Anthony Ekpo's 2024 Book The Roman Curia, and Walter J. Ong's Thought

Abstract

In 2022, the doctrinally conservative Pope Francis (born in 1936; elected pope in 2013) reformed the Vatican Curia when he promulgated the Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium ("Preach the Gospel"). The Nigerian theologian Monsignor Anthony Ekpo (born in 1981; Ph.D. in systematic theology, Australian Catholic University, 2013; doctorate in canon law, Gregorian University, 2021) explains Pope Francis' reform of the Vatican Curia in his accessible new 2024 book The Roman Curia: History, Theology, and Organization (Georgetown University Press). In my 5,800-word review essay "Anthony Ekpo's 2024 Book The Roman curia, and Walter J. Ong's Thought," I succinctly highlight, on the one hand, Ekpo's new 2024 book and, on the other hand, the work of the American Jesuit Walter J. Ong (1912-2003; Ph.D. in English, Harvard University, 1955). I also provide ample background information.