009.
Spiritual but not Religious? Young Adults of Cathedral
Basilica. St. Louis, MO. June 19, 2009.
My Journey Into the Catholic Church. Guest Speaker for
St. Louis Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Officer Installation. St. Louis,
MO June 14, 2009.
"Spirit of Truth Calls us into Mission." Pentecost Day
of Renewal. St. Louis Catholic Charismatic Renewal Center. Holy Redeemer
Church, Webster Groves, MO. May 30, 2009
Profession of Faith Workshop: Catechism of the Catholic Church Part I.
Paul VI Institute. St. Louis, MO. March 28, 2009.
"Conversion Corner" Guest on Seize the Day radio program
hosted by Gus Lloyd. The Catholic Channel. Sirius Radio 159. March,
4, 2009.
Trinity, Father, Son and Spirit in the Letters of St. Paul. Monastery of St Clare. St. Louis, MO. Jan-Mar. 2009.
St. Paul's Trinitarian Spirituality. Pauline Lecture Series.
Pauline Books & Media..St. Louis, MO. Feb. 11, 2009.
St. Paul's Theology of the Body: John Paul II's Interpretation of St.
Paul in Theology of the Body.
Pauline Symposium. Aquinas Institute. St. Louis, MO. Oct. 3, 2008.
The Mission of the Bride: Bridal Ecclesiology and the Mission of the
Church and Response to "The Church and the Churches"
2008 Theological Symposium: Lutheran Ecclesiology for the Third
Millennium. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO Sept. 23-24, 2008.
Guest on Journey Home television program, hosted by Marcus Grodi
on EWTN. August 11,2008. Audio available for free: click here to
Listen or here to
Download. Video available for purchase from
EWTN Online Catalog.
Reading Genesis 1:27 in light of John Paul II's Theology of the Body.
Male and Female He Created Them: Women in Time of War. Center for
Lutheran Theology and Public Life. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. March
27, 2008.
Charisms in Scripture and Church Tradition. St. Louis Catholic
Charismatic Center. Spring 08 Conference. March 7-8, 2008.
My Journey to the Catholic Church. Our Lady of the Lake Catholic
Church. Branson, MO. January 20, 2008.
A Catholic Response to the Quest for the Historical Jesus. Legatus
of St. Louis. January15, 2008.
Testimony. St. Louis Catholic Charismatic Conference. St. Louis,
MO. November 2, 2007.
Catholic Response to the Quest for the Historical Jesus & Paradigm Shifts in the Study of New Testament Christology.
Annual
Institute for Priests and Deacons of the Diocese of Springfield/Cape
Girardeau, MO. Branson, MO. October 24-26, 2007.
The Mysteries of Advent: Welcoming the Christ Who Came, Who Comes and Who
Will Come Again. Incarnate Word Parish, Chesterfield, Mo December 21, 2006.
Apologetics 101. Gateway Women's Speaker Series. Gateway
Academy. Chesterfield, Mo, September 29, 2005.
My Journey to the Catholic Church. Theology on Tap. St.
Charles, Mo. September 13, 2005.
Teaching Incarnationally: The Divine Pedagogy as Model for Teaching.
2005 Religious Education Institute. Archdiocese of St. Louis Department
of Religious Education. St. Louis, MO August 16, 2005.
Divine Pedagogy as
a Model for Online Education. Theology and Pedagogy in Cyberspace II.
Evanston, IL. April 17, 2004.
The Passion of the Christ Paul VI Institute Lenten Series. St.
Louis Mo March 9, 2004.
My Spiritual Journey to the Catholic Church. Inspiration Quest.
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church,
Dardenne Mo. October, 2003
My Spiritual Journey to the Catholic Church. Men's Evening of Reflection
St. Louis Regnum Christi Men's
Evening of Reflection. March 2003
Spiritual
Surfing: Encountering God on the Internet.
Invited Guest
Discussant. Online Course sponsored by Hartford Seminary and Beliefnet.
November-December, 2002.
Religion and the Internet. Radio Interview. Talk to America. Voice
of America. March 29, 2002.
Charismatic
Experience and Trinitarian Spirituality.
Society for Pentecostal Studies Annual
Meeting, Springfield,
MO, 1992.
The Social
Model of the Trinity and its Critics. Annual Southwest Regional Meeting,
American Academy of Religion. Dallas, TX. 1990.
Library and Information Science Presentations:
Cyber-Plagiarism Workshop:
- St. Louis
Regional Library Network Technology Expo.
St. Louis, March 11, 2003
- Catholic Library Association St. Louis Chapter.
St. Louis, October 6, 2002
- Catholic Library Association Annual Conference.
