Bryan C. Hollon

Director of Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Associate Professor of Theology

Education:

Ph.D., Religion, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, May 2006
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena California, August 2001
B.A.,Religion, Baylor University, December 1991

Experience

2011- Present, Associate Professor of Theology, Malone University

2006 - Present, Assistant Professor of Theology, Malone University 

2004 - 2006, Instructor of Record, Baylor University

1994-1998, Vice President, Hollon Oil Company, Weslaco, Texas

1993-1994, Grant Writer/Research Associate, The Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD), Waco, Texas

Recent Scholarly Work

Books

Everything Is Sacred: Spiritual Exegesis in the Political Theology of Henri de Lubac.  Theopolitical Visions.  Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, October, 2008

Articles

“Sacramental Realism and the Powers: A Reconsideration of de Lubac’s Eucharistic Theology,” Ashland Theological Journal, (2011): 21-32.

“Knowledge of God as Assimilation and Participation: An essay on Biblical Epistemology and Theological Pedagogy, Perspectives in Religious Studies (Spring 2011): 85-106.

“Saint Benedict in the City,” Christian Reflection, 20 (Summer 2006): 37-42.

“Is the Epistle to Diognetus an Apology?” Journal of Communication and Religion, 29 (Spring 2006): 127-146.

“History, Authority, and Interpretation: A Theology of Scripture,” Quodlibet Journal, 5 (Fall 2003). 

Book Reviews

Ressourcement Thomism: Sacred Doctrine, the Sacraments, & the Moral Life, by Matthew Levering and Reinhart Hutter. Christian Scholars Review, Forthcoming

Participatory Biblical Exegesis: A Theology of Biblical Interpretation, by Matthew Levering. Pro Ecclesia, 2010.

The Possibility of Christian Philosophy: Maurice Blondel at the Intersection of Theology and Philosophy, by Adam C. English. Perspectives in Religious Studies, Fall 2009.

De Lubac: A Guide for the Perplexed, by David Grumett. Pro Ecclesia, 2009.

Christian Wisdom: Desiring God and Learning in Love, by David Ford. Christian Higher Education, Forthcoming, 2009.

Reading Augustine: A Guide to the Confessions, by Jason Byassee. Teaching Theology and Religion, October, 2008

The Spirit of Early Christian Thought, by Robert Wilken; Augustine and Modernity, by Michael Hanby; Being Reconciled, by John Milbank. Perspectives in Religious Studies, Volume 31 Number 3 (Fall 2004).

Conference Papers

"Henri de Lubac and the Future of Spiritual Exegesis," College Theology Society, Dayton, OH, May 31st - June 3rd 2007.

"The Engagement with Nihilism in John Milbank and Henri de Lubac," Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Dallas, TX March 2006

"Intellectual Virtues and Contexts of Inquiry," Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Dallas, TX March 2004

"Is the Epistle to Diognetus an Apology?" Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Dallas, TX March 2004

Teaching Assignments

Introduction to Christian Theology

History of Christian Thought

Christian Theology I

Christian Theology II

Spiritual Formation

History of Christian Thought I (Graduate Level)

History of Christian Thought II (Graduate Level)

Spiritual Formation (Graduate Level)

Christianity and Culture (Graduate Level)

I am a life-long Texan, coming to Malone from Baylor University where I taught in the Department of Religion for two years before earning the Ph.D. in May of 2006. I also studied at Fuller Theological Seminary and earned the MDiv degree in 2001. My research and writing interests are primarily in constructive and philosophical theology, and especially in the mid-twentieth century French Resourcement best exemplified in the work of Henri de Lubac. I've been married to Suzanne for more than 18 years, and we have three growing children: Harrison, Claire, and John.