The Rev. Dr. Joseph S. Pagano
1714 Bolton Street
Baltimore, MD 21212
(C) 443-839-5907
joe@emmanueldowntown.org

Summary of Qualifications:

• I am an experienced and energetic priest, compelling preacher, excellent teacher, and caring pastor. I have a heart for parish ministry and work well with people of all ages, encouraging and equipping them for ministry in the church and the world.

Present Positions:

• Rector, Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Baltimore, MD), 2006 – Present
  
• Affiliate Faculty, Loyola University (Baltimore, MD), 2009 - Present

Previous Positions:

• Assistant Rector, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, WI) 2004-2006
  
• Assistant Professor of Theology, Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, WI) 2003-2005
  
• Lecturer in Theology, Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI) 2001
  
• Teaching Assistant, Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI) 1998-2000

Education:

• Ph.D., Theology and Ethics, Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI), 2001
  
• M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ), 1993
  
• B.A., Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), 1988

Publications and Awards:
Award:

• Recipient of the John Hines Preaching Award (2010)

• The Origins and Development of the Triadic Structure of Faith in H. Richard Niebuhr (University Press of America, 2005)

• “H. Richard Niebuhr,” in Biographical Dictionary of Christian Theologians, edited by Patrick Carey and Joseph Lienhard (Hendrickson, 2002)

• Democracy and Tradition, by Jeffrey Stout in Journal of Religion and Society (Volume 6 2004)
  
• God: A Guide for the Perplexed, by Keith Ward in Anglican Theological Review (Summer 2003)
  
• Wrestling with Doubt, by Frank Rees in Theological Studies (September 2002)

Sermons:

• Several Sermons for Sermons That Work, The Episcopal Church, http://www.episcopalchurch.org

Papers and Presentations:

• “Theology and the Liberal Arts.” Lecture presented at Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, WI) 2004
  
• “The Just War Tradition.” Lecture presented at Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, WI) 2003
  
• “Kant, Peirce, and Royce: The Intellectual Background of the Triadic Structure of Faith in H. Richard Niebuhr.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (Nashville, TN) 2000

Courses Taught:

• Introduction to Theology
  
• Christians Perspectives on War and Peace
  
• Christian Perspectives on Human Sexuality
  
• The Wonder of God
  
• Search for Meaning
  
• History of Christian Thought
  
• African-American Theology and Ethics
  
• Theological Foundations
  
• Law and Theology

Diocesan Service:

• Commission on Ministry (Diocese of Milwaukee)
  
• Board of Examining Chaplains (Diocese of Milwaukee)
  
• Commission on Ministry (Diocese of Maryland)
  
• Christian Formation Committee (Diocese of Maryland)
  
• Board Member of the Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center

Professional Societies:

• American Academy of Religion, member
  
• Society of Christian Ethics, member