Atlantic City, NJ. April 4, 2002
- Teaching Circle. Fontbonne University. St. Louis, Mo. March 1,
2002
- Faculty Workshop. Missouri Baptist College. St. Louis Mo.
February 2, 2002
- OPTIONS Faculty Workshop.
Fontbonne College. St. Louis, Mo. September 22, 2001.
Building
Information Literacy with B.R.R.I.C.K.S. (Biweekly Report on Research Information and
Computer Knowledge and Skills) Poster Session. Association of College
and Research Libraries 9th National Conference. Detroit, MI.
April 8–11, 1999.
Internet/InterNOT:
Beyond the Hype. South Central Kansas Library System Annual Meeting.
Wichita KS. October 30, 1995.
Searching the
Internet for Religious and Theological Resources.
Pre-Conference Workshop. American Theological Library Association Annual
Conference. Nashville, TN. June 14, 1995.
Lost in
Cyberspace? A Search Strategy for Finding Information on the Internet.
Kansas Library Association Annual Tri-Conference. Topeka, KS. March 22,
1995.
Finding
Religious Information Resources on the Internet: A Search Strategy. ACRL Religion and Philosophy Discussion Group. ALA
Midwinter Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. February, 1995.
From Invisible
College to Cyberspace College: Computer Conferencing and the Transformation of
Informal Scholarly Communication.
Information 2000: An Interdisciplinary Future. North Texas Student
Chapter of the American Society of Information Science. Denton, TX. July 15,
1994.
Internet
Resources for Religious Studies: What? How? Why?
Southwest Area Theological Library Association. Fort Worth, TX. October
28, 1994.
Finding God in
Cyberspace: Introduction to the Internet as a Source of Information and
Communication for Religious Studies Scholars. Annual Southwest Regional Meeting, Association for the Scientific
Study of Religion. Dallas, TX. 1994.
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Professional Service
Director of Assessment, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 2008--.
Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. Archdiocese of St.
Louis. 2008--.
Institutional Self-Study, Member of Steering Committee and Chair of
Subcommittee, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 2007-2009.
Programs & Policies Committee, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, Chair, 2006--
Admissions Committee, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 2006 --
Library Committee. Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. 2003-2006, Chair,
2004-2006.
Catholic Library Association. Greater St. Louis Area Chapter.
Vice-President. 2003-2004.
Bridges
Cluster Directors. MOBIUS Library Consortium. Co-Chair, 1999-2003.
Curriculum Committee. Fontbonne University. 2000-2002. Chair, 2001-2002.
Library Advisory Committee. Fontbonne University. Chair, 1999-2003.
General
Education Task Force. Franciscan University of Steubenville. 1998-1999.
Curriculum
Committee. Sterling College. 1995-1997.
South Central
Kansas Library System Executive Board. 1996-1997.
Memberships (Current)
Fellowship of Catholic
Scholars
(Former member
: American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries,
Catholic Library Association)
Continuing Education
Conferences
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Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, The Thought of
Joseph Ratzinger -Pope Benedict XVI. Providence, R.I., September
25-27, 2009.
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Institute for Priestly Formation. Workshop for
Seminary Faculty. Omaha, NE September 11-14, 2009.
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Pauline Symposium. Aquinas Institute. St. Louis, MO. Oct. 3, 2008.
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2008 Theological Symposium: Lutheran Ecclesiology for the Third
Millennium. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO Sept. 23-24, 2008.
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Male and Female He Created Them: Women in Time of War. Center for
Lutheran Theology and Public Life. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. March
27, 2008.
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Fellowship of
Catholic Scholars The Idea of the Catholic University for the
Twenty-First Century Washington D.C.
September 2007.
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Institute for
Priestly Formation Resting on the Heart of Christ: The Seminary
Theologian's Vocation (Retreat for Seminary Faculty) Omaha, NE June
2007.
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Providence
College Symposium Divine Impassibility and the Mystery of Human
Suffering. Providence, R.I. March 2007
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Fellowship of
Catholic Scholars, Sacrosanctum Concilium and the Reform of
the Liturgy. Kansas City,
KS. September 2006.
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Catholic
Theological Society of America, St. Louis, MO. June 2005.
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Theology
and Pedagogy in Cyberspace II. Evanston, IL April 2004.
Courses
Workshops
Certifications
Catholic Theology
Mandatum to teach
Catholic theology granted Feb. 21, 2002 by Most Rev. Justin Rigali, Archbishop
of St. Louis (now Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia)
Oath of Fidelity, October 15, 2008.
Online Teaching
and Learning
"Certification in
online teaching and learning for demonstrating capacity in the production of
distributed educational environments" Catholic Distance Learning Network of
the Seminary Department of the National Catholic Educational Association.
2007.