Dr. Christopher McMahon teaches a wide range of classes in the Theology Department and in the CORE. When he's not teaching, he's an advocate of Bearcat athletics.
Education
PhD, The Catholic University of America MA, St. Mary's Seminary and University BA, University of Scranton
Courses
Listening Seminar Basics of Catholic Faith Synoptic Gospels Johannine Literature Christology The Christian Doctrine of God Ecclesiology Vatican II History and Theology
Research Interests
My basic interests revolve around the intersection of Christology and ecclesiology and the mediation of redemption in history. Additionally, I like to write about the intersection of film and theology.
Selected Publications
Books
Understanding Jesus: Christology from Emmaus to Today (2013).
Reading the Gospels (2012).
Called Together: An Introduction to Ecclesiology (2010).
Selected Essays
“Sandra Schneiders, Critical Exegesis, and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture,” Horizons 48/1 (June 2021): 1-33.
“Christology, the Poor, and Surpassing Righteousness: Reading Matthew 25,31-46 with 26,6-13,” Revue Biblique 123/4 (2016): 554-566.
“The Paternalism of Meier’s Criteria: The ‘Prophetic’ Case against the Parable of the Good Samaritan,” Australian Biblical Review 64 (2016): 54-68.
