M. Shawn Copeland

Mary Shawn Copeland (born August 24, 1947) is a retired American womanist and Black Catholic theologian. She is also a former Felician and Dominican sister.

M. Shawn Copeland
Born (1947-08-24) August 24, 1947
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTheologian
TitleProfessor Emerita
Academic background
Alma mater
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineSystematic theology
Sub-discipline
School or traditionCatholic theology
Institutions
InfluencedAndrew L. Prevot

She is professor emerita of systematic theology at Boston College and is known for her work in theological anthropology as well as political theology.[1]

Biography

An only child, Copeland grew up in Detroit, Michigan.[2]

Copeland received her B.A. in English in 1969 from Madonna College, in Michigan, before completing her PhD in systematic theology in 1991 from Boston College. Copeland held posts at Xavier University of Louisiana, Yale Divinity School, and Marquette University. She worked as an adjunct professor in the Department of Theology at Boston College for a number of years, and joined in 2003 as Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, becoming a full Professor in 2013.[3] She retired and became Professor Emerita in 2019.[4]

In 2003-2004, Copeland was the first African American and first African American woman to serve as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. From 2001- 2005, Copeland was also the convenor of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium.[1] In October 2019, Copeland delivered the Cunningham Lectures in New College, University of Edinburgh, on the topic "Theology as Political: The Weight, the Yearning, the Urgency of Life."[5]

Honors

In 2018, Copeland became the first African American theologian honored with the prestigious John Courtney Murray Award, the Catholic Theological Society of America's highest honor.[6] A festschrift was also produced that year in honor of Copeland, entitled Enfleshing Theology.[7]

Works

  • M. Shawn Copeland (2009). The Subversive Power of Love: The Vision of Henriette Delille. New York: Paulist Press. ISBN 978-0-8091-4489-1.
  • M. Shawn Copeland (2010). Enfleshing Freedom: Body, Race, and Being. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-0-8006-6274-5.
  • M. Shawn Copeland (2018). Knowing Christ Crucified: The Witness of African American Religious Experience. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. ISBN 978-1-62698-298-7.

References

  1. "M. Shawn Copeland". Catholic Women Preach. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. Patterson, Margot (July 16, 2003). "Complete interview with M. Shawn Copeland". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. Copeland, M. Shawn (April 2018). "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). www.bc.edu. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  4. Horan, Daniel P. (1 May 2019). "M. Shawn Copeland's retirement is a time to celebrate this friend of God". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. "Cunningham Lectures: 'Theology as Political: The Weight, the Yearning, the Urgency of Life'". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. Schlumpf, Heidi (14 June 2018). "First African American theologian honored with CTSA's John Courtney Murray Award". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. Saracino, Michele; Rivera, Robert J. (2018). Enfleshing Theology: Embodiment, Discipleship, and Politics in the Work of M. Shawn Copeland. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-978704-05-3. Archived from the original on 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
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