Boston College School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor of the Practice of Theology and Director of Spirituality Studies Colleen Griffith’s most recent publication received the 2010 First Place Book Award from the Catholic Press Association in the category of Gender Issues. Griffith is the editor of Prophetic Witness: Catholic Women’s Strategies for Reform, part of Boston College’s Church in the 21^st Century book series and a collection of essays from 23 leading female theologians in the United States. Griffith also contributed a chapter to the book.

The Catholic Press Association bestowed the award upon Prophetic Witness at a recent dinner. The CPA wrote, “This collection of deeply thoughtful essays from leading Catholic women theologians deserves to be read by small groups in every Catholic parish. The topics are broad, the suggestions for change are practical, the spirit of the writing is inspirational. This book says what many American Catholics, men and women, want from and for the Catholic Church of the twenty-first century.”

According to its website, The Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, founded in 1911, assists “its members to serve effectively, through the medium of the printed word and electronic media, the social, intellectual and spiritual needs of the entire human family, and to spread and support the Kingdom of God.”

Some other contributors to Prophetic Witness are BC STM Associate Professor Francine Cardman, Assistant Professor Nancy Pineda-Madrid, and Associate Professor Jane Regan, as well as the Department of Theology Associate Professor M. Shawn Copeland.

Professor Griffith received her doctorate in Theology from Harvard Divinity School.  Her interests lie in historical and contemporary spirituality and theological anthropology and feminist theology. At STM she oversees and directs the Post-Masters Certificate Program in the Practice of Spirituality in addition to full time teaching.

Congratulations to Griffith and all the women who contributed to this work and continue to make strides in the area of gender issues in the modern Church.

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