DSPT Eugene Michael Ludwig, OFM Cap. Recently I was Co-curator of The Visible Wor d, an exhibit held in the GTU library of examples of modern and historical ikonography. I offered an inservice workshop to the Diocese of Sacrmaento, Papal Primacy and Reunion with the Orthodox Church, and presented a paper to the Pacific Coast Theological Society, Elaine Pagels as Historian. I am particularly interested in Christianity and cultural adaptations and in the ways Christianity used and reshaped classical culture to suit its own ends. Currently working on a study of Cyril of Alexandria's Paschal Letters , I am looking especially at how ascetic practices such as fasting were preached to a cultured Alexandrine audience.
History is about people.
Our courses in history help our students to develop their ability to understand other people and their ideas even when they are far removed from themselves in time and culture. I encourage my students to take a multidimensional approach to their studies. I take great satisfaction when a student recognizes the profound connections between art, literature, exegesis and theological texts.