Fellowships
The Thomas F. Martin Saint Augustine Fellowship is a new initiative of Villanova University to foster scholarship with the Augustinian Tradition. Villanova University is an Augustinian Catholic university founded in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine—and from its very outset has sought to promote the study of Saint Augustine, both within the university and beyond.
Villanova University’s curriculum is shaped by an Augustinian vision characterized by the University’s core values as articulated in the distinctive Augustinian themes of the Seal of the University: Veritas, Unitas, Caritas. Villanova University furthers its academic commitment to the Augustinian tradition in a variety of ways: it publishes the journalAugustinian Studies, a premier journal with international recognition; through a variety of curricular initiatives it seeks to imbue the curriculum with a distinctive Augustinian character; through The Augustinian Institute various lectures, conferences, discussion groups, etc. seek to bring the Augustinian tradition into serious dialogue with the wider academic world.
Selection Process
All applications will be reviewed by a Selection Committee which will weigh the quality of the proposal as well as the merits of the proposed course
The Imbesi Family Saint Augustine Fellowship of Villanova University is offered each Spring semester to an outstanding scholar whose work has a contribution to make to the study of Augustine or of the Augustinian tradition. The university’s curriculum is shaped by an Augustinian vision, as articulated in the distinctive Augustinian themes that are on the Seal of the University: Veritas, Unitas, Caritas. That means that, as an Augustinian Catholic university founded in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine, Villanova promotes the study of Saint Augustine both within and beyond the university.
All applications will be reviewed by a Selection Committee which will weigh the quality of the proposal as well as the merits of the proposed contributions.
2010 - 2022 Fall Semester
Dr. Michael Cameron, University of Portland
Associate Professor, Program Director for Theology Majors
2021 Fall Semester
Professor Philip Cary,
Eastern University
2019 Fall Semester
Professor Geoffrey Dunn
Professor David G. Hunter
2018 Fall Semester
Professor David G. Hunter
University of Kentucky
2017 Fall Semester
Professor Gerd Van Riel
KU Leuven
November 16, 2016
Augustine's Truth
2016 Fall Semester
Dr. Jane Ellen Merdinger
Independent Scholar
Public Lecture
November 15, 2016
Catching Glimpses of Augustine: Daily Challenges and Responsibilities of the Bishop of Hippo
Professor M. Burcht Pranger
2015 Fall Semester
Professor M. Burcht Pranger
University of Amsterdam
October 28, 2015
Inside Augustine
Dr. Carol Harrison
2014 Fall Semester
Dr. Carol Harrison, Durham University
Department of Theology and Religion
November 4, 2014
Getting Carried Away: Shy did Augustine Sing?
William Harmless, SJ
2013 Fall Semester
William Harmless, S.J., Creighton University
Professor, Historical Theology; Patristic Studies
Public Lecture
November 19, 2013
Augustine on the Mystery of the Human Heart
2012 Fall Semester
James Patout Burns, Vanderbilt Divinity School
Malloy Professor of Catholic Studies, Emeritus
November 15, 2012
To Have and to Share: An Augustinian Approach to Christian Marriage
2011 Fall Semester
Dr. Maureen Tilley, Fordham University
Professor of Theology
November 3, 2011
Augustine, Friends and Family: Best Friends Forever
2020 Spring Semester
Dr. Han-luen Kantzer Komline
Western Theological Seminary
2021 Spring Semester
Dr. Thomas R. Clemmons
The Catholic University of America
2019 Spring Semester
Matthew Puffer
Valparaiso University
Toward the Image of God: Scripture, Formation, and Augustine’s Catholic Imagination
2018 Spring Semester
Rev. Brian Dunkle, S.J.
Boston College
Public Lecture
“Born This Way”? Augustine on Nature and Grace
2017 Spring Semester
Dr. Erika Kidd
University of St. Thomas
Public Lecture
Parting Words: Augustine on Language and Loss
2016 Spring Semester
Gerald P. Boersma, St. Bonaventure University
Public Lecture
What Does God Look Like From the Back: Augustine and the Vision of God
Brian Matz
2015 Spring Semester
Dr. Brian Matz, Carroll College
Public Lecture
When Wealthy People Become Thieves: Christianity's Treatment of Superfluous Goods
2014 Spring Semester
David Vincent Meconi, S.J. Saint Louis University
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies,
Public Lecture
Ravishing Ruin: Self-Loathing in St. Augustine
2013 Spring Semester
Dr. Kimberly Baker, Saint Meinrad Seminary & School of Theology
History Department
Public Lecture
Augustine on the Value of the Present Life
2012 Spring Semester
Dr. Sarah Byers, Boston College
Public Lecture
The Psychology of Compassion "Augustine and the Stoics on Mercy"