Theology \ Faculty \
Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J.
Distinguished Professor of Theology
Duane Library 107
(718) 817-3247
ejohnson@fordham.edu
Ph.D., Catholic University of America
M.A., Manhattan College
B.A., Brentwood College
Research interests: Systematic theology, feminist theology, ecological theology
Teacher, author, editor, and public lecturer in theology, Elizabeth Johnson’s main areas of research focus on the mystery of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit; the communion of saints including Mary; the dialogue with science and ecological ethics; the problem of suffering; and issues related to justice for women. A former president of both the Catholic Theological Society of America, the oldest and largest association of theologians in the world, and the ecumenical American Theological Society, she serves on the editorial boards of the journals Theological Studies, Horizons: Journal of the College Theology Society, and Theoforum. Active in both graduate and undergraduate programs, she loves to teach and is most fond of receiving Fordham University’s Teaching Award (1998).
Books
Consider Jesus: Waves of Renewal in Christology. New York: Crossroad, 1990.
Spanish: La cristología, hoy: Olas de renovación en el acceso a Jesús.
Maliaño, Spain: Editorial Sal Terrae - Santander, 2003.
Indonesian: Kristologi di Mata Kaum Feminis: Gelombang Pembaruan dalam
Kristologi. Jakarta, Indonesia: Penerbit Kanisius, 2003.
Audio Book, on 5 CD’s. Cincinnati, OH: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2003.
South African edition Who Do You Say That I Am?: Introducing Contemporary
Christology. Pietermaritzburg: Cluster Pub., 1997.
She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse. New York: Crossroad, 1992. Tenth anniversary edition with new Preface, 2002.
German: Ich Bin Die Ich Bin: Wenn Frauen Gott Sagen. Düsseldorf:
Patmos Verlag, 1994.
Portuguese: Aquela que É: O Misterio de Deus no Trabalho Teologico Feminino
Petropolis, Brazil: Vozes, 1995.
Italian: Colei che é: Il mistero di Deo nel discorso teologico femminista.
Brescia: Quiriniana, 1999.
French: Dieu au-delà du masculin et du féminin: Celui / Celle qui est.Paris:
Les éditions du Cerf, 1999. Montreal: Paulines éditions, 1999.
Korean: ... [E.T.: The Hundred-and-first Name of God].Seoul: Pauline Press, 2000.
Spanish: La Que Es: El misterio de Dios en el discurso teológico feminista.
Barcelona: Herder, 2002.
Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit. New York: Paulist Press, 1993.
Friends of God & Prophets: A Feminist Theological Reading of the Communion of Saints. New York: Continuum International Pub., 1998.
Spanish: Amigos de Dios y Profetas: Una interpretación teológica feminista
de la comunión de los santos. Barcelona: Herder Editorial, 2004.
Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints. New York: Continuum International Pub., 2003.
Italian: Vera Nostra Sorella: Una teologia di Maria nella comunione deo santi.
Brescia: Editrice Queriana, 2005.
Portuguese: Nossa verdadeira irmã: Teologia de Maria na comunhão dos santos. São Paulo, Brazil: Edições Loyola, 2006.
Dangerous Memories: A Mosaic of Mary in Scripture. New York: Continuum International Pub., 2004.
Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God. New York: Continuum Publishers International, 2007.
Spanish: La búsqueda del Dios vivo: Trazar las fronteras de la teología de
Dios. Maliaño, España: Editorial Sal Terrae, 2008.
Editor: The Church Women Want: Catholic Women in Dialogue. New York, Paulist Press, 2002.
Beyond Books
In addition to her books, Professor Johnson has published numerous essays in scholarly journals, chapters in edited books, encyclopedia entries, book reviews, and articles in popular religious journals. Her work has been translated into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Lithuanian, Polish, Korean, and Indonesian.
Deeply involved in the life of the church, she is a religious sister in the Congregation of St. Joseph, Brentwood, NY. Her public service in the church includes being a theologian on the national Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue; a consultant to the Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Women in Church and Society; a theologian on the Vatican-sponsored dialogue between science and religion, and on the Vatican-sponsored study of Christ and the world religions; and a core committee member of the Common Ground Initiative started by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin to reconcile polarizedgroups in the church.
For Further Research
Things New and Old: Essays on the Theology of Elizabeth Johnson. Terrence Tilley and
Phyllis Zagano, eds. New York: Crossroad, 1999;
with essays by:
Margaret Farley, “Feminist Theology and Ethics: The Contribution of EJ”
Joseph Bracken, “The Theology of God of EJ”
Roger Haight, “Jesus Christ in the Work of EJ”
Jay McDaniel, “The Holy Spirit and the Cosmos in the Work of EJ”
Barbara Hilkert Andolsen, “Our Companions Enfolded in the Love of Spirit-Sophia:
Mariology and the Communion of Saints in the Theology of EJ”
E. Johnson’s Response, “Forging Theology: A Conversation with Colleagues”
Shannon Schrein, Quilting and Braiding: The Feminist Christologies of Sallie McFague and Elizabeth Johnson in Conversation. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 1998.
Patricia Fox, God as Communion: John Zizioulas, Elizabeth Johnson, and the Retrieval of the Symbol of the Triune God. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2001.
Harold Wells, “Trinitarian Feminism: Elizabeth Johnson’s Wisdom Christology,” Theology Today 52:3 (1995): 330-43.
Serene Jones, “Between A Rock and A Hard Place: Feminist, Womanist, and Mujerista Theologies in North America,” in Horizons in Feminist Theology: Identity, Tradition, and Norms, ed. Rebecca Chopp & Sheila G. Davaney. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997: 33-53.
Neil Ormerod, Introducing Contemporary Theologies. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1997:
Chapter 17, “Elizabeth Johnson.”
Dennis Doyle, “Communion Ecclesiology on the Borders: Elizabeth Johnson and Roberto Goizueta,” in Theology: Expanding the Borders, ed. Maria Pilar Aquino & Roberto Goizueta. Annual Publication of the College Theology Society, Vol. 43. Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Pub., 1998: 200-218.
Gloria Schaab, “Of Models and Metaphors: The Trinitarian Proposals of Sallie McFague and Elizabeth A. Johnson,” Theoforum 33:2 (2002): 213-234.
Gary Dorrien, The Making of American Liberal Theology: Crisis, Irony, & Postmodernity 1950-2005. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006,
Chapter 7, “Feminist Interruptions: Anne Carr and Elizabeth Johnson, pp. 431-450.
For more information on Elizabeth A. Johnson, please visit her personal webpage.
Current Classes: Fall 2009
THEO 1002-R03: Faith and Critical Reason, MR 10:11:15.
THEO 4008-R01: Religion and Ecology, MR 11:30-12:45.
