The Department of Theology develops teaching and research across the principal fields of Catholic theology. It brings systematic and practical disciplines together and provides an academic setting for studying faith, the Church, the human person and society.
Consultations with members of the Department should be arranged individually by e-mail. Detailed academic profiles and official quality documents remain available in Slovak through the linked profiles and study-programme repository.
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Academic focus
- dogmatic, moral, spiritual and pastoral theology;
- liturgy, catechetics, homiletics and canon law;
- bioethics and ethical questions in contemporary society;
- theological reflection on the life, ministry and formation of the Church;
- dialogue between theology, contemporary culture, society and practice.
Members
- Mgr. Vlastimil Dufka SJ, SL.D (profile in Slovak) — Head of Department; liturgy, liturgical music and spiritual exercises
- prof. ThLic. Miloš Lichner SJ, D.Th. (profile in Slovak) — patristics and history of theology
- prof. Dr. theol. Gloria Braunsteiner, PhD. (profile in Slovak) — systematic theology and theological anthropology
- doc. PaedDr. ThDr. Šimon Marinčák, PhD. (profile in Slovak) — theology of Eastern Christianity
- doc. Dr. theol. Jozef Žuffa (profile in Slovak) — pastoral theology, dialogue and reconciliation
- ThDr. ICDr. Remigiusz Piotr Górski OFM (profile in Slovak) — canon law
- ThDr. Ing. Milan Urbančok SDB, PhD. (profile in Slovak) — moral theology and ethics
- Mgr. Martin Šebo SJ, STD. (profile in Slovak) — systematic theology and contemporary culture
- Mgr. Ivan Podmanický, PhD. (profile in Slovak) — religious education and its didactics
Teaching, research and Faculty life
The Department contributes to degree programmes, research, publication, pastoral formation and the Faculty’s dialogue with society. Current projects and publications are maintained in the central Faculty repositories.