Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Reverend
Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
Education:Smith College (BA)
Duke University (MDiv)
Alma Mater:Duke University (PhD)
Thesis Title:H. Shelton Smith, Critic of the Theological Perspective of Progressive Religious Education, 1934-1950
Thesis Url:https://search.worldcat.org/title/7072602
Thesis Year:1980
Discipline:Theology
Workplaces:Chicago Theological Seminary

Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite (born 1948)[1] is an author, former president of Chicago Theological Seminary, a syndicated columnist, ordained minister, activist, theologian, and translator of the Bible.[2] [3] [4] She is currently an emeritus faculty member at Chicago Theological Seminary.[5] She also spent some of her time serving as a trustee for different organizations.[5]

Biography

Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite attended Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts. She, then continued her studies at Duke Divinity School, earning a Master of Divinity and graduating Summa cum Laude.[5] She was ordained as a minister in the United Church of Christ in 1974.[5] She ministered for several years as an associate minister in North Carolina and Massachusetts,[6] before earning a PhD from Duke University. During her time in North Carolina, she worked with women who had experienced domestic violence.[7]

She taught women's studies and theology in various schools from 1975 to 1984. She served on a task force of the National Council of Churches that produced an inclusive language lectionary, while she was teaching theology at Boston University in the early 1980s.[8] [9] In 1984, she joined the faculty at Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS), a seminary affiliated with the United Church of Christ. In 1998, she became the president of the seminary, the first woman to lead the institution since its founding in 1855.[10] She served two five year terms, stepping down from the post in 2008. Alice Hunt succeeded her as president of CTS.

Thistlethwaite became a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress in 2008, while also teaching full-time. She continued to be a public theologian, writing and speaking on matters relating to religion and public life. She wrote a column in The Washington Post for six years. She's contributed to articles for Theology Today,[11] the Journal for Religious Education,[12] and the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion.[13]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thistlethwaite, Susan Brooks . 2010 . Dreaming of Eden: American Religion and Politics in a Wired World . New York . Palgrave Macmillan . iv . 978-0-230-10780-9.
  2. Web site: Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite . Huffingtonpost.com . 2016-06-14.
  3. Web site: Candace Chellew-Hodge. 2012-07-26. Money, Technology, and the Silence of Churches: A Conversation with Susan Thistlethwaite. 2020-11-20. Religion Dispatches. en-US.
  4. Web site: Affairs. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World. A Discussion with Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Professor of Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary. 2020-11-20. berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. en.
  5. Web site: Susan B. Thistlethwaite. 2020-11-20. CTS Chicago. en.
  6. Book: Trost. Fredrick R.. United and Uniting:: Volume 7. Zikmund. Barbara Brown. 2005-06-01. The Pilgrim Press. 978-0-8298-2099-7. en.
  7. Web site: Affairs. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World. A Discussion with Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Professor of Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary. 2021-04-27. berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. en.
  8. News: 1983-10-27. Expressing the Bible's message in 'an unbiased manner'. Christian Science Monitor. 2020-11-20. 0882-7729.
  9. News: Austin. Charles. 1983-10-15. NEW BIBLE TEXT MAKES GOD MALE AND FEMALE (Published 1983). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-11-20. 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: Carole Browe Segal to Receive Honorary Degree From Chicago Theological Seminary; Rev. Susan B. Thistlethwaite, PhD Named Commencement Speaker. 2020-11-20. CTS Chicago. en.
  11. Thistlethwaite. Susan Brooks. 1995-07-01. Virtual Reality Christianity. Theology Today. en. 52. 2. 225–235. 10.1177/004057369505200205. 170884631 . 0040-5736. subscription.
  12. Thistlethwaite. Susan Brooks. 1985-09-01. Inclusive Language: Theological and Philosophical Fragments. Religious Education. 80. 4. 551–570. 10.1080/0034408850800405. 0034-4087. subscription.
  13. Thistlethwaite. Susan Brooks. 1996. And Rachel Would Not Be Comforted. Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion. 12. 1. 151–157. 25002277 . 8755-4178.

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