Staff profile

Authored book

• God, Evil and the Limits of Theology
  
  Kilby, K. (2020). God, Evil and the Limits of Theology. Bloomsbury.
• Balthasar: A (Very)Critical Introduction
  
  Kilby, K. (2012). Balthasar: A (Very)Critical Introduction. Eerdmans.
• The SPCK Introduction to Karl Rahner.
  
  Kilby, K. (2007). The SPCK Introduction to Karl Rahner. SPCK.
• Karl Rahner: Theology and Philosophy.
  
  Kilby, K. (2004). Karl Rahner: Theology and Philosophy. Routledge.

Book review

• Too many trinities? Kendall Soulen's Trinitarian Trinitarianism
  
  Kilby, K. (2015). Too many trinities? Kendall Soulen’s Trinitarian Trinitarianism. Pro Ecclesia, 28-32.

Chapter in book

• The Theologian, The Historian and the Holy Spirit: Reflections around Nicaea
  
  Kilby, K. (in press). The Theologian, The Historian and the Holy Spirit: Reflections around Nicaea. In G. E. Demacopoulos & A. Papanikolaou (Eds.), Nicaea and the Future of Christianity - Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought. Fordham University Press.
• Belief, Unbelief and Mystery
  
  Kilby, K. (2023). Belief, Unbelief and Mystery. In H. A. Harris & V. S. Harrison (Eds.), Atheisms: The Philosophy of Non-Belief. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315142395
• Suffering and Sin Revisited: A Conceptual Exploration
  
  Kilby, K. (2022). Suffering and Sin Revisited: A Conceptual Exploration. In J. Coblentz & D. P. Horan (Eds.), The Human in a Dehumanizing World: Re-Examining Theological Anthropology and Its Implications. Orbis Books.
• Letter to a Young Theologian
  
  Kilby, K. (2022). Letter to a Young Theologian. In H. van der Westhuizen (Ed.), Letters to a Young Theologian. Fortress Press.
• What difference does grace make? An exploration of the concept of grace in the theological anthropology of Karl Rahner
  
  Ashley, M., & Kilby, K. (2020). What difference does grace make? An exploration of the concept of grace in the theological anthropology of Karl Rahner. In C. Deane-Drummond & A. Fuentes (Eds.), Theology and Evolutionary Anthropology: Dialogues in Wisdom, Humility, and Grace. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429273650
• The seductions of kenosis
  
  Kilby, K. (2019). The seductions of kenosis. In K. Kilby & R. Davies (Eds.), Suffering and the Christian Life (pp. 163-174). T&T Clark. https://doi.org/10.5040/9780567687265.0018
• Eschatology, Suffering and the Limits of Theology.
  
  Kilby, K. (2017). Eschatology, Suffering and the Limits of Theology. In C. Chalame, A. ‎Dettwiler, ‎Mariel Mazzocco, & G. ‎Waterlot (Eds.), Game Over? Reconsidering Eschatology (pp. 279-292). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110521412-018
• Philosophy
  
  Kilby, K. (2016). Philosophy. In P. McCosker & D. Turner (Eds.), The Cambridge Companion to TheSumma Theologiae.. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cco9781139034159.006
• Responsible, Critical Assent
  
  Kilby, K. (2015). Responsible, Critical Assent. In A. Carroll, M. Kerkwijk, M. Kirwan, & J. Sweeney (Eds.), Towards a Kenotic Vision of Authority in the Catholic Church. Council for Research and Values in Philosophy.
• Christian Theology, Anti-Liberalism, and Modern Jewish Thought
  
  Kilby, K. (2014). Christian Theology, Anti-Liberalism, and Modern Jewish Thought. In A. Bielik-Robson & A. Lipszyc (Eds.), Judaism in contemporary thought : traces and influence. (pp. 155-164). Routledge.
• Seeking Clarity
  
