Daniel G. Van Slyke, S.T.L., Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D. Historical Theology. Saint Louis University. 2001

S.T.L. Systematic Theology. University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. 2003

M.A. Moral Theology. University of Dallas. 1997

B.A. Philosophy, Christianity & Culture. St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto. 1994

Articles

“Confirmation: A Sacrament in Search of a Theology?” New Blackfriars, forthcoming.

“De unico baptismo contra Petilianum,” in The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine, ed. Karla Pollmann and Willemien Otten (Oxford: Oxford University Press) forthcoming.

“Despicere mundum et terrena: A Spiritual and Liturgical Motif in the Missale Romanum,” Usus Antiquior 1.1 (2010) 59-81.

“The Ordo of Exorcist among the Latin Fathers: Reconsidered in Light of Martin of Tours,” Ephemerides Liturgicae 123 (2009) 357-379.

“Demonology,” “Diabolical Possession (Theology of),” and “Exorcism,” in New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2009 (Detroit: Gale, 2009) 236-238, 250-252, 357-361.

“Baptism,” “Confirmation,” “Healing, Religious,” and “Latin Rite,” in New Westminster Dictionary of Church History, vol. 1, The Early, Medieval, and Reformation Eras, ed. Robert Benedetto et al. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2008) 68-69, 295-296, 381-382.

“The Art and Decoration of Ancient Baptismal Fonts,” Homiletic and Pastoral Review 108.4 (January 2008) 30-31, 44-47.

“The Changing Meanings of sacramentum: Historical Sketches,” in Antiphon 11.3 (2007) 245-279.

“Breathing Blessing, Bestowing the Spirit: Insufflatio as a Distinct Ritual Gesture in Ancient Christian Initiation,” Ephemerides Liturgicae 121 (2007) 301-327.

 “The Devil and His Pomps in Fifth-Century Carthage: Renouncing spectacula with Spectacular Imagery,” in Dumbarton Oaks Papers 59, ed. Alice-Mary Talbot (2007) 53-72.

“The Ancestry and Theology of the Rite of Major Exorcism (1999/2004),” Antiphon 10 (2006) 70-116.

“Sacramentum in Ancient Non-Christian Authors,” Antiphon 9.2 (2005) 167-206.

“A New Agenda for Research in Divine Worship,” CIEL-USA 2.1 (2005) 1-15.

“Lex orandi lex credendi: Liturgy as locus theologicus in the Fifth Century?” Josephinum Journal of Theology 11 (2004) 130-151.

“Augustine and Catechumenal exsufflatio: An Integral Element of Christian Initiation,” Ephemerides Liturgicae 118 (2004) 175-208.

“Imperial Catholicism in Late Antiquity? A North African Illustration,” Providence: Studies in Western Civilization 8.2 (2004) 14-28.

“The Order for Blessing Water: Past and Present,” Antiphon 8.2 (2003) 12-23.

“Geiseric,” “Quodvultdeus,” and “Vandals” entries in The New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2^nd edition (Washington DC: Thomson/Gale, 2003), vol. 6, p. 118; vol. 11, p. 874.

“The Theological Use and Abuse of History,” The Latin Mass 11.3 (2002) 40-43.

“Is the End of the Empire the End of the World? Exegetical Traditions,” in Theology and Sacred Scripture, ed. Carol J. Dempsey and William P. Loewe (Maryknoll NY: Orbis, 2002) 85-102.

“The Churching of Women: Its Introduction and Spread in the Latin West,” Ephemerides Liturgicae 115 (2001) 208-238.

“Claude Heithaus, S.J., and the Integration of Saint Louis University: The Mystical Body of Christ and University Politics,” in Theology and Lived Christianity, ed. David M. Hammond (Mystic CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 2000) 139-173.

