About

Kellogg Faculty Fellow Rev. Paulinus I. Odozor, CSSp is Professor of Theology and Africana Studies. Odozor's scholarly interests are in foundational issues in moral theology and Christian ethics; history of moral theology; contextual theological issues; theology and society; and African Christian theology. He has been a Kellogg Institute faculty fellow since 2016.

Before coming to Notre Dame in 1999, Fr. Odozor held numerous academic, administrative, and pastoral positions in Nigeria and Canada. He is currently president of the Governing Council of Spiritan International School of Theology in Enugu, Nigeria.

Thematic Interests

Moral theology/Christian ethics; contextual theological issues; theology and society; African Christian theology; theology of marriage

Current Research

Promoting conversations between the Church and Africa and between Christian ethics and other systems of ethics, both secular and religious