Patrick Goujon

Patrick Goujon serves as Senior Research Fellow in Theology and the History of Spirituality at the University of Oxford's Campion Hall while holding a professorship at Facultés Loyola Paris. He concurrently acts as Editor in Chief of Recherches de Science Religieuse, demonstrating significant scholarly leadership in religious studies.

His academic foundation includes dual doctorates: a Theology doctorate from Facultés Loyola Paris (Jesuit College of Theology and Philosophy) and a History doctorate from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. Additional credentials comprise a Habilitation in French Literature from Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle and undergraduate training at École Normale Supérieure in French Literature.

Professor Goujon's research centers on the intersection of Jesuit spirituality, early modern cultural dynamics, and historical spiritual direction practices. His work critically examines how religious frameworks interacted with political and social structures during the Catholic Reformation, particularly through Jesuit institutional development and pastoral methodologies in 16th-17th century Europe.

His recent publications reveal a distinctive interdisciplinary trajectory spanning theological ethics, historical trauma studies, and textual analysis of spiritual classics. The 2023 work on clerical abuse survivors demonstrates contemporary relevance, while his studies of Ignatian letters and early modern spiritual direction establish deep historical scholarship with translations in multiple languages.

As Associate Member of Centre d’Études en Sciences Sociales du Religieux (EHESS), he contributes to cutting-edge research on religious phenomena. His editorial role at Recherches de Science Religieuse further positions him at the forefront of methodological innovation in religious studies scholarship.