Professor Markey teaches in areas of theology, spirituality and philosophy and specializes in foundational theology, systematic theology, ecclesiology and contemporary spirituality. He also works in the areas of the history of philosophy, medieval philosophy, 20th-century European philosophy, and American pragmatism, particularly the work of Josiah Royce. He is currently working in the area of contextual theology and spirituality focused on the US cultural context.
Christ and the Spirit: Catholic Perspective through the Ages, Winona, MN: Anselm Academic Press, 2018.
Making Sense of Mystery: A Primer on Theological Thinking, Winona, MN: Anselm Academic Press, 2018.
Who is God? Catholic Perspectives Through the Ages. Winona, MN: Anselm Selections, 2016.
Moses in Pharaoh’s House: A Liberating Spirituality for the USA. Winona, MN: Anselm Academic, 2014.
Constituting Communion: The Theology of the Constitutions of the Church. New York: New City Press, 2003.
Books Co-edited:
David Pocta and John J. Markey, The Future of Christian Spirituality: In Our Lives, In Our Churches and in the Academy, (New York: Herder & Herder, 2022)
John J. Markey and J. August Higgins eds., Mysticism in Contemporary Life: Essays in Honor of Bernhard McGinn, (New York: Herder&Herder, 2019)
Articles and studies in refereed journals:
John J. Markey and Greg Zuschlag, “The Foundational Theology of Donald Gelpi, SJ.” American Journal of Theology & Philosophy. Vol. 38, Nos. 2–3, May–September 2017. 167-178.
“Notes from the Road More Travelled: Doing Theology in a US Cultural Context.” New Theology Review Vol 28, No. 2 (2016) 18-26.
“Communion as Salvation for J. M. R. Tillard, O.P. and Josiah Royce.” Science et Espirit: Revue de philosophie et de teologie 60:2 (2008).
“Gaudium et Spes and the People of Thought and Science.” Spirituality 11:59 (2005): 67–70.
“Clarifying the Relationship Between the Universal and Particular Churches Through the Philosophy of Josiah Royce.” Philosophy & Theology 15:2: 299–320.
“George Washington, Napoleon, and John Paul II and the Future of the Vatican II Revolution.” Seattle Theology and Ministry Review 1/3 (2003): 14–25.
“Integrating Catholic Theology in the Dominant American Culture.” Chicago Studies 42/1 (2003): 5–16.
Co-editor, with Michael Demkovich, O.P. of Listening: A Journal of Religion and Culture 38 (2003). Theme: “Contemporary Dominican Theology”
“Praxis in Liberation Theology: Some Clarifications.” Missiology: An International Review 13 (1995): 179–195.
“The ‘Problem’ of Homosexuality.” New Blackfriars 75:886 (1994): 476–488.
“Instrument of the Spirit: The Role of the Spiritual Director in the Writings of St. John of the Cross.” Studies in Formative Spirituality: Journal of Spiritual Formation 13 (1992): 19-28.
“The Contribution of Edward Schillebeeckx to a Theology of Preaching.” Homiletic (December, 1991).
