From: https://divinity.duke.edu/news/interview-kevin-hart-theologian-and
We sat down for an interview with Kevin Hart, the newly appointed Jo Rae Wright University Distinguished Professor at Duke Divinity School, who also has a secondary appointment in the Department of English. We asked him about the layers of his scholarly work, his involvement with Catholic initiatives at secular universities, and the themes from his latest book.
Your work bridges theology, literature, and philosophy and appeals to a wide range of readers. For somebody just getting to know you, how would you describe yourself? Would you call yourself a theologian, a poet, or something else?
I started writing poems at the age of 13, and at the same time I started to think theologically: I read some Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Paul Tillich, Rudloph Bultmann and even, I think, a few pages by Karl Barth. I’ve never stopped with either activity, although both have expanded both in scope and have been informed by my study of philosophy. I suppose that I have a dual calling: theologian and poet. It’s probably not a good idea to be a connoisseur of one’s own consciousness, but I suspect that poetry, theology, and philosophy cross-fertilize each other.
