Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez

Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez (born May 20, 1934) is an ordained Presbyterian minister, author, and professor emerita of church history at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. Her husband, Justo Gonzalez, is also a Methodist theologian and author, who she has worked on several books with.

Education

Catherine Gonzalez was born in Albany, New York, on May 20, 1934. After receiving a B.A. in history and government from Beaver College (now Arcadia University) in 1956, she then earned a S.T.B in student work from Boston University School of Theology in 1960 and a Ph.D. in systematic theology and history of doctrine from Boston University in 1965.

Professional life

She served two faculty positions over five years at West Virginia Wesleyan College, where she was the director of student religious life both as assistant professor of Bible and religion and as associate professor. She then served as an associate professor of historical theology at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, before she became part of the faculty at Columbia Theological Seminary, where she was an associate professor of church history and then the professor of church history. She is now a professor emerita of church history at Columbia Theological Seminary[1]

In addition to her teaching positions, she has also led and served on a variety of denominational committees for the Presbyterian Church, U.S. and United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. She was very influential on a national level for the Presbyterian church and in fostering interfaith relationships. These positions included consultant to the National Council's Committee on Future Ecumenical Structure, and on the National Council's Faith and Order Commission and a member on the General Assembly Committee on Jewish-Christian Relationships.

In 1974, she became the first woman to preach on The Protestant Hour, now called Day1, which is a radio program launched in 1945 to serve as the voice of the mainline Protestant churches and is based out of Atlanta, Georgia.[2] When joining Columbia Theological Seminary's faculty, she also became the first full-time female faculty member.

Writings

Throughout her career she has written extensively on many topics of the church. She has also collaborated on a number of books with her husband, Justo L. Gonzalez, who is a Cuban-American an influential contributor in the development of Latino/Latina [Hispanic] theology. Her writings include:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ctsnet.edu/files/emeriti/Gonzalez_Catherine_2012.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.chalicepress.com/Author.aspx?AuthorId=116
  1. Guests of the All Souls Church's Pastor Theologians Program
  2. Chalice Press Author's Page
  3. Columbia Theological Seminary Biography
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