“Quodvultdeus of Carthage: Political Change and Apocalyptic Theology in the Fifth Century Roman Empire,” Ph.D. diss., Saint Louis University, 2001. Director: Kenneth B. Steinhauser, student of Karl Suso Frank (1933-2006), student of Bernhard Kötting (1910-1996), student of Franz Joseph Dölger (1879-1940).

“The Moral Conscience in the Teaching of John Paul II: Law, Freedom, and the Dignity of the Human Person,” M.A. thesis, University of Dallas, 1997. Director: Mark Lowery (University of Dallas).

Books

Liturgy 101: Sacraments and Sacramentals. Ligouri, MO: Ligouri Press, 2010 (forthcoming).

Quodvultdeus of Carthage: The Apocalyptic Theology of a Roman African in Exile, Early Christian Studies 5. Sydney: St. Paul’s Publications, 2003.

Trying Times: Essays on Catholic Higher Education in the 20^th Century. Edited with William Shea Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1999.

Board of Consulters/Editorial Board

Usus Antiquior, 2008 – present.

Ephemerides Liturgicae, 2007 – present.

Editorships

Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal

Assistant Editor. 2005 – 2008.

Copy Editor. 2003 – 2004.

Courses Taught

Kenrick School of Theology

• HST 511, Patristic Church

• HST 544, Ancient Christian Worship

• HST 554, Augustine

• LS 513, Baptism & Confirmation

• LS 514, Eucharist

Cardinal Glennon College

• HST/THL 310, Church History I

• HST/THL 311, Church History II

Paul VI Institute, Archdiocese of St Louis

• ST 101, Catechism I

• ST 111, Documents of the Second Vatican Council [online]

• ST 114, Good Angels, Bad Angels [online]

• ST/LT 137, Holy Mass and the Eucharist [online]

• SP 104, Catholic Spirituality: Praying the Divine Office [online]

• SS 174, The Psalms as Christian Prayer [online]

Deaconate Formation Program, Archdiocese of St Louis

• DLT 110, History and Theology of the Sacraments

• DLT 121, Liturgical Theology: Theology and History of the Mass

Deaconate Formation Program, Diocese of Tulsa

• DLT 150, Sacraments of Service: Holy Orders and Matrimony

• DLT 250, Liturgical Theology

Institute for Pastoral Theology (at Ave Maria)

• THL 5121, Catholic Theological Tradition

• THL 5211, Christian Anthropology

• THL 5311, Liturgy and Sacraments

• THL 5312, Moral Theology

Ave Maria College

• THL 205, Sacred Doctrine

• THL 301, Western Theological Tradition

• THL 305, Triune God

• THL 307, Sacraments

• THL 309, Christ and His Church

• THL 315, Moral Theology

• THL 413, Theology of St Augustine

• THL 417, Christian Anthropology

• THL 490, Senior Seminar in Theology

The Liturgical Institute of University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary

• LI 521, History of Sacramental Theology

• LI 531, Biblical Studies and the Renewal of Sacramental Theology

• LI 532, Patristic Sacramental Thought and Liturgical Ressourcement

• LI 533, Medieval Sacramentology and its Modern Reformulation

• LI 534, Sixteenth-Century Sacramental Doctrine

• LI 540, Ordination, Lay Ministry, Marriage

• LI 542, Blessings, Sacramentals, Devotions

• LI 547, Sources and Methods in Liturgiology

• LI 556, Eucharist I: History and Structure

• HI 307, Liturgy and History of Italy and Byzantium

Caldwell College

• TH 101, Religion: Experience and Tradition

• TH 201, Christian Responsibility

• TH 303, American Catholic Experience

• TH 317, Marriage and Catholic Thought

• TH 334, Jesus Christ: Yesterday, Today and Forever

Saint Louis University

• TH 100, Theological Foundations

Pedagogical Training

Certification in Instructional Design and Teaching Online Courses, offered by the Catholic Distance Learning Network of the National Catholic Educational Association. 2007.

Certificate in University Teaching Skills, offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence, Saint Louis University. 2000.

