Curriculum Vitae Wendy M. Wright, Ph.D. Department of Theology Creighton University 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE, 68178 (402) 280-2611 FAX (402) 2502 [email protected] Degrees Earned BA, 1972, California State University at Los Angeles (History with Highest Honors) MA, 1976, University of California at Santa Barbara (Religious Studies) PhD, 1983, University of California at Santa Barbara (Late Medieval/Early Modern Contemplative Studies from Program in Interdisciplinary Studies) Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from De Sales University, PA: 2000 Specialized Training Programs Certification in Spiritual Direction and the Nineteenth Annotation Retreat, Creighton University Graduate Program in Christian Spirituality: 1992. Professional Employment University of California at Santa Barbara, Department of Religious Studies Teaching Assistant, 1976, 1978-79 Associate Faculty, 1980-81 Lecturer, Spring, 1983. Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, MA Visiting Assistant Professor of Church History, 1985-87. University of Nebraska at Omaha, Visiting Professor of Religion, 1988-89. Creighton University, Department of Theology Visiting Professor of Theology, 1989-90 Assistant Professor of Theology, 1990-1993 Associate Professor of Theology, 1994-1998 Professor of Theology 1998-present Director, Center for the Study of Catholicism at Creighton, 1999-2003 John C. Kenefick Faculty Chair in the Humanities, Creighton, 2002 - 2015. 1 Other Graduate and Professional School Teaching and Thesis Advising: Maryknoll Novitiate, Cambridge, MA; Emanuel College, Boston, MA; United Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation National Faculty; Creighton University Graduate Program in Christian Spirituality; Seattle University, Institute for Theological Studies (SUMORE), School for Theology and Ministry, Graduate Ministry Program; Shalom Ecumenical Center for Graduate Theological Education Augustana Lutheran College, South Dakota; Reflect Institute (Evangelical Lutheran Church), Kansas City Center; Chestnut Hill Holistic Spirituality Program, Philadelphia, PA; St. Bernard’s Institute, Rochester, N.Y., Graduate Theology Program; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA Summer Graduate Theology Institute; San Francisco Theological Seminary; International Academy for Marital Spirituality, Brussels, Belgium; Saint Michaels’ College, Vermont; Graduate Theology Program; Catholic Theological Union Summer Institute, Chicago; Boston College School of Theology and Ministry; Institute for Contemporary, Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio. Consulting and Professional Services Editorial Board, Studia Mystica, 1985-2001. Consultant, Lay Spirituality Project, National Association of Lay Ministry: 1986-89. Editorial Board, Review for Religious: 1989-1993. Editorial Board, Companions: 1992-1995. Editorial Board, SPIRTUS: Journal of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality: 1995-present. Editorial Board, Conversations: 1996-1999. Leadership and Design Team: “Program in Congregational Spirituality” sponsored by the Lilly Foundation and Auburn and Princeton Seminaries: 1997-1999. Advisory Board, Lilly sponsored Youth Spirituality Program, San Francisco Theological Seminary: 1997-2000. Advisory Board, National Academy for Spiritual Formation, Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church: 2000-2013. Subcommittee, Revision of Worshipbook for the Academy: 2006. Subcommittee: A River Deep and Wide International Conference: 2008-2009. Editorial Board, Journal of Religion and Society: 1998-present. 2 Overseas Editorial Correspondent: The Way: a Review of Christian Spirituality, 2002- present. Editorial Review Panel: Presence: the Journal of Spiritual Directors International, 2005 -present Advisory Board, Creighton University Press, 2007-2008. Editorial Advisory, Liturgical Press (Collegeville, MN), 2009-2011. Board of Directors: De Sales Resources and Ministries, Inc., Stella Niagara NY. 2008-present Editorial Board, Family and Community Ministries: Resources for Christian Leadership: 2010-2013. Professional Organizations Society for Values in Higher Education: 1983-present. American Academy of Religion: 1983-present. American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting Program Co-chair (Christian Spirituality Group), 2003-2009. Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality: 1992-present. Vice-President-President Elect: 1996-97. President: 1997-98. Governing Board member: 2003-2009. Search Committee for Editor of Spiritus 2013-14 Spiritual Directors International: 1992-present. Society for the Study of Early Modern Women: 1999-present. Society for the Study of Early Modern Catholicism: 2002-2008. Faculty Associate, Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society, Creighton University: 2005 - present. Catholic Theological Society of America: 2008-present. Co-chair, Interest Group: “Mary in Global and Contemporary Perspective” 2010-2013. Co-Chair Spirituality Session, 2014-present 3 Fellowships, Grants and Honors BA with Highest Honors, California State University, Los Angeles, 1972 Regents Fellowships, University of California, 1975-76; 1978-79; 1979-80 Woodrow Wilson Women’s Studies Research Grant, 1981 Graduate Humanities Research Grant, University of California, 1981 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, 1981-82 Nebraska Arts Council Special Program Grant for composition and performance of “Songs of the Women” at Creighton University Christology Symposium, 1992 Creighton College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, February, 1996 William Kelly S.J. Achievement Award for Outstanding Mission Contribution (Catholic Imagination Project), Creighton University, 1998 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Allentown College of Francis de Sales, 2000 Nebraska Humanities Council Mini Grant for Saints Alive! Symposium, Creighton University, 2002 Honorable Mention at 2002 Catholic Press Association Book Awards, for Sacred Heart: Gateway to God Faculty Summer Fellowship Grant, Creighton University, for editing The Essential Writings of Caryll Houselander, Summer 2004 Faculty Associate Research Grant from Kripke Center for Study of Religion and Society, “Marian Devotion in Los Angeles as a Microcosm of the Multicultural Church,” Summer, 2005. 2012 Catholic Press Association Awards: Third Place Best Feature Article – Scholarly Magazines. “Scripting the Saints: Reflections by Four Distinguished Authors.” With L. Cunningham, R. Ellsberg, J. Martin, SJ. PUBLICATIONS Books Silent Fire: An Invitation to Western Mysticism. With Walter H. Capps. New York: Harper and Row, 1978. Bond of Perfection: Jeanne de Chantal and François de Sales. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist 4 Press, 1985. Enhanced edition: Stella Niagara New York: De Sales Resource Center, 2001. Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal: Letters of Spiritual Direction. Classics of Western Spirituality Series. With Joseph F. Power and Péronne-Marie Thibert. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1988. Korean edition, Seoul: Don Bosco Media, 2001 Sacred Dwelling: A Spirituality of Family Life. NY: Crossroads, 1989. Revised edition, Leavenworth, KS: Forest of Peace Books, 1994. U.K. new revised edition, London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 2007/ U.S. new revised edition, Boston: Pauline Books, 2007. The Vigil: Keeping Watch in the Season of Christ’s Coming. Nashville: Upper Room, 1992. United Kingdom Edition: London: Darton, Longman Todd, 2003. Francis de Sales: Introduction to the Devout Life and Treatise on the Love of God. Spiritual Legacy Series. NY: Crossroad, 1993. Revised Edition, Stella Niagara, NY: De Sales Resource Center, 2005. The Rising: Living the Mysteries of Lent, Easter and Pentecost. Nashville: Upper Room, 1994. United Kingdom edition, London: Darton, Longman, Todd, 2005. Excerpted in Forgiveness: Perspectives on Making Peace with your Past. Ed. Amy Lyles Wilson. Nashville: Fresh Air Books, 2008: 31-37. A Retreat With: Francis de Sales, Jane de Chantal and Aelred of Rievaulx: Befriending Each Other in God. Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1996. The Time Between: The Cycles and Rhythms of Ordinary Time. Nashville: Upper Room, 1999. Sacred Heart: Gateway to God. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2001. United Kingdom Edition, London: Darton, Longman, Todd, 2002. Seasons of a Family’s Life: Cultivating a Contemplative Spirit at Home. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2003. Heart Speaks to Heart: the Salesian Tradition. Christian Spiritual Traditions Series. London: Darton, Longman, Todd, 2004. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2004. Caryll Houselander: Essential Writings. Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2005. 5 The Essential Spirituality Handbook. Liguori, MO: Liguori Publications, 2009. The Lady of the Angels and Her City: A Marian Pilgrimage. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2013. Sacred Dwelling: Discovering and Living Your Family Spirituality. New London, CT: Twenty Third Publications, 2015. (New substantially revised edition). Academic Theology: Articles in Books, Refereed Journals, Monographs, Published Lectures “The Contemplative Mode.” With Walter H. Capps. Studia Mystica I:1 (Spring 1978). “The Feminine Dimension of Contemplation.” Studia Mystica III: 4 (Winter 1980). Reprinted in The Feminist Mystic. Ed. Mary Giles. NY: Crossroads, 1982. “François de Sales: Gentleness and Civility.” Roots of the Modern Christian Tradition. The Spirituality of Western Christendom II. Ed. Roseann EIder, 124-144. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Pub., 1984. “The Two Faces of Christ: Jeanne de Chantal” Medieval Religious Women. Vol. II: Peaceweavers. Eds. Lillian Shank and John Nichols, 353-364.