http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20090111/LIFE/901110368/1005/NEWS01
dailyrecord.com
January 11, 2009
Her search for God touches politics, ecology
By Ellen S. Wilkowe
Daily Record
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Historical and current events continue to stoke a renaissance in the understanding of God in different parts of the church and around the world.
The book “Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God” (Continuum International Publishing Group, $24.95) explores how people of faith have adapted and applied their relationships with God to such events.
“I teach courses on this, and it was too good to be kept a secret from the people at large,” author Elizabeth Ann Johnson said in a phone interview. “It nourishes the faith of people in the church.”
A distinguished professor of theology at Fordham University and current president of the American Theology Society — to name just a few credits in a long line — Johnson will share insights into her book Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Drew University’s Seminary Hall in Madison.
Presented by the Northern New Jersey chapter of Voice of the Faithful, Johnson’s appearance keeps with one of the group’s missions of promoting discussions about changes in the church. The 300-member group formed in 2002 as a result of the sex abuse scandal in the Boston Diocese.
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Johnson, the eldest of seven siblings, joined the religious order of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, headquartered in Brentwood, N.Y.
“As a little girl I wanted to be a tugboat driver but was told girls can’t do that,” she said. “I joined the convent and became an elementary school teacher, which was the route of most sisters.”
Energized by the Second Vatican Council, she fell in love with theology and pursued a master’s degree in religion from Manhattan College and a Ph.D. in theology from Catholic University of America.
A former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America, Johnson’s main areas of teaching and writing focus on God, Jesus Christ, Mary and the saints, science and religion, the problem of suffering, ecological ethics, and issues related to justice for women.
Her decorated career includes Fordham University’s Teaching Award and the John Courtney Murray Award of the Catholic Theological Society of America.
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Johnson, Sr. Elizabeth [MC????]
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Dear John,
I believe that Sister received her Masters in 1970.
Mike
[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated. ]
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