Former Kellogg Doctoral Student Sarah MacMillen (PhD ‘07) recently published the article “War and Religion: Alientationa and Atonement” in the widely read Concilium: International Journal for Theology.
The article bridges the 20th century theorist Erich Fromm’s reflections on war, alienation, and religion with those from Catholic Social Thought. This provides a nuanced reading on themes of Marxian critical theory alongside related tropes within Libertarian Theology. In this article MacMillen highlights Canadian Catholic theologian George Baum as a connector between Catholic Social Thought and Critical Theory.
During her time with Kellogg, MacMillen received a Kellogg Graduate Research Grant for her study of Civil Society, Sympathy, and Empathy. She is now an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Duquesne University.