Travis LaCouter
I am a Catholic systematic theologian with special interests in political theology, spirituality, queer theology, and popular culture. I did my doctoral work on Hans Urs von Balthasar's theology of prayer and am currently interested in the notion of parrhesia in Balthasar's work and beyond. At Holy Cross, I teach classes like "Theology of Protest," "Contemporary Catholic Spirituality," and "Theology & Sexuality." I graduated from Holy Cross in 2013 and earned a doctorate from the University of Oxford in 2020.
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This approach demonstrates the centrality of prayer to Balthasar's entire theological system and does so in a way which itself constitutes an exercise in Catholic systematics. This study is also distinctive for establishing a method of proceeding through Balthasar's sprawling oeuvre (and the similarly vast secondary literature) by arguing for three “categories” of texts in Balthasar's writings and, separately, three “waves” of Balthasar readers. Thus, this study is a resource not just for those interested in prayer but for anyone interested in reading Balthasar today.
This approach demonstrates the centrality of prayer to Balthasar's entire theological system and does so in a way which itself constitutes an exercise in Catholic systematics. This study is also distinctive for establishing a method of proceeding through Balthasar's sprawling oeuvre (and the similarly vast secondary literature) by arguing for three “categories” of texts in Balthasar's writings and, separately, three “waves” of Balthasar readers. Thus, this study is a resource not just for those interested in prayer but for anyone interested in reading Balthasar today.