Celia Deutsch

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Celia M. Deutsch is an American religious sister, academic, educator, writer, and Old Testament scholar. She is a professor at Barnard College and serves on the Christian Scholars Group on Christian-Jewish Relations.

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Personal life

Deutsch was raised[ where? ] in the Roman Catholic faith of her mother, although her father was Jewish. She did not know her father was Jewish until she asked him a question one day and he told her: "I wasn't baptized. I'm a Jew and Jews don't baptize their children". [1] After reading an article about the Sisters of Notre Dame of Sion, [2] she paid them a visit in St. Louis, Missouri. She entered the order at the end of that year[ when? ], after graduating from high school.

Affiliations

Deutsch is active in numerous professional organizations and is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Group. She also serves as a consultant to the Interfaith Center of New York and is a member Neighbor to Neighbor (Jews, Christians, Muslims collaborating in the Flatbush/Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. [3] She has worked and lectured in Canada, Italy, Israel, and Great Britain.

Writings

References

  1. ↑ The Jewish Week article on Sister Celia Deutsch Archived 2009-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Charism Stories: Celia's Story". Sisters of Notre Dame of Sion.
  3. ↑ "Profile: Celia Deutsch, Research Scholar". Barnard College.
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