California professor honored with theology society's top award

Published: 2006-08-09

SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- Sister Sandra Schneiders, a professor of New Testament spirituality at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, Calif., since 1976, is the 2006 winner of the John Courtney Murray Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Catholic Theological Society of America. Sister Schneiders, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was recognized for her original contributions to the disciplines of biblical studies, spirituality and theology. Accepting the award in June at the Catholic Theological Society of America's annual convention in San Antonio, Sister Schneiders said her participation in the organization "has been a wonderful source of inspiration, encouragement and challenge over the years." Dominican Sister Mary Catherine Hilkert, who presented the award, described Sister Schneiders as a "versatile scholar" whose contributions to theology are unparalleled.

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