Web Editing

Clamor meus ad te veniat, www.danielvanslyke.com

       Site Designer and Web Master, 2007-present

The Society for Catholic Liturgy, www.liturgysociety.org

       Site Designer and Web Master, 2004-2009

The Research Institute for Catholic Liturgy, www.liturgicalrenewal.org

       Web Master, 2005-2007

Conference Papers

January 28-31, 2010. “The Acolyte’s Ministry in Historical Perspective: Rites of Ordination or Institution.” Annual Conference of the Society for Catholic Liturgy at Greenville, South Carolina.

May 21–23, 2009. “Peter the Exorcist? Fitting a Martyr into Ecclesiastical Hierarchy.” 21^st Annual Meeting of the North American Patristics Society at Chicago, Illinois.

January 29-February 1, 2009. “Despicere mundum et terrena: ‘Despising’ the World as a Spiritual and Liturgical Motif in the Missale Romanum.” Annual Conference of the Society for Catholic Liturgy at Omaha, Nebraska.

November 7-8, 2008. “Confirmation: A Sacrament in Search of a Theology?” Gateway Liturgical Conference at St Louis, Missouri.

November 7-8, 2008. “Why We Need a New English Translation of the Mass.” Gateway Liturgical Conference at St Louis, Missouri.

July 25-26, 2008. “Humanae vitae and Theology of the Body.” Conference at Saint Louis University on “The Legacy of Humanae vitae: 40 Years.”

September 20-23, 2007. “‘Active Participation’ from Pius X to Benedict XVI.” Annual Conference of the Society for Catholic Liturgy at Colombus, Ohio.

August 6-11, 2007. “Martin of Tours and the Order of Exorcist.” 15^th International Conference on Patristic Studies at Oxford, England.

May 4–7, 2006. “The Emergence of insufflatio as a Distinct Ritual Gesture in Christian Initiation.” 41^st International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, Michigan.

October 27–30, 2005. “De exorcismis: The Ancestry and Theology of the New Rite of Exorcism.” Conference of the Research Institute for Catholic Liturgy on “Sacrificium laudis: The Medina Years (1996-2002),” at Detroit, Michigan.

June 2–5, 2005. “Words about Worship: The Power of Academic Scribblers.” 51^st Annual Convention of the College Theology Society.

October 27–29, 2004. “Translating sacramentum: Lessons from the Early Church.” Conference of the Liturgical Institute of the University of St. Mary of the Lake on “Authentic Liturgy: Translation and Interpretation of Liturgical Texts.”

October 14–16, 2004. “Abuse of History in the ‘Restoration’ of the Catholic Liturgy: What’s a Catholic Historian to Do?” 24^th Biannual Meeting of the Conference on Faith and History.

June 3–6, 2004. “The Devil and the Liturgical Renewal: Changing Attitudes towards the Demonic in Post-Conciliar Liturgical Books.” 50^th Annual Convention of the College Theology Society.

May 27–29, 2004. “The Christianization of sacramentum and the Romanization of Christianity in the Ante-Nicene Period.” 17^th Annual Meeting of the North American Patristics Society.

June 5–8, 2003. “Patristic Theology as Liturgical Theology: The Fifth Century Bishop and his Theological Context.” Annual Convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America.

May 29–June 1, 2003. “Out with the Unclean Spirit, In with the Holy Spirit: Breathing New Life into Baptismal Exsufflations.” 49^th Annual Convention of the College Theology Society.

May 8–11, 2003. “What’s in a Sign? The Trajectory of Augustinian Excerpts in the Development of Sacramental Theology.” 38^th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, Michigan.

April 5–6, 2003. “Towards a History of Sacramental Theology.” Annual Northwest Region Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Chicago.

May 30–June 2, 2002. “Lightening Rod for Ideologues: The Interpretation of Alfred Firmin Loisy.” 48^th Annual Convention of the College Theology Society.

May 23–25, 2002. “Exhuming an Old Corpus: Reconsidering the Sermons of Quodvultdeus.” 16^th Annual Meeting of the North American Patristic Society.

