Mary Catherine Hilkert
Professor
Department of Theology
Degrees
B.A., University of Dayton; M.A., Ph.D., Catholic University of America
Research Profile
Professor Hilkert specializes in contemporary systematic theology with particular interest in theological anthropology, feminist theology and spirituality, and theologies of preaching. She is the author of Naming Grace: Preaching and the Sacramental Imagination (1997), Speaking with Authority: Catherine of Siena and the Voices of Women Today (2001), The Praxis of the Reign of God: An Introduction to the Theology of Edward Schillebeeckx (co-editor, 2002), and numerous articles on theology, preaching, and spirituality. Her current research project is a book on theological anthropology titled Grace Enfleshed: A Sacramental Anthropology. Hilkert served as the President of the Catholic Theological Society of America in 2005-2006. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Providence College in 2002 and was the Madeleva lecturer in Spirituality at St. Mary's College in 2001. Currently she is Past President, Catholic Theological Society of America (2006-2007). She was the first recipient of Washington Theological Union's Sophia Award for Theological Excellence in Service to Ministry (1997).
Contact Information
337
Malloy Hall
631-7290
Hilkert.1@nd.edu
