Ellen Roderick

Dr. Ellen Roderick is Associate Professor of Theology at the Grand séminaire de Montréal (affiliated with Université Laval) and the Institut de formation théologique de Montréal, while also serving as Co-Director of the Diocesan Centre for Marriage, Life and Family at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. She holds a PhD in Theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at the Catholic University of America, where her dissertation examined theological and philosophical dimensions of childhood in the works of Hans Urs von Balthasar.

Her research encompasses:

• Theological foundations of marriage and family structures
• Bioethical challenges in contemporary society
• Philosophical anthropology and embodiment theories
• Developmental theology of childhood
• Systematic interpretations of Hans Urs von Balthasar