Marcus Timothy Haworth is a Doctoral Candidate in Theology at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on the identification and recovery of historical South-South Christian theological connections and their import for constructive Christian theological projects in the contemporary. Specifically, his scholarship emphasizes these connections in reference to the African continent and questions pertaining to Christian mission and evangelization, ecclesiology and Christian theological epistemology, and decoloniality and peace.
Marcus’ dissertation research examines the 1985 South Africa Kairos Document and the accompanying Christian theology it generated and continues to generate today, known as kairos theology. Specifically, it constructively recounts the history of the production of this document, argues for its qualification as a theology of the people, and looks at the practical, pastoral, and theoretical lessons that such a means of theologizing offers for being and performing church in the contemporary, particularly as this relates to political and synodal theological issues.
In addition to his dissertation work, Marcus is currently refining articles on Catholic Social Teaching; Peace Studies and Christian soteriology; decoloniality, voice, and synodality; and world religions and comparative missiologies for publication.
Prior to entering the Doctoral Program in Theology at Notre Dame, Marcus completed a Master of Theological Studies in Theology and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Theology from the same institution.
He is originally from the Chicagoland area but now calls Northern Indian home along with his wife and son.
You can learn more about him and his work here.