Theology and the University considers how theology has been marginalized in the academy and in public life, arguing that doing so has serious repercussions for the integrity of the academic study of religion.

Part 1 The Contested Role of the Contemporary University 1. Higher Education as a Road to Somewhere 2. The University: A Refuge of Truth and Truthfulness 3. Theology between the University and the Church as a "Field Hospital" Part 2 Multilocational Perspectives on Theology and the University 4. Mutual Benefit: Arguments in Favour of the Incorporation of Catholic Theology into Secular Universities 5. Academic Catholic Theology in Italy 6. Theology and Religious Studies in France 7. The "Problem" of Theology in the University? Irish Compromises and Solutions Part 3 Testing "Plurality within Unity" 8. The Genetic Code of Catholic Theology: "Theology Today: Perspectives, Principles and Criteria" 9. The University and the Relationship between Theology and the "Concert of Sciences" 10. Vetera novis augere: New Tasks for Theology 11. "Words of Power": The Lively Dialogue between Theology and Literature Part 4 Theology in University: Dialogues at the Crossroads 12. Assuming True Beliefs: The Contribution of Theology to a Healthy University 13. Recontextualising Theology at the University in Europe 14. The University as a Forum for a Discussion of Hope: The Relevance of Theology Index