- M.A., Theology and Religious Studies, John Carroll University
- B.A., Theology and Religious Studies and Philosophy, John Carroll University
Christine Mellick Stropky
Doctoral student
Teaching Assistant
College of Arts and Sciences:
Religious Studies
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Christine Mellick Stropky
Doctoral student
Teaching Assistant
College of Arts and Sciences:
Religious Studies
Degrees
Profile
My academic research primarily explores the intersections of dance and Catholicism. I am a dancer who trained in a pre-professional program for 18 years, and I continue to dance as I work toward my Ph.D. in Catholic theology. My love for the embodied practice and my experience of God through dance is at the heart of my theological work and at the center of many conversations I have with my students.
Courses taught
- REL 103
Selected presentations
College Theology Society
"Salsa and Synodality: A Reflection on Enacting Synodality through Dance." Live Session, Arts, Media, Literature, and Religion, May 29-June 1, 2025.
“Dancing to Know God: Merleau-Ponty’s Chiasm as a Resource for Catholic Theology.” Live Session, Anthropology, Psychology, and Religion, June 1-4, 2023.
Theologians of Ohio
“Dancing to Know God: Merleau-Ponty’s Chiasm as a Resource for Catholic Theology.” Live Session, Theologians of Ohio: TheOH 2023, Plenary Speaker, Feb. 3, 2023.
John Carroll University
“Experiencing God Through Dance: Catholic History and Future.” Live Session Zoom Presentation, 19th Annual Celebration of Scholarship – Capstone Presentations by Honors Program Students, April 15, 2021.
“Embodied Theology: Introducing Sarah Coakley’s Theologie Totale.” Live Session Zoom Presentation, 19th Annual Celebration of Scholarship – Entering Into Theological Debates, April 15, 2021.