Ronald Thomas

Dr. Ronald Thomas, Jr. is an Associate Professor of Theology at Belmont Abbey College, where he holds a Canonical Mandatum from the Diocese of Charlotte. His scholarly work centers on preserving divine wisdom through academic theology, and he actively sponsors the Belmont Abbey College Men’s Group.

• Ph.D., University of Cambridge
• M.Div., Emory University
• B.A., University of Memphis

Dr. Thomas teaches courses such as Introduction to Theology and Theology of Culture, emphasizing the intersection of faith and intellectual inquiry. His research spans Dogmatic Theology, Historical Theology, and Philosophical Theology, reflecting his commitment to exploring the "prevenience of Christ" in education.

A passionate advocate for Catholic higher education, he states: "academic theology can preserve the givenness, the prevenience, the reality of the Christ to whom we respond in love."