Father Thomas P. Rausch, Ph.D., Duke, 1976, is the T. Marie Chilton Professor of Catholic Theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. A specialist in ecclesiology, Christology, and ecumenism, he has published seventeen books and over 220 articles and reviews, including Towards a Truly Catholic Church (2005), Being Catholic in a Culture of Choice (2006), and Pope Benedict XVI: An Introduction to his Theological Vision (2009). Four times his work has been recognized by the Catholic Press Association. He is a member of the Anglican/Roman Catholic Consultation USA, co-chairs the Los Angeles Catholic/Evangelical Committee and the Theological Commission for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.