Education

Ph.D    1996     Saint Louis University              Historical Theology

M.A.      1979     Université de Strasbourg        French

B.A.       1978     Messiah College                     Scripture and French

Awards

2003 recipient of Daniel L. Brenner Award for Scholarly Achievement

2012 recipient of Daniel L. Brenner Award for Scholarly Achievement

Membership in Scholarly Societies

North American Patristic Society                     American Institute for Patristic &
                                                                               Byzantine Studies

American Academy of Religion                       Society of Biblical Literature

Research Interests

Early Christianity                                                Byzantine Studies                   

Late Antiquity                                                      Religion & Science

Anthropology & Psychology                             Monasticism & Mysticism                         

Role of  Women in the Church                      Feminine Imagery of God

 Ecumenism                                                     Genealogy in Socio-historical Context

Linguistic Reading Skills

Ancient:      Greek,  Latin,  Hebrew,  &  Syriac

Modern:      French,  Italian,  Spanish,  Portuguese,  &  German