It was a totally male education." CUA attempted to remedy this when Johnson herself was hired for a tenure-track position in Christology. Johnson recalls that her experience there was "rich, respectful, and collegial," but was also "lacking in female presence." During her studies there in the 1970s Johnson observes, "I never had a woman professor, I never read one woman author. in theology at the Catholic University of America (CUA).
In 1981, she became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. Joseph's College (New York) and at CUA before moving to Fordham in 1991. Johnson taught science and religion at the elementary and high school level, then taught theology at St.
from Brentwood College in 1964 and an M.A. Johnson grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the oldest of seven children in an "Irish Catholic family." As a young adult she joined the religious congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph whose motherhouse is in Brentwood, Long Island, NY. The New York Times also notes that Johnson has been criticized by other Catholic groups, such as the conservative educational advocacy group, the Cardinal Newman Society. Her controversial Quest for the Living God was hailed for expounding on "new ways to think and speak about God within the framework of traditional Catholic beliefs and motifs." It became popular in churches and was adopted as a text for many university religion courses, but in 2011 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine issued a doctrinal evaluation of the book that concluded it did not correspond with "authentic Catholic teaching." The public criticism by the bishops created "a substantial boon in sales of Quest," and frayed already strained relations between the church hierarchy and Catholic theologians. Johnson has served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America and is "one of its most well known members." The New York Times has described Johnson as "a highly respected theologian whose books are widely used in theology classes." The National Catholic Reporter has called Johnson "one of the country's most prominent and respected theologians." She is a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Theology at Fordham University, a Jesuit institution in New York City and a member of the Sisters of St. Johnson CSJ (born December 7, 1941) is a Roman Catholic feminist theologian. Catholic Woman Religious, Professor Emerita of TheologyĮlizabeth A.
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