Staff profile

Research Interests

Medieval Theology (especially Thomas Aquinas)

Soteriology

Theology of the Trinity

Fourteenth Century spirituality of the Low Countries (especially Ruusbroec)

Authored book

• Introduction to Medieval Theology [Second Edition]
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2022). Introduction to Medieval Theology [Second Edition]. (2nd; revised and expanded ed.). Cambridge University Press
• Introduction to Medieval Theology: Second Edition
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2022). Introduction to Medieval Theology: Second Edition. (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108884426
• Thomas Aquinas and Contemplation
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2021). Thomas Aquinas and Contemplation. Oxford University Press
• An Introduction to Medieval Theology
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2012). An Introduction to Medieval Theology. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139021647
• An Introduction to the Trinity
  Van Nieuwenhove, R., & Marmion, D. (2011). An Introduction to the Trinity. Cambridge University Press
• Jan van Ruusbroec, Mystical Theologian of the Trinity
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2003). Jan van Ruusbroec, Mystical Theologian of the Trinity. University of Notre Dame Press

Book review

• Book Review: Shawn M. Colberg, The Wayfarers End: Bonaventure and Aquinas on Divine and Rewards in Scripture and Sacred Doctrine (Washington D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2020) in The Thomist 85.3 (2021), pp. 489-493.
  Crozier, W., & Van Nieuwenhove, R. (online). Book Review: Shawn M. Colberg, The Wayfarers End: Bonaventure and Aquinas on Divine and Rewards in Scripture and Sacred Doctrine (Washington D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2020) in The Thomist 85.3 (2021), pp. 489-493. The Thomist,

Chapter in book

• The Trinity
  Crozier, W., & Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2020). The Trinity. In The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology (465-485). Oxford University Press
• Trinitarian Indwelling
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2020). Trinitarian Indwelling. In E. Howells, & M. McIntosh (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of mystical theology (388-403). Oxford University Press
• Protest Theism, Aquinas, and Suffering
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2019). Protest Theism, Aquinas, and Suffering. In K. Kilby, & R. Davies (Eds.), Suffering and the Christian life (71-86). Bloomsbury
• Art, Contemplation and intellectus. Aquinas and Gadamer in conversation
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2018). Art, Contemplation and intellectus. Aquinas and Gadamer in conversation. In L. Nelstrop, & H. Appleton (Eds.), Art and mysticism : interfaces in the medieval and modern periods (70-86). Routledge
• Catholic Piety from Ruusbroec and the Devotio Moderna to the Legacy of Pierre de Bérulle
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2018). Catholic Piety from Ruusbroec and the Devotio Moderna to the Legacy of Pierre de Bérulle. In L. Ayres, & M. Volpe (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199566273.013.13
• Ruusbroec’s notion of the contemplative life and his understanding of the human person
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2016). Ruusbroec’s notion of the contemplative life and his understanding of the human person. In R. Faesen, & J. Arblaster (Eds.), Mystical Anthropology - Authors from the Low Countries (73-88). Routledge
• Commitments to Medieval Mystical Texts within Contemporary Contexts: Some Reflections on Medieval Mystical Texts as ‘Classic’ Texts in the Gadamerian Sense
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2016). Commitments to Medieval Mystical Texts within Contemporary Contexts: Some Reflections on Medieval Mystical Texts as ‘Classic’ Texts in the Gadamerian Sense. In S. Kikuchi, & P. Cooper (Eds.), Commitments to Medieval Mystical Texts within Contemporary Contexts (239-253). Peeters Publishers
• Late Medieval Atonement Theologies
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2015). Late Medieval Atonement Theologies. In F. A. Murphy, & S. Troy (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of Christology (250-264). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199641901.013.14
• Ruusbroec, Jordaens, and Herp on the Common Life: the Transformation of a Spiritual Ideal
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2014). Ruusbroec, Jordaens, and Herp on the Common Life: the Transformation of a Spiritual Ideal. In R. Faesen (Ed.), A Companion to Ruusbroec (204-236). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004270763_009
• The Tradition of Medieval Theology as a Source for Doing Theology in Post-modern Times: Gratuity and Transcendence in Medieval Theology
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2013). The Tradition of Medieval Theology as a Source for Doing Theology in Post-modern Times: Gratuity and Transcendence in Medieval Theology. In C. Dickinson, L. Boeve, & T. Merrigan (Eds.), The Shaping of Tradition. Context and Normativity (173-184). Peeters Publishers
• The Sacrament of Marriage
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2013). The Sacrament of Marriage. In E. Conway (Ed.), Priesthood Today (369-380). Veritas
• Retrieving a Sacramental Worldview in a Mechanistic World
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2013). Retrieving a Sacramental Worldview in a Mechanistic World. In F. Depoortere, & J. Haers (Eds.), To Discern Creation in a Scattering World (539-558). Peeters Publishers
• The Saving Work of Christ
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2012). The Saving Work of Christ. In B. Davies, & E. Stump (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Aquinas (436-447). Oxford University Press
• Trinity, Faith and Mysticism: The Need for a Medieval Ressourcement
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2009). Trinity, Faith and Mysticism: The Need for a Medieval Ressourcement. In D. Marmion, & G. Thiessen (Eds.), Trinity and Salvation. Theological, Spiritual and Aesthetic Perspectives (65-80). Peter Lang
• Experience and Mystical Theology in the Fourteenth Century. An Examination of Ruusbroec
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2005). Experience and Mystical Theology in the Fourteenth Century. An Examination of Ruusbroec. In L. Boeve, H. Geybels, & S. Van den Bossche (Eds.), Encountering Transcendence. Contributions to a Theology of Christian Experience (411-424). Peeters Publishers

