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Colleen M. Griffith

Professor of the Practice of Theology

Faculty Director of Spirituality Studies

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Colleen M. Griffith

Th.D.

Contact

Simboli Hall 216

Telephone: 617-552-8444

Email: colleen.griffith@bc.edu

Education

  • B.A., St. Joseph University
  • M.Ed., Boston College
  • Th.D., Harvard University

Research Interests

Theological Anthropology, Theologies of the Body, Historical and Contemporary Christian Spirituality, Spirituality and Justice, Foundations and Methodology in Practical Theology, Theologies of Discipleship, Women's Constructive Theology, Theology and the Arts

Expertise

  • Spirituality Studies
  • Systematic Theology
  • Feminist and Liberation Theologies
  • Practical Theology
  • Theology and the Arts
Curriculum Vitae

Profile

Dr. Colleen M. Griffith is Professor of the Practice of Theology at Boston College鈥檚 Clough School of Theology and Ministry where she serves as Faculty Director of Spirituality Studies and Coordinator of the Practical/Pastoral Area. She holds her doctorate in Theology from Harvard Divinity School, where she worked under the direction of historical theologian Margaret Miles. Dr. Griffith鈥檚 research and writing interests include historical and contemporary spirituality, Christian theologies of the body, method in practical theology, and exploration of the relationship between doctrine and spiritual practice. In addition to her full time teaching during the academic year, she directs the Summer Post Master鈥檚 Program in Spiritual Formation offered at the SCTM.

Dr. Griffith鈥檚 publication Prophetic Witness: Catholic Women's Strategies for Reform,聽published by Crossroad (2017, 2009), received a first place book award by the Catholic Press Association in June of 2010. Author of numerous articles, chapters, and encyclopedia entries, Dr. Griffith鈥檚 most recent project has been the book Formative Theological Education, co-edited with Dr. Hosffman Ospino.

Selected Courses

  • Seminar in Practical Theology
  • Theological Foundations in Practical Perspective
  • Theological Anthropology & the Body
  • Seminar: The Theology of Elizabeth Johnson
  • Historical Spiritual Classics

Selected Publications

Formative Theological Education, co-editor, (Paulist Press, 2023)

"Practice as Embodied Knowing: 聽Epistemological and Theological Considerations,"聽Invitation to Practical Theology, ed. Claire Wolfteich. 聽Mahwah: Paulist Press, 2014.

"Underhill's Practical Mysticicm: One Hundred Years Later,"聽New Theology Review,聽vol. 27, no. 1 (2014).

"Elizabeth Ann Seton: An Example of Holy Dexterity,"聽All Holy Men and Women,聽ed. Thomas A. Kane. 聽Mahwah: Paulist Press, 2014.

"Spirituality and the Body," 聽Reading in Moral Theology No. 17,: 聽Ethics and Spirituality,聽eds. Charles Curran and Lisa Fullam. 聽Mahwah: Paulist Press, 2014.

"Christian Hope: A Grace and a Choice,"聽Hope: Promise, Possibility and Fufillment,聽聽eds. Richard Lennan and Nancy Pineda-Madrid. 聽Mahwah: Paulist Press, 2013.

Catholic Spiritual Practices: A Treasury of Old and New,聽eds. Colleen M. Griffith and Thomas Groome. 聽Brewster" Paraclete Press, 2012, 2014.

"Dialogue: 聽The Pearl of Price," 聽Women, Wisdom and Witness: Engaging Contexts in Conversation,聽eds. Rosemary Carbine and Kathleen Dolphin. 聽Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012.

Prophetic Witness: Catholic Women's Strategies for Reform,聽ed. Colleen M. Griffith, New York: Crossroads Publishers, 2009.聽聽Awarded first place in the gender category by the Catholic Press Association, 2010.

Selected Appointments, Awards, and Grants

  • 2022: Faculty Research Grant, Boston College
  • 2021: Formative Education Project Grant
  • 2021: AAA/DoSer Science for Seminaries Faculty Team Grant
  • 2010: First Place Book Award by Catholic Press Association, Gender Category
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