Mary Grey (theologian)

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Mary Grey
Born (1941-06-16) 16 June 1941 (age 82)
Other namesMary Cecilia Grey
SpouseNicholas Grey
Academic background
Alma mater
Thesis Toward a Christian Feminist Spirituality of Redemption as Mutuality in Relation (1987)
Doctoral advisor Tarcisius Van Bavel
Institutions
Main interests Reconciliation theology
Notable worksThe Outrageous Pursuit of Hope (2010)

Mary Cecilia Grey (born 1941) is a Roman Catholic [1] [2] [3] ecofeminist liberation theologian in the United Kingdom. [4] [5] She edited the journal Ecotheology for 10 years. [4] [5] She has previously been a professor teaching pastoral theology at the University of Wales, Lampeter; contemporary theology at the University of Southampton, La Sainte Union, and St Mary's University, Twickenham; and feminism and Christianity at the Catholic University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. [4] [5]

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Grey was born on 16 June 1941 in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham. [6] She completed Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Oxford, as well as a diploma in pastoral catechetics, a Master of Arts degree in religious studies, a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. [6] [3] She is an honorary fellow of Sarum College, Salisbury, [6] [7] and was president of the European Society of Women in Theological Research from 1989 to 1991. [3]

Her research has focused primarily on feminist liberation theology and spiritualities, but has also encompassed ecofeminist theology, ecological theology and spirituality, Indian liberation theology, Christian–Jewish-Palestinian reconciliation, systematic theology from a feminist perspective and the relationship between social justice and theology.[ citation needed ] Her current work focuses on reconciliation, connecting reconciliation with the earth and reconciliation among ethnic groups. [8]

In recent years, she has given particular focus to reconciliation in Israel and Palestine. Accordingly, she is Chair of Living Stones of the Holy Land Trust, an organization working for justice and peace in the Holy Lands. [1] Grey also serves as Chair of the Theology Group of Friends of Sabeel UK [8] and as a trustee of the Balfour Project, which recognizes Britain's historical role in creating a situation of conflict between Israel and Palestine. [9]

Grey has been involved in a number of other nonprofit organisations. She co-founded Wells for India, a water-based organisation[ clarification needed ] in Rajasthan, India with Nicholas Grey and they currently serve as co-presidents [1] [8] Grey also serves as patron of both the Dalit Solidarity Network UK [1] and the Centre for Theology and Health, Holy Rood House, Thirsk, UK. [10] [1]

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References

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  2. "Book Launch with Professor Mary Grey". Sarum College. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Women Priests Patrons". Rickmansworth, UK: Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Professor Mary Grey". Gresham College. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Professor Mary Grey". York St John University. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Grey, Mary Cecilia. "CURRICULUM VITAE of Mary Grey, dean of studies". Catherine of Siena Virtual College. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
  7. cf. "Honorary Research Fellows" . Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 Snook, Sebastian (3 February 2015). "Book Launch with Professor Mary Grey" . Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  9. "About". The Balfour Project. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  10. "Summer School A Cosmological and Ecological Approach to Healing" (PDF). Holy Rood House. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2017.