Phyllis Zagano

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Phyllis Zagano
Born (1947-08-25) August 25, 1947 (age 76)
State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • St. John's University
    • Occupation(s)Researcher and adjunct professor
    EmployerHofstra University
    AwardsFulbright Fellow, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland, 2009; Fulbright Senior Scholar, Waterford Institute of Technology, 2015

    Phyllis Zagano (born August 25, 1947)[1] is an American author and academic. She has written and spoken on the role of women in the Roman Catholic Church and is an advocate for the ordination of women as deacons.[2][3][4][5] Her writings have been variously translated into Indonesian, Czech, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.[6]

    Early life and education

    Zagano was born in

    State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1979.[1]

    Career

    Zagano was program officer at the National Humanities Center from 1979 to 1980, and taught at Fordham University from 1980 to 1984.[1] She was a researcher at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York from 1984 to 1986 and a Coolidge Fellow at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1987.[1] She taught at Boston University from 1988 to 1999.[1]

    Since 2002, Zagano has taught at

    Fulbright Fellow at the University of Limerick's Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Ireland, where she was a lecturer.[1] In 2015 she was a Fulbright Senior Specialist at the Waterford Institute of Technology, in Waterford
    , Ireland.

    Zagano's scholarship and work as a theologian has been recognized by both awards and critical engagement. She received "Layperson of the Year" award from

    Crisis Magazine described Zagano as "one of the most high-ranking feminists in the Catholic Church" in 2019.[12]

    Zagano's career also includes over 30 years as public affairs office in the U.S. Navy Reserve. She retired from the Navy Reserve at the rank of Commander.[1]

    Beginning in 2008, she has regularly donated her papers to the Women and Leadership Archives of Loyola University Chicago.[1]

    Publications

    Zagano's publications include:

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Maria L. Wagner, Laura Pearce, Melissa Newman (2011). "Phyllis Zagano, Ph.D., Papers 1942-2021, n.d." (PDF). Archived from the original on 2022-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Archived 23 June 2015.
    2. ^ "A Woman on the Altar". US Catholic. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
    3. ^ "Seeking Larger Role for Women in the Church". Newsday. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
    4. ^ ""Essays boost case for women deacons"". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
    5. ^ ""Witness Interview: Phyllis Zagano"=". Salt & Light TV. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
    6. ^ a b "Phyllis Zagano, Ph.D." Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
    7. ^ "Reflections on Catherine of Siena by Dr. Phyllis Zagano after receiving "Layperson of the year" award from VOTF 9/15/12 | FutureChurch". www.futurechurch.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
    8. ^ Zagano accepts social justice award, National Catholic Reporter (January 28, 2014).
    9. ^ Dennis Coday, Zagano honored with Paulist justice award, National Catholic Reporter (January 23, 2014).
    10. ^ "Pope institutes commission to study the diaconate of women". Vatican Radio. August 2, 2016.
    11. ^ Laurie Goodstein, Pope Francis Appoints Panel to Study Women Deacons: Q&A With a Member, New York Times (August 2, 2016): "Pope Francis has created a commission to study the possibility of ordaining women as deacons in the Roman Catholic Church. On Tuesday, he named 12 experts — six men and six women — to serve on the panel. ... Phyllis Zagano, a professor of religion at Hofstra University ... was appointed by Francis to the commission."
    12. ^ "The Gnostic Feminism of Phyllis Zagano". Crisis Magazine. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
    13. ^ "Book Review: The Dominican Tradition". Spiritualwoman.Net. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
    14. ^ "2012 Catholic Press Association Book Awards" (PDF). Book Award Winners. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
    15. ^ "It's Time to Ordain Women (Again)". Religion Dispatches. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
    16. ^ "2017 Catholic Press Association Book Awards" (PDF). Book Award Winners. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
    17. ^ "2021 Catholic Press Association Book Awards" (PDF). Book Award winners. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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