Arlene Swidler

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Arlene Anderson Swidler (born March 6, 1929 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , † May 24, 2008 ) was an American Catholic theologian, author , English scholar and university teacher.

Life

After finishing school, Swidler attended Marquette University from 1946 to 1950, and achieved a bachelor's degree in English literature in 1950 . She then studied English and Comparative Literature at the University of Wisconsin in Madison . In 1952 she achieved her master's degree . From 1978 to 1980 Swidler studied Catholic theology at Villanova University and she received her Masters in this subject in 1980.

After completing her studies, she got a job as a university lecturer and taught at various universities in the following decades. Swidler wrote several books and published numerous articles and translations in various publications.

Together with her husband Leonard Swidler , she founded the Journal of Ecumenical Studies .

Works

  • World Religions. Concern: A Discussion series. Morristown, NJ: Silver Burdett Company, 1970
  • Bishops and People. (together with Leonard Swidler). Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1970
  • Woman in a man's church. New York: Paulist Press, 1972
  • Sister celebrations. Nine Worship Experiences. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1974
  • Women Priests. A Catholic commentary on the Vatican declaration. Edited with Leonard Swidler, New York: Paulist Press, 1976
  • Judaism for young people. A Bibliography. Edited with Josephine Z. Knopp. Philadelphia: National Institute on the Holocaust, 1978
  • Human Rights in religious traditions. Special edition for JOURNAL OF ECUMENICAL STUDIES. Issue 19, number 3, summer 1982
  • Human Rights in religious traditions. New York: Pilgrim Press, 1982
  • Marriage in the World Religions. Special edition: JOURNAL OF ECUMENICAL STUDIES. Issue 22, number 1, winter 1985
  • Mainstreaming feminist research for teaching religious studies. Edited with Walter Conn , College Theology Society Series. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1985
  • Marriage among the religions of the world. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 1990
  • A new phoebe. Perspectives on Roman Catholic Women and the Permanent Diaconate, (along with Virginia Kaib Ratigan ), Kansas City, MO: Sheed & Ward, 1990
  • Homosexuality and World Religions. Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 1993

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Arlene Anderson Swidler ( Memento of March 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), astro.temple.edu
personal data
SURNAME Swidler, Arlene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Swidler, Arlene Anderson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American theologian and author
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Milwaukee , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH May 24, 2008