Associate Professor
Theology Department (Historical Theology)
Mark F. Johnson (Ph.D., Medieval Studies, University of Toronto [1990], MSL, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies [1988]), specializes in the life and thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, especially his moral thought.
He has authored over twenty-five articles (e.g., Theological Studies, Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale, The Thomist). Two recent articles are: “Paul of Hungary’s Summa de penitentia,” in Tristan Sharp et al. (eds.) From Learning to Love: Schools, Law, and Pastoral Care in the Middle Ages. Essays in Honour of Joseph W. Goering (Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2017), pp. 402–418, and “Epilogue: A Law Divinely Given,” in Justin M. Anderson and Atria A. Larson (eds.). Thomas Aquinas and Medieval Canon Law (Washington DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2025). Pp. 335–355.
He has authored over twenty-five articles (e.g., Theological Studies, Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale, The Thomist). Two recent articles are: “A Note on Thomas and the Divine Mercy,” The Thomist 80.3 (2016): 355–362, and “Paul of Hungary’s Summa de penitentia,” in Tristan Sharp et al. (eds.) From Learning to Love: Schools, Law, and Pastoral Care in the Middle Ages. Essays in Honour of Joseph W. Goering (Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2017), pp. 402–418.
Courses Taught
- Thomas Aquinas
- Medieval Moral Teaching
- Roman Catholic Moral Theology
Additional Information
Fall 2025 - On Sabbatical