Sr. Sara Butler, M.S.B.T.
Professor, University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein
Sister Sara Butler, M.S.B.T., S.T.L., Ph.D., is professor emerita of dogmatic theology at the University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein, IL, and past-president of the Academy of Catholic Theology. She served two terms on the International Theological Commission and is a consultant to the U.S. Bishops’ Doctrine Committee. A seminary teacher for over 25 years, Sr. Sara has published more than 50 scholarly articles and The Catholic Priesthood and Women: A Guide to the Teaching of the Church (Chicago: Hillenbrand, 2007). She currently resides at the motherhouse of her community, the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity, and is the Director of New Evangelization for the Mother Boniface Spirituality Center, 3501 Solly Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136.
List of topics/areas of interest or expertise:
The Equality and Complementarity of the Sexes: A Trinitarian Perspective
The Catholic Doctrine of the Priesthood and Why It Is Reserved to Men
Women as Permanent Deacons? Theological Reflections on the Issue
The Spiritual Equality of Women and Men in Catholic Teaching and Practice
Women as Icons of Christ: A Dialogue with Feminist Christology