James Jay Carney
Jay Carney, Ph.D. (The Catholic University of America)
Assistant Professor
Church History, Global Christianity
Courses (Spring 2012):
THL 100 (B): Christianity in Context
THL 390 History of the Christian Church
Office Hours
M W & F 9:00-10:00 a.m.
M & W 1:30-3:00 p.m.
and by appointment
Contact:
Humanities 132
402-280-4736
Email
Background:
Jay Carney comes to Creighton from the University of Arkansas where he served as a Catholic campus minister. His recent dissertation "From Democratization to Ethnic Revolution: Catholic Politics in Rwanda, 1950-1962" focused on the controversial role played by Catholic ecclesial leaders during Rwanda's transition from colonial rule to independence. He has taught church history at Catholic University and world history at the University of Arkansas.
Carney's research interests include Catholic history in modern Africa (especially the Great Lakes region of Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda), the theology of reconciliation, political theology, and mission history. He is a married father of three young children.
Recent Publications:
"'Far from having unity, we are tending towards total disunity': The Catholic Major Seminary in Rwanda, 1950-1962," Studies in World Christianity, forthcoming (2012).
"Roads to Reconciliation: An Emerging Paradigm of African Theology," Modern Theology 26.4 (2010): 549-69.
"Waters of Baptism, Blood of Tribalism?" African Ecclesial Review 50.1-2 (2008): 9-30.