John J . O'Keefe, BA, PhD

Department

Theology

Position

Professor

Books

• University of Notre Dame Press
  “Theodoret’s Unique Contribution to the Antiochene Exegetical Tradition: Questioning Traditional Scholarly Categories.”In The Harp of Prophecy: Early Christian Interpretation of the Psalms. Edited by Brian E. Daley, S.J. and Paul R. Kolbet. Notre Dame, IN 2014
• The Catholic University of America Press
  Cyril of Alexandria, Festal Letters 13-30. Translated by Philip Amidon. Edited and intro-duced by John J. O’Keefe. The Fathers of the Church. Washington, D.C. 2013
• Christian Spirituality
  O'Keefe, John J. Origen: Commentary on the Song of Songs 2010
• God, Creation, and Climate Change: A Catholic Response to the Environmental Crisis
  O'Keefe, John J. Creation, Incarnation, and Resurrection, p. 49-68 2010
• The Theology of St. Cyril of Alexandria: a critical appreciation
  O'Keefe, John J. Incorruption, anti-Origenism, and incarnation: eschatology in the thought of Cyril of Alexandria, p. 187-204 2003

Articles

• Journal of Early Christian Studies
  O'Keefe, John J. Drama of the Divine Economy: Creator and Creation in Early Christian Theology and Piety [book review]
  22, p. 478-480 2014
• Journal of Early Christian Studies
  O'Keefe, John J. Review of Drama of the Divine Economy: Creator and Creation in Early Christian Theology and Piety, Oxford University Press
  22, p. 478-480 2014
• National Catholic Reporter
  CARNEY, JAMES J., O'Keefe, John J. A bishop and his people's plight
  50, p. 19-20 2014
• Journal of Religion & Society
  Simkins, R. A. Anthropocentrism and the Place of Humans in the Biblical Tradition., p. 16-29 2013
• Journal of Religion & Society
  O'Keefe, J. The Persistence of Grasmere: Contemporary Catholic Environmental Theology and the Romantic Impulse, p. 96-108 2008
• Catholic Historical Review
  O'Keefe, J. Didymus the Blind and his circle in late-antique Alexandria: Virtue and narrative in Biblical scholarship
  91, p. 513-514 2005

Publications

• Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice
  Blood in the Backyard Documentary In 2014 I traveled to El Salvador with Loyola Production and the Ignatian Solidarity Net-work to assist in filming this new documentary about the Jesuit Martyrs. 2015
• Journal of Religion & Society
  O’Keefe, John J., Merys, Gina, and Keegan, Bridget, eds. The Catholic Intellectual Tradi-tion: Scholarship, Faith, and Higher Education. Omaha, NE: The Kripke Center, [http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/toc/SS06.html] 2015
• Journal of Religion & Society
  “Athens and Jerusalem or How to Think Eco-theologically about Scientia.” In Religion and the Sciences: Opportunities and Challenges. Edited by Ronald A. Simkins and Thomas M. Kelly. Omaha, NE: The Kripke Center. [http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/toc/SS11.html] 2015
• Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice
  In 2014 I produced the film Mother Kuskokwim. The film portrays the challenges facing a native community in remote Southwest Alaska. We premiered the film at the Ignatian Family Teaching for Justice in November, 2014. 2014
• National Catholic Reporter
  with James J. Carney, “A Bishop and his People’s Plight.” National Catholic Reporter 50
  12, p. 19-20 2014
• Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice
  Catholic Comments Podcast. In 2006 colleague Wendy Wright I created a podcast audio program dedicated to the discussion of the Contemporary Catholic Church. The program covers a broad range of topics including church history, spiritual life, theology, and cur-rent questions: http://cucatholicctr.org. We produced 48 programs in 2014. 2014
• Journal of Religion & Society
  Simkins, Ronald A. and O’Keefe, John J. The Greening of the Papacy. Omaha, NE: The Kripke Center. [http://moses.creighton.edu/jrs/toc/SS09.html] 2013
• Journal of Religion & Society
  “Pope Benedict’s Anthropocentrism: Is is a Deal Breaker?” In The Greening of the Papa-cy. Edited by Ronald A. Simkins and John J. O’Keefe. Omaha, NE: The Kripke Center. [http://moses.creighton.edu/jrs/2013/2013-13.pdf] 2013
• Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice
  Tokimane: A Story of Congolese Resilience In 2012 I received with Tim Guthrie Haddix Presidential Grant to travel to the Democrat-ic Republic of the Congo to make a Film about the Church and peacemaking in the Sankuru region. The trip took place in January 2013 and the film Tokimane, was com-pleted in 2013. - The film won first place in the “Excerpt Category” at the My Hero Film Festival in October, 2013. -Tokimane will screen at the Omaha Film Festival on March 6, 2014. - Tokimane won “Best Picture” in the General Competition category at the Re-Image Film Festival in 2014. 2013
• Journal of Religion & Society
  “God Through the Camera Frame: Backpack Journalism and the Catholic Imagination.” In Religion and the Visual. Edited by Ronald A. Simkins and Wendy M. Wright. Omaha, NE: The Kripke Center. [http://moses.creighton.edu/jrs/2012/2012-12.pdf] 2012
• Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice
  In 2012 I produced the film Wer Uganda. The film portrays the role of the Church in the preservation of musical culture in Northern Uganda. 2012
• Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice
  In 2011 I produced the film Mato Oput (http://vimeo.com/33414929). This film portrays the Catholic Church’s work for peace and reconciliation in Northern Uganda. 2011

Editing and Reviews

• Journal of Early Christian Studies
  Review of Drama of the Divine Economy: Creator and Creation in Early Christian Theol-ogy and Piety, by Paul M. Blowers.
  22,3, p. 478-480 2014

Presentations

• Irenaeus and the Pro-Cosmic Economy. North American Patristic Society, Chicago, IL 2014
• Filmmaking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Case Study in Theological Jour-nalism. Rocky Mountains/Great Plains Regional AAR/SBL, Denver, CO 2014
• The Jesuit Catholic Mission in and Ecological Age. Invited Lecture, Marquette University. 2014
• Irenaeus and Teilhard de Chardin: Is There Such a Thing as a Christian Evolutionary Theodicy? North American Patristic Society, Chicago, IL 2013
• Respondent to session Interpretation of Psalm 2, History of Interpretation Section, AAR/SBL Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2011
• God Through the Camera Frame: Backpack Journalism and the Catholic Imagination. Religion and the Visual Symposium, Creighton University, March/April, 2011. 2011
• Stewardship and Green Christianity. Sunday presentation at Kountze Memorial Lu-theran Church. Omaha, NE. 2011
• Reconciliation and the Care of Creation. Evening Prayer presentation at Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church. Omaha, NE. 2011
• Sustainability and Chrisitan Life. Presentation to Creighton Spring Break Service Trip. Omaha, NE. 2011