Jane Dewar Schaberg (1938–2012) was an American biblical scholar who served as Professor of Religious Studies and of Women's Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy from 1977 through 2009.

Life

Born in 1938, Schaberg earned a BA in philosophy from Manhattanville College, an MA in systematic theology from Columbia University, and a PhD in biblical studies from Union Theological Seminary (New York City), Union Theological Seminary. In 1974 she was elected a member of the Catholic Biblical Association. Schaberg's publications deal mainly with the New Testament, including a commentary on the New Testament Infancy Narratives, on the Gospel of Luke, and on feminist contributions to historical and literary research. She also wrote poetry although her poetry is not widely published. Her later research was on the traditions and legends associated with the figure of Mary Magdalene, as seen through a feminist lens. Schaberg's sometimes controversial work, especially the 1987 publication of ''The Illegitimacy of Jesus: A Feminist Theological Interpretation of the Infancy Narratives'', has been discussed in ''Newsweek'', ''Time (magazine), Time'', ''The New Yorker'', ''Cross Currents (journal), Cross Currents'', and the ''Detroit Free Press''.UDM recognizes CLAE faculty excellence
/ref> Schaberg's automobile was set on fire in response to this book. At one time a professed member of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (a religious community of Roman Catholic women), Schaberg renounced her vows while teaching at the University of Detroit Mercy, and in 1984 was one of 97 theologians and religious persons who signed A Catholic Statement on Pluralism and Abortion, calling for religious pluralism and discussion within the Catholic Church regarding the Catholicism and abortion, church's position on abortion. She was chosen for the Distinguished Faculty Award in 2006, she was acknowledged as Professor Emerita of Religious Studies in 2011 following her retirement. She died at her home in Detroit April 17, 2012, at the age of 74 after a long illness.Faculty Bio
/ref>

Works

Thesis

* *

Books

* - general publication of the author's 1980 thesis * * * *

Edited by

References

External links

An interview with Jane D. Schaberg - feminist biblical scholar
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schaberg, Jane American biblical scholars Roman Catholic biblical scholars New Testament scholars Historians of antiquity American feminist writers American theologians American historians of religion Women's historians University of Detroit Mercy faculty Manhattanville College alumni Union Theological Seminary (New York City) alumni Feminist historians Feminist studies scholars Christian feminist theologians 1938 births 2012 deaths American women historians Catholic feminists Female biblical scholars Christian feminist biblical scholars 20th-century Christian biblical scholars 21st-century American women