International Visiting Jesuit Fellows

An Associate Professor at Université Loyola du Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fr. Emmanuel Bueya Bu-Makaya, S.J. taught a course on African politics in the Political Science Department. His research is “The Role of the Pontifical Diplomacy in Promoting Security in the Eastern Part of the Congo.”

Following two terms as Dean of the Faculty of Missiology at the Gregorian University Rome, Fr. Bryan Lobo, S.J., a Jesuit from Mumbai, India taught a course on the theology of religions and research theological aspects of Christian proclamation and mission that considered the unique insights of Christian theology in a religious and culturally pluralistic world.

Rev. Gerard Ryan, S.J., Assistant Professor of Political Theology at Regis College, investigated whether faith communities can contribute toward the sustainability of our common home.

Rev. Selva Rathinam, S.J., Scripture teacher at Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV) Institute of Philosophy and Theology, the Pontifical Athenaeum in Pune, India, taught a course on Hebrew prophets.

Rev. Joachim Zoundi, S.J., Lecturer of systematic theology at Hekima University College, Nairobi, Kenya, taught a course on Christian anthropology in times of uncertainty.

Rev. Ferenc Patsch, S.J., Professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, taught a course on systematic theology.

• Rev. T. Nishaant, S.J., Former principal of St. Xavier's College of Management & Technology in Patna, Bihar, India, taught "Social Stratification in India" in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

Rev. Peter Dubovsky, S.J., Professor of the Old Testament exegesis at Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, taught "Cultures of the Bible."

Rev. Lawrence Fernandes, S.J., Teaches philosophy at the Jesuit Philosophate at Satya Nilayam and Loyola College, Chennai, taught "Religions of India."

Rev. Leszek Gęsiak, S.J., Teaches media and multicultural studies at the Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, taught "Values of European Union."

Rev. Janez Percic, S.J., Teaches at Munich School of Philosophy, visiting researcher at Boston College, taught philosophy.

Rev. George Karuvelil Professor of Philosophy at Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, taught theology.

Rev. Thomas Kuriacose, S.J., Teaches systematic theology at Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth (formerly known as Papal Athaneum), Pune, taught "South Asian Theology."

Rev. Luc Bonaventure Ayité Amoussou, S.J., Founder and coordinator of Rays of Hope in Benin, taught about the intersection of politics and religion.

Rev. Stephen Buckland, S.J., Former Provincial Superior in Zimbabwe, taught "God, ‘gods’ and African Religion."

Rev. Heinrich Watzka, S.J., Professor of Philosophy, Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt am Main, researched embodiment from a dualistic perspective and taught a philosophy course on "Selves and Their Bodies."