Antonio Alonso

Antonio Alonso is Aquinas Associate Professor of Theology and Culture and Director of Catholic Studies at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He works at the intersection of theology and culture, with a particular focus on worship and ritual practices. In addition to his scholarly work, Alonso is a Latin Grammy-nominated composer of sacred music and the author of over 200 published compositions and arrangements—including a commission to compose the responsorial psalm for the first Mass Pope Francis celebrated in the United States in 2015. Alonso’s first book, Commodified Communion: Eucharist, Consumer Culture, and the Practice of Everyday Life (Fordham University Press, 2021) offers a theological account of contemporary consumerism and its relationship to the Eucharist.