Daniel Rober

Daniel A. Rober, Ph.D. is an Associate Lecturer in Catholic Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Sacred Heart University. He teaches the Human Journey Seminars, centered on Great Books in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and assists in connecting adjunct and full-time faculty in Catholic Studies with resources for teaching these seminars.

Professor Rober specializes in Systematic Theology, particularly contemporary philosophical theology, which he likes because in that field of theology he is able to do constructive and synthetic work using insights from other areas such as Biblical Studies, historical theology, and moral theology. Systematic theology can also be very interdisciplinary and very contemporary, concerned with applying the insights of the tradition to new challenges in today’s world, such as his current work on Catholic theology and are good and beautiful, and grounded in love, although they do so in different ways. Dr. Hurley states that when he originally read the position description for teaching the CIT at Sacred Heart, he felt as if he was made to teach these courses since his specialization in theology was a way of being able to talk about anything.

Professional Associations

• American Academy of Religion
  • Member 2009-Present
• Catholic Conversation Project
  • Member 2015-Present
• Catholic Theological Society of America
  • Full Professional Member 2014-Present
  • Associate Member 2010-14
• College Theology Society
  • Member 2009-Present

Degrees and Certifications

• Ph.D. fromFordham University (Systematic Theology), 2013
  • Dissertation: “Recognizing the Gift: Towards a Renewed Theology of Nature and Grace”
  • Director: Bradford Hinze
  • Readers: Jeannine Hill Fletcher and Aristotle Papanikolaou
• M.Phil. from Fordham University (Systematic Theology), 2009
• M.A. from University of Chicago Divinity School (Theology), 2007
• B.A. from University of Notre Dame (Program of Liberal Studies and Theology), 2005

Teaching Responsibilities

• Human Journey Seminar I
• Human Journey Seminar II: Journey to the World

Awards and Fellowships

• American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting Travel Grant 2015
• Catholic Theological Society of America Convention Scholarship 2014
• Fordham University Research Fellowship 2012-13
• Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Travel Grant 2012
• Graduate Fellowship, Collegium Colloquy on Faith and Intellectual Life 2012
• Catholic Theological Society of America Convention Scholarship 2012
• Fordham University Teaching Fellowship 2009-12
• Fordham University Graduate Assistantship 2007-09