Edited book

• Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries
  Van Nieuwenhove, R., Faesen, R., & Rolfson, H. (Eds.). (2008). Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries
• The Theology of Thomas Aquinas
  Van Nieuwenhove, R., & Wawrykow, J. (Eds.). (2005). The Theology of Thomas Aquinas. University of Notre Dame Press

Journal Article

• Charity, Intellect, and Contemplation in St Thomas Aquinas: Contemporary Relevance
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (online). Charity, Intellect, and Contemplation in St Thomas Aquinas: Contemporary Relevance
• Providence, Divine Causality, and the Gratuitousness of Love: A Thomist Perspective
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2023). Providence, Divine Causality, and the Gratuitousness of Love: A Thomist Perspective. New Blackfriars, 104(1114), 796-817. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12868
• Thomas Aquinas on the Sacrifice of Christ and the Eucharist: A Defence
  Nieuwenhove, R. V. (2023). Thomas Aquinas on the Sacrifice of Christ and the Eucharist: A Defence. New Blackfriars, 104(1109), 4-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12804
• Trinity, regiratio and mind: an exploration of the systematic-theological resources of Ruusbroec's regirative model
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2022). Trinity, regiratio and mind: an exploration of the systematic-theological resources of Ruusbroec's regirative model. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 24(4), 505-522. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijst.12552
• Divine Nothingness, Ecstasy and Self-transcendence in the Evangelical Pearl
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2022). Divine Nothingness, Ecstasy and Self-transcendence in the Evangelical Pearl. Medieval Mystical Theology, 31(1), 33 - 40. https://doi.org/10.1080/20465726.2022.2084840
• Searching for a Connection: Prayer and contemplation 'broadly conceived' in Thomas Aquinas
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2019). Searching for a Connection: Prayer and contemplation 'broadly conceived' in Thomas Aquinas. Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses (Gedrukt), 95(2), 283-298. https://doi.org/10.2143/etl.95.2.3286477
• Assent to Faith, Theology and Scientia in Aquinas
  in Aquinas. New Blackfriars, 100(1088), 410-424. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12448
• St Thomas Aquinas on salvation, making satisfaction, and restoration of friendship with God
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2019). St Thomas Aquinas on salvation, making satisfaction, and restoration of friendship with God. The Thomist, 83, 521-545
• Contemplation, Intellectus, and Simplex Intuitus in Aquinas: Recovering a Neoplatonic Theme
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2017). Contemplation, Intellectus, and Simplex Intuitus in Aquinas: Recovering a Neoplatonic Theme. American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, 91(2), 199-225. https://doi.org/10.5840/acpq2017227108
• "Recipientes per contemplationem, tradentes per actionem": The Relation between the Active and Contemplative Lives according to Thomas Aquinas
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2017). "Recipientes per contemplationem, tradentes per actionem": The Relation between the Active and Contemplative Lives according to Thomas Aquinas. The Thomist, 81(1), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1353/tho.2017.0000
• Aquinas on Contemplation: a Neglected Topic
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2016). Aquinas on Contemplation: a Neglected Topic. European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas, 35(1), 8-33. https://doi.org/10.2478/ejsta-2016-0001
• Contemplation, Attention, and the Distinctive Nature of Catholic Education
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2016). Contemplation, Attention, and the Distinctive Nature of Catholic Education. Journal of Catholic higher education, 35, 193-209