  Kilby, K. (2014). Seeking Clarity. In M. Higton & J. Fodor (Eds.), the Routledge Companion to the Practice of Christian Theology.. Routledge.
• Trinity and Politics: An Apophatic Approach
  
  Kilby, K. (2014). Trinity and Politics: An Apophatic Approach. In O. Crisp & F. Sanders (Eds.), Advancing Trinitarian Theology: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics. Zondervan.
• Trinity, Tradition and Politics
  
  Kilby, K. (2014). Trinity, Tradition and Politics. In C. Chalamet & M. Vial (Eds.), iRecent Developments in Trinitarian Theology: an International Symposium (pp. 73-86). Fortress Press.

Edited book

• Suffering and the Christian Life
  
  Kilby, K., & Davies, R. (Eds.). (2019). Suffering and the Christian Life. Bloomsbury, T&T Clark.
• Faithful Reading: New Essays in Theology in Honour of Fergus Kerr, OP.
  
  Oliver, S., Kilby, K., & O’Loughlin, T. (Eds.). (2012). Faithful Reading: New Essays in Theology in Honour of Fergus Kerr, OP. T&T Clark.

Journal Article

• Rahner on Original Sin: A Response to The Symposium
  
  Kilby, K. (2024). Rahner on Original Sin: A Response to The Symposium. The Heythrop Journal, 65(5: Special Issue: THE THEOLOGY OF ORIGINAL SIN), 592-594. https://doi.org/10.1111/heyj.14355
• Divine contradiction: fascinating but unpersuasive
  
  Kilby, K. (2024). Divine contradiction: fascinating but unpersuasive. Religious Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034412524000271
• Reply to Critics, a reply to six reviews of God, Evil and the Limits of Theology
  
  Kilby, K. (2021). Reply to Critics, a reply to six reviews of God, Evil and the Limits of Theology. Political Theology, 22(5), 423-432. https://doi.org/10.1080/1462317x.2021.1955577
• Paradox and Paul: Catholic and Protestant Theologies of Grace
  
  Kilby, K. (2020). Paradox and Paul: Catholic and Protestant Theologies of Grace. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 22(1), 77-82. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijst.12393
• Negative Theology and Meaningless Suffering
  
  Kilby, K. (2020). Negative Theology and Meaningless Suffering. Modern Theology, 36(1), 92-104. https://doi.org/10.1111/moth.12577
• Julian of Norwich, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and the Status of Suffering in Christian Theology
  
  Kilby, K. E. (2018). Julian of Norwich, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and the Status of Suffering in Christian Theology. New Blackfriars, 99(1081), 298-311. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12298
• Response to the Reviewers in Book Symposium on Karen Kilby's "Balthasar: a (very) critical introduction'
  
  Kilby, K. (2015). Response to the Reviewers in Book Symposium on Karen Kilby’s "Balthasar: a (very) critical introduction’. Pro Ecclesia.
• Is an Apophatic Trinitarianism Possible?
  
  Kilby, K. (2010). Is an Apophatic Trinitarianism Possible?. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 12(1), 65-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2400.2009.00494.x
• Karl Rahner's Ecclesiology
  
  Kilby, K. (2009). Karl Rahner’s Ecclesiology. New Blackfriars, 90(1026), 188-200. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-2005.2008.01266.x
• Aquinas, the Trinity and the Limits of Understanding.
  
  Kilby, K. (2005). Aquinas, the Trinity and the Limits of Understanding. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 7(4), 414-427. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2400.2005.00175.x
• Evil and the limits of theology
  
  Kilby, K. (2003). Evil and the limits of theology. New Blackfriars, 84(983), 13-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-2005.2003.tb06484.x
• Perichoresis and Projection: Problems with Social Doctrines of the Trinity.
  
  Kilby, K. (2000). Perichoresis and Projection: Problems with Social Doctrines of the Trinity. New Blackfriars, 81(957), 432-445. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-2005.2000.tb06456.x