 Br. Robert Smith, FSC, Ph.D.
Office location:
Saint Mary's Hall # 103B
Mailing Address:
Saint Mary's University
of Minnesota
700 Terrace Heights #22
Winona, MN 55987-1399
507-457-1797
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Brother Robert Smith is a tenured Associate Professor of Theology at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.
In August 2003 he returned to the Winona campus of the university after three years of service as the Dean and Director of Christ the Teacher Institute for Education in Nairobi, Kenya, a program founded by and one that continues to be administered by Saint Mary's. A full-time faculty member in the Theology Department since 1989, he also serves the university as Vice President for Mission and as the Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching. He holds a doctorate in Roman Catholic moral theology and has published 15 articles or book chapters and one book. In addition to his work at Saint Mary's, and in line with his vowed life as a DeLaSalle Christian Brother, he has lectured extensively and given retreats and workshops locally, nationally, and internationally on a wide variety of topics.
Smith to serve as VP at Bethlehem University
Brother Robert Smith, FSC '76, Ph.D., assumed the duties as vice president for academic affairs at Bethlehem University of the Holy Land in August 2007. Brother Robert, a tenured associate professor of Theology at SMU, taught in the Theology Department for 25 years; he also served three terms as chair of the department. From 2000-2003 he was director of Christ the Teacher Institute of Education in Nairobi, Kenya, an institute of Saint Mary's University. Since his return to the university, Brother Robert had served the university as vice president for mission and the college as Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching.
Bethlehem University of the Holy Land is a Catholic, co-educational institution of higher learning founded in 1973. The first university in the West Bank, it was established with the support of local education leaders, the Vatican, and the De La Salle Christian Brothers to offer a broad and practical university education in arts and sciences to meet the needs of the Palestinian society. The university has an enrollment of about 2,600 students.
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Courses Taught Recently at SMU
Christian Sacramental Life
Intoduction to Catholic Moral Theology
Seminar in Medical Ethics
Seminar in Sexual Ethics
Fundamental Theology
Stories of God and the Human Condition
Professional Organizations
American Academy of Religion
Catholic Theological Society of America
College Theology Society
Society of Christian Ethics
Education
Ph.D., Moral Theology, Marquette University, MI, 1992
M.A ., Religious Studies, United Theological Seminary, 1980
B.A., Psychology; Theology, Saint Mary's College, Winona, MN, 1976
Honors
2004-2005: Who's Who Among America's Teachers
1997, 1999: Nominee for Severin Award for Excellence in Teaching
1997-1998: Who's Who Amond America's Teachers
1991: Phi Beta Kappa
1985-1989: Scholarship/fellowship at Marquette University
1985: Recongition by Master Printers of America for Oustanding Managerial Leadership at Saint Mary's Press, Winona, MN |
Selected Presentations
Weekend workshop on contemporary Catholic moral theology for 40 members of a lay ministry formation program for the Diocese fo Winona, MN, 1999
Guest lecturer, retreat master and consultant for formation to the DeLaSalle Christian Brothers in Israel, Kenya, Eritrea and Ethiopia, 1998-1999
Participant on the future of Lasallian higher education around the world, Rome, Italy, 1999
"Contemporary Morality and Conscience Formation in the Catholic Church," Presentation/Workshop for the Archdiocese of Seattle, 1997
"Contemporary Roman Catholic Moral Theology," Lecturer/Presentation at St. Mary's Parish, Winona, MN, 1996
"Theology of Sexuality," Lecturer for Christian Brothers, Skaneateles, NY, 1996
"Contemporary Roman Catholic Moral Theology," graduate class at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, MN, 1995
"John Paul II's Theology of Work," Round Table Discussion, Society of Christian Ethics Annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 1994
"A Theological-Literary Critique of Archibald MacLeish's, J.B. American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Upper-Midwest Regional meeting, Luther-Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, MN, 1982
Publications
Conscience and Catholicism: The Nature and Function of Conscience in Comtemporary Roman Catholic Moral Theology, Lanham, MD and Oxford: University Press of America, 1998
Articles and Book Chapters
"Walk the Talk: St. Paul's Understanding of Christian Identity in Galatians 5:16-25," In Charism and Identity, ed, Michael Meister, 86-110, Landover, MD, Christian Brothers Conference, 1995
"The Brother of the Christian Schools Today: A Declaration: Contect, Commentary, Challenges," In The Declaration: Text and Contexts, ed., Michael Meister, 12-40. Landover, MD: Christian Brothers Conference, 1994
"The Heart of the Matter: Faith Working Through Love," Touching Hearts, ed. Michael Meister, 105-24. Landover, MD: Christian Brothers Conference, 1992
"The Reconvergence of Sacraments and Moral Theology," Challenged by Change: Perceptions and Perspectives, ed. Michael Meister, 82-97, Landover, MD: Christian Brothers Conference, 1991
"Where Hall All the Prophets Gone?" A Sense of the Future: Notes to Ourselves in the Making, ed. Michael McGinniss, 112-34, Romeoville, IL: Christian Brothers Conference, 1990
"An In-Service Day on Social Justice: Theory and Method," P.A.C.E. (Professional Appoaches for Christian Educators) 15, Approaches, G, 1-5, Winona, MN, Saint Mary's Press, 1985 |
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