St. Bonaventure University

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Haden, Fr. Kyle

Fr. Kyle Haden, O.F.M.

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
Theology and Franciscan Studies
ACADEMIC SCHOOL
School of Arts and Sciences

TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Associate Professor, Theology and Franciscan Studies
Chair of the Department of Theology and Franciscan Studies
CONTACT
Office phone: (716) 375-2106
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OFFICE
Plassmann Hall 216
COURSES TAUGHT
  • IS 102/THEO 265. Global Catholicism
  • THFS 101. The Way of Francis and Clare
  • THEO 309H. Honors Seminar on Interreligious Dialogue
  • SFS 360. History of Christianity; The beginning to the Reformation
  • THEO 406. History of Christianity
  • HIST 102. Europe Since 1815
  • THFS 270. Intro to the Bible
  • THFS 271. Understanding the Old Testament
  • THFS 360. Early History of Christianity to the Reformation
ACADEMIC DEGREES
  • Fordham University, Ph. D., 2013
  • Fordham University, M.Phil., 2012
  • Catholic Theological Union, M. Div., 1997
  • University of Missouri – Kansas City, M.A., 1989
  • University of Missouri – Kansas City, B.A., 1987
OTHER EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
  • Associate Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • High School Teacher
  • Associate Pastor
  • Pastor
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Books

  • Embodied Idolatry: A Critique of Christian Nationalism, Lexington Books, 2020.
  • Anti-Catholicism in American History: A Reinterpretation: Human Identity Needs Theory and the Bible Riots of 1844, St. Bonaventure University Press, 2015.

Articles

  • "Anti-Catholicism in American History: A Proposal for a New Methodology," Vol. 124, n. 4, American Catholic Studies (2013).
  • "The Myron Taylor Appointment, Protestant Churches, and the United States Press," Vol. 120, n. 4, American Catholic Studies (2009).
  • "Suffering from a Franciscan Perspective," Vol. 57, n. 1,The Cord: A Franciscan Spiritual Review (2007).

Book Reviews

  • The Fires of Philadelphia: Citizen-Soldiers, Nativists, and the 1844 Riots Over the Soul of a Nation, by Zachary M. Schrag. American Catholic Studies Volume 133, no. 4 (Winter 2022).
  • Many Tongues, One Faith: A History of Franciscan Parish Life in the United States, by David J. Endres. American Catholic Studies Volume 130, no. 2 (Summer 2019)
 
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