Faculty and Staff

Scott Hefelfinger, Ph.D.

Director of Content Development | Concurrent Associate Professor of Theology

Biography

Dr. Hefelfinger serves the Augustine Institute as Director of Content Development and Concurrent Associate Professor of Theology in the graduate school. He teaches in the areas of moral and dogmatic theology, specializing in Catholic social thought, marriage and family, and the theology of the interior life and prayer. Drawing on his teaching and research, he helps to guide the development of Institute’s multimedia content offerings, which enrich the lives of Catholics through various platforms, including FORMED, the Amen app, podcasts, and more.

Dr. Hefelfinger presents his work regularly at academic conferences and has published with Catholic University of America Press and in academic journals. His current research includes a book on marriage and a primer on Catholic social teaching.

For more of a view of his writings and titles, see Dr. Hefelfinger’s webpage at academia.edu.

scott.hefelfinger@augustine.edu
Phone: (303) 937-4420

Education

  • PhD, University of Notre Dame
  • STL, International Theological Institute
  • STM, International Theological Institute
  • BA, University of California, Berkeley

Courses

  • Moral and Spiritual Theology
  • Creed
  • Christian Marriage
  • Nature, Sexuality, and the Civilization of Love
  • Two Carmelite Masters: Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross
  • Leadership for the New Evangelization
  • Theology Seminar
The Augustine Institute Graduate School is committed to the pursuit of wisdom in service of Catholic mission. All of our academic programs therefore seek, first, to allow students to make their own “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col. 2:3), which are found in Christ and passed down in the Sacred Tradition of the Catholic Church. Second, our programs prepare students to hand these treasures on to others effectively through evangelization and catechesis.