Dr. Scott Hefelfinger is a professor at the Augustine Institute and the Director of Content Development. He specializes in moral theology, marriage and family, and prayer. Drawing on his teaching and research, he helps to guide the development of the Institute’s multimedia content offerings, which enrich the lives of Catholics through various platforms, including Formed, the Amen app, podcasts, and more. Hefelfinger serves the Augustine Institute as Director of Content Development and Concurrent Associate Professor of Theology in the graduate school. He teaches in the areas of moral and dogmatic theology, specializing in Catholic social thought, marriage and family, and the theology of the interior life and prayer. Drawing on his teaching and research, he helps to guide the development of Institute’s multimedia content offerings, which enrich the lives of Catholics through various platforms, including FORMED, the Amen app, podcasts, and more.

Dr. Hefelfinger presents his work regularly at academic conferences and has published with Catholic University of America Press and in academic journals. His current research includes a book on marriage and a primer on Catholic social teaching.