Rev. Robert "Bud" Grant

Reverend Grant teaches Environmental Theology, especially from a Thomistic perspective in the Roman Catholic tradition, but also philosophy (esp. Kant and Aristotle).  He also teaches Historical Theology, especially IV Century, west, with an emphasis of St. Ambrose of Milan.
Reverend Grant is also the director of the Academy for the Study of St. Ambrose of Milan Sacramental Minister, St. Andrew's Parish, Blue Grass, Iowa.

Education and Training

University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
School of Religion
Ph.D., 1999

Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Western Spirituality
Masters, 1994

Georgian University, Rome, Italy
Theology
S.T.B., 1984

 

Courses Taught

Environmental Ethics Philosophy/Theology 311
Introduction to Moral Theology
Ambrose of Milan
Rome & Christianity

 

Areas of Professional Interest

Environmental Theology and Historical Theology

 

Recent Publications

Mons. Cesare Pasini:  Ambrogio di Milano: Azione e pensiere di un Vescovo, translated 2012.

"Weapons Strong for God," Studia Ambrosiana, 2011.

"A Case Study in Thomistic Environmental Ethics," Edwin Millen Press, 2007.

 

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