Elizabeth Johnson

  • Toward a Feminist Historical Theology: Part II, Feminist Biblical Interpretation

    The very structure of Schüssler Fiorenza’s text provides a model for feminist historical theologians to follow. Continue reading

    Toward a Feminist Historical Theology: Part II, Feminist Biblical Interpretation

  • Toward a Feminist Historical Theology: Part I, Hamilton

    What especially stood out for me when watching the musical was also how it dealt with the question of women’s history and I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how to articulate a methodology for a feminist historical theology, spurred… Continue reading

    Toward a Feminist Historical Theology: Part I, Hamilton

  • A Curse and Affliction Upon the Church? On Vitriol and Theologians

    Some of our readers may have seen that John Allen, writing for the National Catholic Reporter, recently summarized a talk Thomas Weinandy OFM Cap (executive director of the US Conference of Catholic Bishop’s doctrine committee) gave in May to the Academy of… Continue reading

  • Another Kind of Mandatum: the Pedilavium – or, the Commandment to Love and Serve

    Holy Thursday is a complex liturgical celebration. The commemoration of the Lord’s Supper may include ritual emphasis on the institution of the eucharist, Christian service and mutual love, the sacramental priesthood, and Eucharistic adoration. In my own mind it likewise… Continue reading

  • Misunderstandings between Bishops and Theologians

    Those who have been following WIT’s commentary on the US Catholic Bishops’ Doctrine Committee’s report on Elizabeth Johnson’s book will find the National Catholic Reporter article “Bishops Ignored Own Guidelines in Johnson Critique” to be of interest. Briefly, the doctrine… Continue reading

  • Elizabeth Johnson’s Response

    Elizabeth Johnson’s response to the Bishops Committee for Doctrine’s critique of Quest for the Living God: Response by Dr. Elizabeth Johnson C.S.J., March 30, 2011: It is heartening to see the Bishops Conference give such serious attention to the subject… Continue reading

  • WIT Stands with Elizabeth Johnson

    Today the USCCB website released news that the Bishop’s Doctrine Committee has found fault with Elizabeth Johnson’s book Quest for the Living God. We, the women of WIT, find the assessment of her work troubling in that it does not… Continue reading

  • Some various words on the Annunciation

    Catholic feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson: “This young peasant girl discerns the voice of God in her life commissioning her to a momentous task. Exercising independent thought and action, she asks questions, takes counsel with her own soul. In a self-determining act… Continue reading

  • Mary! (2)

    More: I would like to clarify that when I echo Johnson in claiming that we need to allow Mary to step down from the deity pedestal we’ve so intricately constructed for her, I’m not saying she’s not preeminently important. In… Continue reading