Offered through the Center at Mariandale (Dominican Sisters of Hope):  Distinguished Professor of Theology at Fordham University, Elizabeth Johnson grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the oldest of seven children in a sprawling Catholic family that included beloved cats and dogs. After receiving a PhD in theology from Catholic University of America (1981), she taught at that university for ten years before moving to Fordham University where she teaches in both graduate and undergraduate programs. Professor, mentor, writer, editor, and public lecturer at home and abroad, she is a former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America, the oldest and largest society of theologians in the world, and a former president of the American Theological Society, an ecumenical association. Her book She Who Is garnered several honors, most notably the Grawemeyer Award in Religion. After her retirement, Dr. Johnson was inducted into Fordham University’s Hall of Honor.