Julia Meszaros
Theologian
I lecture in Systematic Theology at St. Patrick's Pontifical University (Maynooth, Ireland) and publish in the fields of theological anthropology and theology and literature.
I bring the books of the forgotten female writers of the Catholic Revival back into print. I give talks and workshops on these women and the theological themes in their novels, as well as academic papers on a range of theological topics.
Passionate about flowers and plants in all their aspects, I am currently working on a 'theology of plants'.
Select Publications and Talks
This series brings the forgotten female writers of the Catholic Literary Revival back into print, edited with Bonnie Lander Johnson, for CUA press.
The Dry Wood, Caryll Houselander
The End of the House of Alard, Sheila Kaye-Smith
One Poor Scruple, Josephine Ward
The Complete Short Stories, Enid Dinnis
Monographs and Edited Volumes
My monograph Selfless Love and Human Flourishing in Paul Tillich and Iris Murdoch is with OUP, 2016.
With Johannes Zachhuber I edited Sacrifice and Modern Thought (OUP, 2013).
With Yves De Maeseneer I edited In the Image of Love: Key Voices for Theological Anthroplogy (Special Issue, International Journal of Philosophy and Theology, 2017).
Select Articles
I have published articles on
Caryll Houselander and Elizabeth of the Trinity (New Blackfriars)
Iris Murdoch and Réne Girard (Philosophy and Theology)
Paul Tillich (Handbook of Modern Theology, T&T Clark)
Self-sacrifice and love (Love as Common Ground, Alban)
Angels in literature (Literature and Theology)
The history of the Catholic novel (Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism, OUP)
Recent Talks and Workshops
Collegium Institute, UPenn: Workshop series on Caryll Houselander's The Dry Wood
Catholic Imagination Conference, Dallas: 'Rewriting the Catholic Literary Canon'
Oxford University: 'Self-sacrifice and Love of Self'
Catholic Academiy Berlin: 'Mary, full of Grace'
Research Interests
The Human Self
Concepts of Love
Theology and Literature, especially the Catholic Literary Revival
Plants and their Theological Significance
The Child in Theology
Contact
Julia Meszaros 2023