Author: John Shea, SJ

John studies theology at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA. Before entering the Society in 2003, he earned his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Evolutionary Biology, focusing on parasites and host behavior. He enjoys swimming, skiing, hiking, watching Doctor Who, listening to novelty songs, eating gelato, and hugging trees.

Contact: [email protected]

Nervous Skiing cappi thompson / Shutterstick

A Guaranteed Mystery

by onMay 26, 2014

Unlike science and philosophy, faith must leave room for Mystery. John Shea considers how belief in Mystery comes with no guarantees.

Navigating the rugged roads of Bolivia

Worth Reading: Travel Memoirs

by onApril 23, 2014

Why do we love travel memoirs? John Shea looks at the adventures of some recent college grads.

Did St. Francis share kinship with all of Creation or just the cute critters MoHotta18 / Flickr Creative Commons

Kinship with Critters and Cretins

by onMarch 21, 2014

John Shea, parasitologist and Franciscan Jesuit, thinks about kinship with all of Creation–even tapeworms.

Magician Ryan Bart

A Magician Reveals His Secret

by onFebruary 3, 2014

Abracadabra! John Shea talks with a magician whose commitment to service is no slight of hand.

Grand Haven Lighthouse | Polar Vortex by gbozik photography at Flickr

The Polar Vortex and Global Warming

by onJanuary 10, 2014

Does the arrival of the Polar Vortex mean that global warming isn’t so bad after all? Or that it’s worse?

"Day 347/366 - Deck the Halls with Kaled Mutants" by Great Beyond at Flickr

TJPodcast: WHO is St. Nick??

by onDecember 6, 2013

John Shea asks a mysterious and pressing question… Just WHO is St. Nick??

parading-whovians

The Rejected Stone: Celebrating 50 Years of Doctor Who

by onNovember 23, 2013

John Shea calls our attention to the outsiders — aliens even — who laid the foundation for 50 years of Doctor Who.

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Top 5 reasons Dr. Who fans should consider religious life

by onNovember 4, 2013

In honor of National Vocations Week and the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, we present the top 5 reasons Dr. Who fans should consider religious life.

How random is God?

La Aleatoriedad de Dios

by onSeptember 30, 2013

Nuestro propio biólogo evolutivo Jesuita reconcilia la aleatoriedad de la evolución con la religión usando ideas de Jackson Pollock y… ¿Garth Brooks?

How random is God?

A “Random” God?

by onSeptember 30, 2013

Our very own evolutionary biologist John Shea reconciles the randomness of evolution with religion through the lenses of Jackson Pollock and…Garth Brooks?

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