Dr. Robert Koerpel
Bio
Dr. Robert Koerpel received his doctorate in historical and systematic theology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He has written numerous articles and reviews about Catholic theologians and philosophers, the history, nature, and development of tradition in Catholicism, fundamental moral theology, theological aesthetics, and liturgical theology for Church Life Journal; Heythrop Journal: A Quarterly Review of Philosophy and Theology; Journal of Ecumenical Studies; Journal of Moral Theology; Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture; New Blackfriars; The Review of Metaphysics; and The Review of Politics. He is co-editor of Contemplating the Future of Moral Theology (Wipf & Stock) and author of Maurice Blondel: Transforming Catholic Tradition (University of Notre Dame Press).
Areas of Interest
- The history and development of tradition and theological anthropology
- Metaphysics and epistemology
- Fundamental moral theology and virtue theory
Selected Publications:
- Maurice Blondel: Transforming Catholic Tradition. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2019.
- Contemplating the Future of Moral Theology. Co-edited with Vimal Tirimanna, CSsR. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017.
- “Continuity, Change, and Development in Catholic Moral Theology.” Guest editor with David Cloutier. Journal of Moral Theology 10 (2021).
- “Tradition Is an Elusive Term.” Church Life Journal, February 10, 2022.
- “The Wisdom of Boethius for Uncertain Times.” Church Life Journal, May 21, 2020.
- “Maurice Blondel and the Sacramentality of Human Rationality.” The Heythrop Journal:
- A Bimonthly Review of Philosophy and Theology 59 (2018): 804-816.
