Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
Charles A. Gillespie, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Catholic Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Sacred Heart University. As of 2023 he has been named the Director of the Pioneer Journey. Professor Gillespie completed his Ph.D. in religious studies in May 2019 with a dissertation centered on drama, credibility, and twentieth-century theology. He focuses on interlacing religion and the arts for classrooms, theatre spaces, and public life.
Contact Information
Catholic Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
Martire Center BUCM*W336
203-396-8304
Related documents
- Curriculum Vitae
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Type: CV
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. Religious Studies, University of Virginia - Charlottesville
2013 → 2019
M.A.R. Religion and the Arts, Yale University Divinity School & Yale Institute of Sacred Music
2010 → 2013
B.A.H. Humanites, summa cum laude, Villanova University
2006 → 2010
Research Interests
- Religion and the performing arts
- Religion and literature
Disciplines
- Religion
- Catholic Studies
- Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
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Meaningfulness and Loving: Phenomenology between Theological and Religious Studies Perspectives on Christian Love
Gillespie, C. A., 2025, Studies in Contemporary Phenomenology. Brill Academic Publishers, p. 437-453 17 p. (Studies in Contemporary Phenomenology; vol. 26).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Open Spaces/Closed Teaters: Pedagogical Interventions in Teater for Higher Education1
Bryan, E. D., Gillespie, C. A. & Bauer, R. E., Nov 13 2025, Critical Approaches to Crisis Communication in the Classroom and Higher Education Contexts. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 235-254 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Imagining the Unseen in Catholic Studies: Complexities of Encounter, Credibility, and Oedipus
Gillespie, C. A., Jun 2023, In: Logos (United States). 26, 3, p. 138-149 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Imagining the Unseen in Catholic Studies: Complexities of Encounter, Credibility, and Oedipus
Gillespie, C. A., Jan 1 2023, In: Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Table Work as Antiracist Spirituality: reflections on Untitled Othello, Embodied Pedagogy, and Spiritual Productivity
Bryan, E., Gillespie, C. A. & Bauer, R., 2023, Why We Can't Wait: Racism In the Church. Punsalan-Manlimos, C., Sayuki Tiemeier, T. & Vasko, E. T. (eds.).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Other
Press/Media
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A Dialogue on Compassion
Cunningham, K. & Gillespie, C. A.
12/4/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Imagining the Unseen in Catholic Studies: Complexities of Encounter, Credibility, and Oedipus.
6/22/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Framing the Narrative With a New Role
Cautin, R. L., Gillespie, C. A. & Loris, M.
3/1/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Research from Sacred Heart University Yields New Data on Sustainability Research (Sustainable Canons: Gadamer's Hermeneutics and Theatre)
3/1/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Framing the Narrative With a New Role
Cautin, R. L., Gillespie, C. A. & Loris, M.
2/27/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research