Author: Roger Haight SJ †

Roger Haight SJ † (1936-2025) was one of the leading Roman-Catholic theologians in the US. After studies in the Philippines and the US (a PhD from the University of Chicago), Haight taught at various prestigious institutions in Canada and the US but also in places that are considered to be on the fringes of the Western world (Manila, Nairobi, Lima).

On New Ways of Thinking about the Church (Part I)

For a growing number of Christians, mainly in the Western hemisphere, church-talk has become problematic for many reasons. However, for theology to shy away from or even avoid questions of the church only further limits the credibility of theology. Throughout his œuvre, Roger Haight has consistently tackled challenging issues for contemporary publics. With an introduction by Andreas Telser

St. Ignatius, the Spiritual Exercises and the social sin of racism

Roger Haight’s theology has always been in a critical dialogue with how contemporary Westerners experience reality, while giving his theology a liberationist bent. This might be the reason for his more recent interest in facing racism, one of the painful scars of US-American history. A scar that seems to be torn open again by the announced policies of the current administration.