Peter Nguyen, SJ, SJ, PhD
Associate Professor

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Peter Nguyen, SJ, SJ, PhD
Associate Professor
Fr. Peter’s research interest is in the areas of the theology of Christian martyrdom, the interaction of trinitarian and Christological teachings, and the history and philosophy of totalitarianism. His other research interest involves developing a theology of the saints relying on the works of the Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Canadian theologian Bernard Lonergan.
He is the author of Against the Titans: Theology and the Martyrdom of Alfred Delp, published by Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, and several articles. Alfred Delp, a German Jesuit, was martyred by the Nazis at the end of World War II. Fr. Peter is currently on academic research leave and is working on a monograph on the anti-totalitarian witnesses of Edith Stein and Alfred Delp. Stein was one of the most controversial and intriguing women to be canonized as a saint. She was a Jewish convert, brilliant philosopher, educator, and feminist. Unfortunately, she was arrested by the Nazis and died in Auschwitz in 1942.
Fr. Peter enjoys being a teacher in the classroom because it offers him a chance to exercise a dimension of his Jesuit priesthood—the ministry of the Word. In addition to his scholarly interests and passion for teaching, Fr. Peter gives preached retreats.
Fr. Peter is a brown belt in the martial arts of jiu-jitsu and competes in grappling tournaments.
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Father Peter Nguyen is a theologian who works in the areas of the theology of Christian martyrdom, the interaction of trinitarian and Christological teachings, and the history and philosophy of totalitarianism. His other scholarly interests involve developing a theology of the saints relying on the writings of Hans Urs von Balthasar and Bernard Lonergan.Department
Theology
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Associate Professor