Catholic Theological
Society of America

Interest Groups are temporary convention program units.   CTSA members who are engaged in a focused, scholarly project or who would like to learn about a new theological area may apply to the Board for recognition as an Interest Group, and, once approved, the Interest Group is provided a three-year term on the convention program.  Each Interest Group establishes its own procedures for setting its convention program.  For information on “Proposing a New Interest Group,” please see this link under the homepage link “Convention Structure.”

2025 Interest Groups

Embodiment, Trauma, and Illness (2025 - 1st Year)
Call for Papers
Elizabeth Antus
Jessica Coblentz

Gun Cultures and Gun Violence (2025-2nd Year)
Call for Papers
Administrative Team:Michael R. Grigoni
SimonMary A. Aihiokhai

Synodality (2025-2nd Year)
Martin Madar
Jakob Rinderknecht
Susan Reynolds

The Enduring Gift and Theological Challenge
of Johann Baptist Metz (2025-2nd Year) 
Administrative Team:
Kevin Burke, S.J., kevinburke@regis.edu
Julia D. E. Prinz, juliaprinzvdmf@gmail.com
Matthew Ashley, ashley.2@nd.edu

Disability Theology  (2025 - 3rd year) 
Call for Paper
Conveners:Mary Jo Iozzio, iozzio@bc.edu
Miguel J. Romero, miguel.romero@salve.edu

Theology of Peacebuilding and Nonviolence (2025 - 3rd year)
Call for Paper
Conveners:
Leo Guardado, lguardado@fordham.edu
Eli McCarthy, esm52@georgetown.edu

Public Theology (2025 - 3rd year) - No Call for Papers 
Conveners:
Rosemary Carbine, rcarbine@whittier.edu
David DeCosse, ddecosse@scu.edu

Interest Group(s) approved to begin in 2026:

Contemporary African Theologies (2026 - 1st year)