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Stefan Mangnus serves as a Lecturer at Tilburg School of Catholic Theology, Tilburg University, where he is affiliated with the Texts in Contexts research group. His teaching portfolio includes Dogmatics courses (God and Christ, Christ and Trinity), practical parish pastoral work, and chaplaincy internships. Externally, he holds significant roles as Moderator for Officium Caritatis since September 2023 and as a member of the Dominican Order's provincial council and vicariate councils in the Netherlands since mid-2022.
Mangnus's research centers on Catholic theological renewal through synodality, drawing extensively on Thomas Aquinas and Dominican traditions. His work bridges historical theology with contemporary ecclesial practice, examining how synodal listening processes can transform church governance. He investigates biblical foundations for church renewal while connecting Aquinas's theological insights to modern challenges in Christian community formation and spiritual discernment.
His publication pattern reveals consistent engagement with synodal themes across multiple formats - from peer-reviewed academic chapters to parish-level spiritual reflections. The 2024-2025 output demonstrates particular focus on Dominican contributions to synodality, Aquinas's relevance for contemporary theology, and practical biblical exegesis for liturgical use, appearing in both scholarly journals like Tijdschrift voor verkondiging and parish publications such as Vierkant.
With 37 documented activities including 33 invited talks on synodality, Holy Spirit theology, and Christian identity, Mangnus actively disseminates his research beyond academia. His 8 media contributions since 2022 demonstrate engagement with public theological discourse, particularly regarding the synodal process and Acts of the Apostles interpretations.
Mangnus supervises students in practical pastoral settings and chaplaincy internships, integrating his academic expertise with real-world ministry. His external Dominican roles provide institutional platforms for implementing synodal principles, while his Texts in Contexts affiliation fosters interdisciplinary theological research on scriptural interpretation in historical and contemporary frameworks.
