Professor Fr. Jeffery Kirby

Pontifex University

Father Jeffery Kirby, STD, is a priest of the Diocese of Charleston. He shepherds two parishes in north-central South Carolina and is an adjunct professor of theology at Belmont Abbey College. Father Kirby holds a doctorate in Moral Theology from the Holy Cross University in Rome and a Masters Degree in Philosophy from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. In 2016, he received the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian honor, for his work in virtue formation and leadership development among local communities in the state. Father Kirby has authored several books including, Lord, Teach Us to Pray and Doors of Mercy: A Journey Through Salvation History. He writes a weekly spirituality column for Crux and a bi-weekly Question-and-Answer column for the Catholic Miscellany. 

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The following course is taught by Father Kirby:

Introduction to Sacred Theology

In the Catholic intellectual tradition, sacred theology pursued as an academic discipline involves "faith seeking understanding". To acquire this understanding, one must prayerfully immerse himself or herself in what Augustine calls the sciential fade, "the science of faith". As an introduction to this discipline, this course provides an overview of both the contemplative and practical areas of theological inquiry. Students will obtain familiarity with all of the special fields of theology and how they integrate together into a unified whole. For more information please visit here. Below is lesson 2 from the course.