Benedict R. Shoup, MTS, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Contact

benedictshoup@creighton.edu
College of Arts and Sciences
Theology
DHHC - Dowling Hall/Humanities Center

Benedict R. Shoup, MTS, PhD

Assistant Professor

Benedict Shoup received his Ph.D. in systematic theology from the University of Notre Dame. His research and teaching concentrate on the intersection of systematic theology and spirituality. The title of his dissertation is “Breath of the Beloved: St. John of the Cross’s Theology of the Holy Spirit.” His recent book, “Contemplation and Freedom: The Liberating Power of Spiritual Practice,” co-edited with Mary Frohlich, examines freedom as the vital link between contemplation and action.

Research Focus

Pneumatology, John of the Cross, Trinity, Ignatius of Loyola, Mysticism, Christology

Department

Theology

Position

Assistant Professor

Articles

  • Pickwick Publications
    Benedict R. Shoup, Mary Frohlich Contemplation and Freedom: The Liberating Power of Spiritual Practice. Co-edited with Mary Frohlich. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2025. 2025
  • Studies in Spirituality
    Benedict R. Shoup, John of the Crosss Spiritual Senses Revisited: A Study in the Epistemology and the Interpersonal Dynamics of Spiritual Sensation in St. John of the Cross. Studies in Spirituality 32 (2022/2023): 353-374. -0001
  • Benedict R. Shoup, “Introduction.” In Contemplation and Freedom: The Liberating Power of Spiritual Practice, edited by Benedict Shoup and Mary Frohlich. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2025. -0001
  • Benedict R. Shoup, “The Freedom of Being Before God: The Sanjuanist Paradigm of Freedom in Edith Stein and Jean-Yves Lacoste.” In Contemplation and Freedom: The Liberating Power of Spiritual Practice, edited by Benedict Shoup and Mary Frohlich. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2025. -0001