Susan Abraham
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Education
- MA, Catholic Theological Union
- MA, University of Mumbai
- ThD, Harvard Divinity School
Profile
Susan Abraham joined the faculty in 2007 and served as associate director of the Center for the Study of World Religions from 2010 to 2012. Her teaching and research explores postcolonial and feminist theological practices invigorating contemporary communities of faith. She is the author of Identity, Ethics, and Nonviolence in Postcolonial Theory: A Rahnerian Theological Assessment (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007) and co-editor of Shoulder to Shoulder: Frontiers in Catholic Feminist Theology (Fortress, 2009). Her publications and presentations weave practical theological insights from the experience of working as a youth minister for the Diocese of Mumbai, India, with theoretical perspectives from postcolonial theory, cultural studies, and feminist theory. Ongoing research projects include issues in feminist theological education and formation, interfaith and interreligious peace initiatives, theology and political theory, religion and media, global Christianities, and Christianity between colonialism and postcolonialism.
Current and Future Courses
- Christianity between Colonialism and Postcolonialism (Fall 2013)
- Feminist Cross Cultural Perspectives on Beliefs and Practices (Fall 2013)
- Feminist Environmental Philosophy and Theology (Fall 2012)
- Master of Divinity Senior Seminar (Fall 2012)
- The Last Things: Religious, Theological and Cultural Perspectives in Eschatology (Fall 2012)
Selected Publications
- Shoulder to Shoulder: Frontiers in Catholic Feminist Theology (Fortress, 2009) Publisher page
- Identity, Ethics and Nonviolence in Postcolonial Theory: A Rahnerian Theological Assessment (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007) Publisher page
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