Joshua R. McManaway, Ph.D.

Program Director, Savoring the Mystery; Academic Director, Take a Second Look; Assistant Professor of the Practice

438 Geddes Hall
574.631.1374
jmcmanaw@nd.edu

Joshua R. McManaway, Assistant Professor of the Practice, is the program director for Savoring the Mystery: Renewing Catholic Preaching in an Age of Disaffiliation funded by Lilly Endowment Inc, and the Academic Director of the Take a Second Look initiative. He regularly teaches courses in the Theology department on Scripture, languages, and the history of the Church.
 
He received his B.A. in Classics and Religion from East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., and his M.A. in Early Christian Studies and Ph.D. in Theology (History of Christianity) from the University of Notre Dame.

Joshua’s research focuses on the history of Christian thought. He wrote his dissertation on the Latin reception and critique of Nestorius of Constantinople, tracing the history of the Latin responses from the 5th through 9th centuries. He is currently finishing a book titled, "The Apostles' Creed: An Historical and Theological Introduction," which will be published with CUA Press in 2025.

Joshua lives in South Bend, Indiana, with his wife, Margaret, both of whom are natives of Raleigh, NC. He enjoys learning languages, backpacking, brewing beer, cycling, and morse code. He is the faculty advisor for the Amateur Radio Club of Notre Dame.