Sandra Marie Schneiders, I.H.M. (born 12 November 1936), is professor emerita in the Jesuit School of Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley,

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. She has published numerous works on spirituality, feminism, and theology. In 2006, a volume of essays was published in her honor. Also in 2006, she won the

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, the highest honor bestowed by the

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. Her education included B.A. at

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Selected works

*''Selling All: Commitment, Consecrated Celibacy, and Community in Catholic Religious Life'' (2001) *''Finding the Treasure: Locating Catholic Religious Life in a New Ecclesial and Cultural Context'' (2000) *''With Oil in Their Lamps: Faith, Feminism, and the Future'' (2000) *''Written That You May Believe: Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel'' (2003) *''The Revelatory Text: Interpreting the New Testament as Sacred Scripture'' (1999) *''Jesus Risen in Our Midst: Essays on the Resurrection of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel'' (2013) *''Women and the Word'' (1986)

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Faculty page (Sandra M. Schneiders)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schneiders, Sandra M. 1936 births Living people Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Marygrove College alumni University of Detroit Mercy alumni