Todd Walatka

Associate Teaching Professor
Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies; Director, Master of Divinity Program
Theology

Research Interests

Catholic systematic theology; liberation theologies; Archbishop Oscar Romero; theology and racism; the Second Vatican Council; the thought of Hans Urs von Balthasar

Related Courses Taught

Christian Theology and Racism (fall 2021); The Church in the Modern World; Mercy and Liberation; Christian Traditions II

Biography

After completing his an M.T.S. and Ph.D. from Notre Dame, Todd Walatka took up his current position as the Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies in Theology in 2011. His research centers on contemporary Catholic systematic theology, with his first book, "Von Balthasar and the Option for the Poor: Theodramatics in the Light of Liberation Theology," published in 2017 by CUA press. As the Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies in Theology, he works extensively on the pedagogical formation of masters and doctoral students, including on teaching the topics of race and racism in the theology classroom.