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.
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America
M.A., St. Mary's Seminary and University
B.A., University of Scranton
Listening Seminar
Basics of Catholic Faith
Synoptic Gospels
Johannine Literature
Christology
The Christian Doctrine of God
Ecclesiology
Vatican II History and Theology
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.
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.
