Sara Butler
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Sara Butler, a member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity, is a Catholic theologian who was one of the first two women named as members of the International Theological Commission in 2004.[1][2]
Early life and education
Butler is from Toledo, Ohio.[3]
Butler received a bachelor of science degree from the Fordham University School of Education, a master of arts degree from the Catholic University of America, a licentiate in sacred theology from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, and a Ph.D. from Fordham University in theology with a dissertation on "Intercommunion in an American Perspective."[4]
Butler entered the Missionary Sisters in 1956.[3]
Career
She taught theology at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in the Archdiocese of Chicago and at Saint Joseph Seminary in the Archdiocese of New York.[2]
She is a past president of the Academy of Catholic Theology.[2] She also served on the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission.[1] In 2012, she was named an expert for the general session of the Synod of Bishops in the Catholic Church on the topic "The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith."[5] She was also a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization.[5]
As of 2016, Butler was professor emeritus of dogmatic theology at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake[6]
Publications
Books
- Butler, Sara (2006). The Catholic Priesthood and Women: A Guide to the Teaching of the Church. Chicago: Hillenbrand Books. ISBN 978-1-59525-016-2.[7]
Chapters
- Butler, Sara (2013). "Catholic Women and Equality: Women in the Code of Canon Law". In Failinger, Marie; Schiltz, Elizabeth; Stabile, Susan J. (eds.). Feminism, Law, and Religion. London: Imprint Routledge.
Articles
- Butler, Sara (1997). "Women's Ordination and the Development of Doctrine". The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review. 61 (4): 501–524. doi:10.1353/tho.1997.0000. ISSN 2473-3725.
- Butler, Sara (2019). "Feminist Christology: A New Iconoclasm?". The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review. 83 (4): 493–519. doi:10.1353/tho.2019.0042. ISSN 2473-3725.
References
- ^ a b "First for women". The Catholic Leader. CNS. 13 March 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "Sister Sara Butler, MSBT, S.T.L., Ph.D." Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Sr. Sara Butler, MSBT". Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ "Sr. Sarah Butler named to International Theological Commission". FAMVIN Digital Network. 9 March 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Local theologian headed to synod as an 'expert'". Catholic New World. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Butler, Sara (11 August 2016). "The Burden of Proof Concerning Women Deacons". First Things. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Martin, Francis (2008). "The Catholic Priesthood and Women: A Guide to the Teaching of the Church by Sara Butler, M.S.B.T.". The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review. 72 (4): 670–673. doi:10.1353/tho.2008.0006. ISSN 2473-3725.