May 31–June 3, 2001. “Is the End of the Empire the End of the World? Scriptural Motifs and the Age of the World in the Late Western Empire.” 47^th Annual Convention of the College Theology Society.

May 14–16, 2001. “Drinking Blood with the Eyes: The Limits of Language in the Lower Empire.” 15^th Annual Meeting of the North American Patristic Society.

June 1–4, 2000. “Jean Daniélou and Paul Claudel in the Mid-20^th Century Debate over Patristic Exegesis.” 46^th Annual Convention of the College Theology Society.

May 25–27, 2000. “Fifth Century Apocalypticism: The Liber promissionum et praedictorum Dei of Quodvultdeus.” 14^th Annual Meeting of the North American Patristic Society.

May 4–7, 2000. “‘Churching’ of Women in the Middle Ages: The Sources and Meaning of a Popular Rite.” 35^th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, Michigan.

March 18–19, 2000. “Dimidium temporis: Apocalypticism in Fifth Century North Africa.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest American Academy of Religion.

June 3–6, 1999. “Devotion to the Mystical Body of Christ and the Integration of St. Louis University in the Nineteen-Forties.” 45^th Annual Convention of the College Theology Society.

March 20–21, 1999. “Shepherding a Doomed Flock: Bishop Quodvultdeus and the Arian Conquest of Carthage.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest American Academy of Religion.

Reviews

Intrepid Lover of Perfect Grace; The Life and Thought of Prosper of Aquitaine, Alexander Y. Hwang. Journal of Early Christian Studies (2010) forthcoming.

Fulgentius of Ruspe on the Saving Will of God: The Development of a Sixth-Century African Bishop’s Interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:4 during the Semi-Pelagian Controversy, Francis X. Gumerlock. Fides et Historia (2010) forthcoming.

Early and Medieval Rituals and Theologies of Baptism, and Reformation and Modern Rituals and Theologies of Baptism, Bryan D. Spinks. Usus Antiquior (2010) forthcoming.

Blessing the World: Ritual and Piety in Medieval Religion, Derek A. Rivard. The Catholic Historical Review (2009) forthcoming.

Wedding Rites: A Complete Guide to Traditional Vows, Music, Ceremonies, Blessings, and Interfaith Services, Michael P. Foley. Latin Mass (2009) forthcoming.

The Organic Development of the Liturgy, by Alcuin Reid. Nova et Vetera 4 (2006) 235-240.

Quodvultdeus of Carthage: The Creedal Homilies, trans. Thomas M. Finn. Journal of Early Christian Studies 13 (2005) 401-403.

Catholic for a Reason III: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mass, ed. Schott Hahn and Regis J. Flaherty. Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly 28.1 (2005) 44-46.

The Reception of Vatican II Liturgical Reforms in the Life of the Church, Pierre-Marie Gy op. Horizons 31 (2004) 443.

La liturgie oubliée: la prière eucharistique en Gaule antique et dans l’Occident non romain, Matthieu Smyth, Journal of Early Christian Studies 12 (2004) 385-387.

Order and Exclusion: Cluny and Christendom Face Heresy, Judaism, and Islam (1000-1150), Dominique Iogna-Prat. Fides et Historia 36 (2004) 135-137.

Icons of Power: Ritual Practices in Late Antiquity, Naomi Janowitz. Journal of Early Christian Studies 11 (2003) 579-581.

The Holy Blood: King Henry III and the Westminster Blood Relic, Nicholas Vincent. Fides et Historia 35 (2003) 137-139.

The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship: Sources and Methods for the Study of Early Liturgy, 2^nd ed., Paul F. Bradshaw. Journal of Early Christian Studies 11 (2003) 119-121.

Christian Marriage: A Historical Study, Glenn W. Olsen (ed.). Antiphon 7.2 (2002) 37-40.

