Mary Jo Weaver

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Mary Jo Weaver (* 1942 ) is an American Roman Catholic theologian and author .

Life

Weaver studied Roman Catholic theology at the University of Notre Dame (1973). As a college teacher, she taught Roman Catholic theology at Indiana University Bloomington . In 1984 Weaver signed the A Catholic Statement on Pluralism and Abortion campaign that appeared in the New York Times .

Works (selection)

  • Cloister and Community: Life within a Carmelite Monastery , 2002
  • What's Left ?: Liberal American Catholics , 1999
  • Introduction to Christianity , 3rd Edition, 1998 (in collaboration with David Brakke)
  • New Catholic Women: A Contemporary Challenge to Traditional Religious Authority , 1995
  • Being Right: Conservative American Catholics 1995
  • Springs of Water in a Dry Land , 1992

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