Claire Sahlin, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, and Cornaro Professor of Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies at Texas Woman’s University | Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX, UNITED STATES
Expert on Feminism and religion, Ecofeminism and single-sex education. Internationally recognized for her research on Birgitta of Sweden.
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Biography
Dr. Sahlin's research examines controversies about women prophesying in the later Middle Ages through an analysis of treatises and sermons about Birgitta of Sweden, a visionary writer who claimed the authority of divine inspiration. Her work interprets theological writings about Birgitta within the context of late-medieval preoccupation with spiritual discernment, i.e. the art of distinguishing authentic revelation from diabolical delusion.
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Areas of Expertise (5)
Religion and Women's Studies
Feminist Perspectives on Religion
Ecofeminism
Feminist Ethics
Single-Sex Education
Accomplishments (3)
Summer Research Stipend (professional)
2007 Awarded by Texas Woman's University
Multidisciplinary Research Grant (professional)
2005 Awarded by Texas Woman's University
Research Enhancement Program Awards (professional)
2004, 2001 Awarded by Texas Woman's University
Education (3)
Harvard University: Ph.D., The Study of Religion 1996
Harvard Divinity School: M.T.S., Master of Theological Studies 1986
Bethel University: B.A., Philosophy and Psychology 1982
Articles (1)
Vital to the mission and key to survival: Women's Studies at women's colleges
NWSA Journal
2005 ABSTRACT: In her well-known address,“Claiming an Education,” delivered in 1977 to Douglass College, a public institution for women affiliated with Rutgers University, Adrienne Rich extols the radical potential of women's colleges for resisting social forces that encourage women's ...
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