The Social Structure of Christian Families: A Historical Perspective, Brian W. Grant, Catholic Studies, online journal at http://home.adelphi.edu/~catissue/ 2002.

Sacramenta Bibliographia Internationalis vols. 5-7, Maksimilijan Zitnik. Antiphon 7.1 (2002) 29.

Sanctity and Secularity During the Modernist Period: Six Perspectives on Hagiography around 1900, L. Barmann and É. Goichot (eds). Church History 71 (2002) 422-424.

Expositions of the Psalms, 1-32, Saint Augustine, trans. Maria Boulding. Journal of Early Christian Studies 9 (2001) 605-606.

Francis of Assisi: A Revolutionary Life, Adrian House. Horizons 28 (2001) 340-341.

Carthage: une métropole chrétienne, Liliane Ennabli. Journal of Early Christian Studies 7 (1999) 628-629.

Pastoral Publications

“Marriage: School of Chastity,” Family Foundations 30.6 (2004) 12-13.

“De profundis for the Married Man,” Lay Witness 25.3 (2004) 56.

Letter to the Editor entitled “Natural Procreative Technology,” Homiletic & Pastoral Review 104.2 (2003) 5-6.

Interviewed by Ann Carey, “Why There’s a Duty to Correct Mass ‘Distortion,’” Our Sunday Visitor 93.3 (16 May 2004) 4-5, see also 93.6 (6 June 2004) 23.

Invited Lectures/Speaking Engagements

St Angela Merici Church, Florissant, MO. “Living the Advent and Christmas Season at Home.” 29 November 2009.

St Theresa of the Child Jesus Church, Belleville, IL. “Keeping Christ in Christmas Preparations.” 22 November 2009.

St Joseph Radio and St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, St Charles, IL. “Purgatory: Nothing Unclean Shall Enter.” 20 November 2009.

Theology on Tap, Cathedral Parish, Madison, WI. “Angels and Demons.” 28 May 2009.

Young Friends for Life, Archdiocese of St Louis. “Mind Your Own Business? The Church on Sex and Reproduction.” 19 June 2008.

Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Webster Groves, MO. Adult formation address on Indulgences. 10 March 2007.

Christ the King Parish, Ann Arbor, MI. “Christianity and Secular Entertainment: From Gladiatorial Games to Movies.” 21 February 2006.

Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Ann Arbor, MI. Series of lectures on Latin Church Fathers. 18 January – 26 April 2005.

Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Ann Arbor, MI. Series of lectures on Christology. 13 September – 13 Dec 2004.

Ave Maria College, Ypsilanti, MI. “Renouncing Spectacles in Fifth Century Carthage.” 18 Nov 2003.

Catholic Men’s Colloquium of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI. “Conversations on Augustine’s Confessions.” 26 April 2003.

St. Anne’s Sodality of North Chicago, Volo, IL. “The Mission of the Latin Mass Today, and How to Answer Schismatics.” 27 March 2003.

Spirituality Evangelization Academy of Eastern Pennsylvania, Bethlehem, PA. Three conference lectures on the Eucharist and Eucharistic Piety. 15 June 2002.

Our Lady of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX. “The Praise of God: Reflections on a Theme from St. Augustine’s Confessions.” 4 April 2002.

Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ. “The Devil and His Pomps in Fifth Century Carthage (With a Brief Excursion on the Dogs of the Lord).” Public lecture sponsored by the Department of Theology. 24 October 2001.

Our Lady of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX. “The Use and Abuse of Historical Theology.” 17 May 2001.

Member of Editorial Team

Saint Francis, vol. 3, ed. J. Wayne Hellmann, et al. (Hyde Park NY: New City Press, 2001), see page 5.

The International Bible Commentary, ed. William T. Farmer, et al. (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1998), see page xviii.

A Celebration of the Thought of John Paul II: On the Occasion of the Papal Visit to St. Louis, ed. Gregory R. Beabout, et al. (Saint Louis: Saint Louis University Press, 1998), see page xvii.