• Contemplation and Sacraments: How to Make Sense of Sacraments in an Allegedly De-Ontologised World: an Encounter between Gadamer and Thomas Aquinas
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2014). Contemplation and Sacraments: How to Make Sense of Sacraments in an Allegedly De-Ontologised World: an Encounter between Gadamer and Thomas Aquinas. Louvain Studies, 38, 111-125
• Catholic Theology in the Thirteenth Century and the Origins of Secularisation
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2010). Catholic Theology in the Thirteenth Century and the Origins of Secularisation. Irish Theological Quarterly, 75, 339-354
• The Religious Disposition as a Resource to Resist Instrumentalisation
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2009). The Religious Disposition as a Resource to Resist Instrumentalisation. The Heythrop Journal, 50, 689-696
• Albert Camus, Simone Weil and the Absurd
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2005). Albert Camus, Simone Weil and the Absurd. Irish Theological Quarterly, 70, 343-354. https://doi.org/10.1177/002114000507000403
• The Christian Response to Suffering and the Significance of the Model of the Church as Body of Christ
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2005). The Christian Response to Suffering and the Significance of the Model of the Church as Body of Christ
• The Religious and the Aesthetic Attitude
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2004). The Religious and the Aesthetic Attitude. Literature and Theology, 18(2), 174-186. https://doi.org/10.1093/litthe/18.2.174
• Karl Rahner, Theologian of the Experience of God?
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2004). Karl Rahner, Theologian of the Experience of God?. Louvain Studies, 29, 92-106
• St Anselm and St Thomas Aquinas on 'Satisfaction': Or how Catholic and Protestant understandings of the Cross differ
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2003). St Anselm and St Thomas Aquinas on 'Satisfaction': Or how Catholic and Protestant understandings of the Cross differ. Angelicum (Roma), 80, 159-176
• In the Image of God: the Trinitarian Anthropology of St Bonaventure, St Thomas Aquinas and the Blessed Jan van Ruusbroec - Part I
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2001). In the Image of God: the Trinitarian Anthropology of St Bonaventure, St Thomas Aquinas and the Blessed Jan van Ruusbroec - Part I. Irish Theological Quarterly, 66, 109-123
• The Franciscan Inspiration of Ruusbroec's Mystical Theology - Ruusbroec in Dialogue with Bonaventure and Thomas Aquinas
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2001). The Franciscan Inspiration of Ruusbroec's Mystical Theology - Ruusbroec in Dialogue with Bonaventure and Thomas Aquinas
• In the Image of God: the Trinitarian Anthropology of St Bonaventure, St Thomas Aquinas and the Blessed Jan van Ruusbroec - Part II
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2001). In the Image of God: the Trinitarian Anthropology of St Bonaventure, St Thomas Aquinas and the Blessed Jan van Ruusbroec - Part II. Irish Theological Quarterly, 66, 227-237
• Neoplatonism, Regiratio and Trinitarian Theology. A Look at Ruusbroec
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2000). Neoplatonism, Regiratio and Trinitarian Theology. A Look at Ruusbroec. Hermathena, 169, 169-188
• Ruusbroec: Apophatic Theologian or Phenomenologist of the Mystical Experience?
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (2000). Ruusbroec: Apophatic Theologian or Phenomenologist of the Mystical Experience?. The Journal of Religion, 80(1), 83-105. https://doi.org/10.1086/490557
• Meister Eckhart and Jan van Ruusbroec: A Comparison
  Van Nieuwenhove, R. (1998). Meister Eckhart and Jan van Ruusbroec: A Comparison. Medieval Philosophy and Theology, 7, 157-193

Scholarly Edition

• Translation of The Temple of our Soul (Translated by Rik Van Nieuwenhove and Rob Faesen)
  Anonymous. (2024). Translation of The Temple of our Soul (Translated by Rik Van Nieuwenhove and Rob Faesen). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009299091