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  Vincent A. Pizzuto
Assistant Professor: Theology and Religious Studies | Honors Program in the Humanities

Prof. Vincent Pizzuto, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Francisco. He has a Masters of Education in Religious Education from Boston College (1995), as well as a Masters (STL) and Doctorate (STD) in New Testament exegesis from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Louvain) in Belgium. Before taking his full time position at the University of San Francisco, he taught part-time at Fordham University in New York, and at both Seton Hall and the College of St. Elizabeth in New Jersey, while completing his doctoral dissertation. Currently in publication is his first book entitled, A Cosmic Leap of Faith: An Authorial, Structural, and Theological Investigation of the Cosmic Christology in Col 1:15-20, as well as a recent article entitled, The Myth of Our Righteousness: The Hijacking of Religion in Global Terror.

Prof. Pizzuto's theological interests lie in New Testament theology and historical-critical methodology; christology; trinitarian studies; the Christian mystical tradition; and Celtic Christianity. In addition to his teaching, Prof. Pizzuto lectures in local parishes on areas of prayer and spirituality with particular outreach to the gay and lesbian community.

Contact Information:
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: (415) 422-5299
Fax: (415) 422-5356
Email: vapizzuto@usfca.edu
Office: KA 133
Office Hours: T/R 8-10am, Wed. TBA, and by appointment

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