Anne Clifford

  • Associate Professor Emeritus

Bio

Research areas

  • Christian Theology and the Natural Sciences
  • Catholic Social Teachings
  • Theologies of Creation and Ecology
  • Environmental Ethics;
  • Feminist Theology and Spirituality

Professional activity

  • Co-editor for Orbis Books’ Academic Interdisciplinary Series (2009-2015)
  • President of the College Theology Society (2006-2008)

Selected presentations

  • “A Pope Named Francis and his Witness to Love” (11/10/2014).
  • “The Second Vatican Council and the Roots of Pope John XXIII’s Commitment to Religious Unity” (10/21/2013).
  • “Wangari Maathai, Founder of the Green Belt Movement and Catholic Social Thought” (3/26/2012).
  • “Who Do You Say that I Am? Jesus Seen Through the Lens of His Closest Relationships” (4/4/2011).
  • “Catholicism on Eco-justice Forty Years after the First ‘Earth Day,’” (3/31/2010).

Education

PhD Catholic University of America, Theology

Selected Publications

  • Introducing Feminist Theology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2001; 9th printing 2009.
  • Christology: Memory, Inquiry and Practice, Co-editor with Anthony Godzieba. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2003.
  • “Trees, Living Symbols of Peace and Hope, Wangari Maathai and Ecofeminist Theology” in Confronting Climate Change, Catholic Theological Perspectives, Jame Schaeffer, editor. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2012.
  • “Creation,” in Systematic Theology, Roman Catholic Perspectives, Francis Schüssler Fiorenza and John P. Galvin, editors. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2011. (Received the “Best Book Chapter Award” for 2011 from the College Theology Society.)