Dr. Carmina Magnusen Chapp

Academic Dean, Religious Studies Division
Assistant Professor, Department of Systematic Theology, Theology Division

Chronology
2005-Present   Academic Dean, Religious Studies Division, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary
2002-2005       Assistant Academic Dean, Religious Studies Division, Saint Charles Borromeo
1999-2001       Director, Office of Campus Ministry, DeSales University, Center Valley, PA
1997-1999       Assistant Professor of Theology, DeSales University
1996-1997       Instructor of Theology, DeSales University
1993-1996       Adjunct Faculty, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

Education
Ph.D. in Roman Catholic Systematic Theology, Duquesne University, 1997
M.A. in Theological Studies, Providence College, 1992
B.A. in English and Italian, University of Notre Dame, 1989

Publications
Encounter with the Triune God: An Introduction to the Theology of Edward J. Kilmartin, S.J., Bethesda, MD: Catholic Scholars Press, 1998.
Book Review of Christopher Cocksworth, Holy, Holy, Holy: Worshipping the Trinitarian God, (London: Darton, Longman, and Todd, 1997), in Antiphon 3 (Fall, 1998).
Book Review of Michele Schumacher, Women in Christ, (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. Erdmanns Publishing, 2004), in Nova et Vetera  3:1 (Spring, 2005), pp. 213-216.

Academic Papers Presented

“Sacrificial Self-Offering in the Liturgical Thought of John Paul II,” The Liturgical Legacy of John Paul II Conference, The Liturgical Institute, Mundelein, IL, April, 2006
“Trinitarian Theology and the Missale Romanum: Issues in Translation,” The Research Institute for Catholic Liturgy Conference, Clarkston, Michigan, 2005
 “God's Gift to the Body of Christ: Sacraments in Communio Ecclesiology,” College Theology Society Convention, Catholic University, Washington, DC, 2004
“In the Eye of the Beholder: The Role of Beauty in Catholic Liturgy,” Building the Church for 2010 Conference, The Liturgical Institute, Mundelein, IL, 2002
“What are Generation X Catholic Theologians Doing with, to and for Catholic Theology,” College Theology Society Convention, Villanova, PA, 2000
“Sacramental Preparation Programs: An Evaluation,” College Theology, Society Convention, St. Norbert's College, De Pere, WI, 1999
“Von Balthasar’s Kneeling Theology: A Response” Theology and the Academy: The Achievement of Hans Urs von Balthasar Conference, Allentown, PA, 1998
“Theology of Liturgy as Theology of Trinity: The Sacramental Theology of Edward J. Kilmartin, S.J. and its Implications for Liturgical Inculturation,” College Theology Society Convention, University of San Diego, 1997

Professional Affiliations
Vice President, Society for Catholic Liturgy
Board of Directors, Research Institute for Catholic Liturgy
Advisory Board, Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal
Consultor, Apostolic Visitation of US Seminaries and Houses of Formation, 2005-2006