Thomas H. Groom, Ed.D.
Professor of Theology and Religious Education, Boston College
Thomas H. Groome. Ed.D., an internationally renowned religious education expert, is professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College, where he has been teaching since 1976 and is founding director of the Ph.D. program in theology and education. His areas of expertise are Catholic and religious education; issues of the Catholic Church and society; religion and politics; the papacy; pastoral ministry; and spiritual practices. He is an award-winning author of numerous books, his most recent being What Makes Education Catholic: Spiritual Foundations.
His other titles include Catholic Spiritual Practices: Treasurers Old and New; Will There Be Faith: A New Vision for Education and Growing Disciples; What Makes Us Catholic: Eight Gifts for Life; Educating for Life: A Spiritual Vision for Every Teacher and Parent; Language for a "Catholic" Church; Sharing Faith: A Comprehensive Approach to Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry; and Christian Religious Education: Sharing Our Story and Vision, which is hailed as a classic and foundational text in religious education that introduces the shared praxis approach.
He is also the primary author of various religious education curricula, which are widely used in Catholic schools and parishes. His most recent curriculum is The Credo Series, a Catholic high school theology series from Veritas.
Prof. Groome was born in County Kildare, Ireland. He holds an M.Div. from St. Patrick's Seminary in Carlow, Ireland, an M.A. from Fordham University, and a doctoral degree in religious education from Union Theological Seminary/Columbia University.
