Dianne bergant biography

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March 5, 2017

Dianne Bergant, CSA is Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP Distinguished Professor Emerita of Biblical Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She was President of the Catholic Biblical Association of America (2000-1) and has been an active member of the Chicago Catholic/Jewish Scholars Dialogue for the past thirty years. For more than twenty-five years she has been the Old Testament book reviewer of The Bible Today, having been a member of the editorial board for twenty-five years. Five of these years she served as the magazine’s general editor. She wrote the weekly column The Word for America magazine (2002-5), reflections that have now been published by Paulist Press. She is currently working in the areas of biblical interpretation and biblical theology, particularly issues of peace, ecology and feminism.

Besides numerous articles, her publications include:

The World is a Prayerful Place. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, Inc.1987; Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1992.

The Psalms: Grail Translation From the Hebrew (1993 Revision). Chicago: GIA Publ

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Israel's Story

Reviews

[T]he author does an outstanding job of providing a vast wealth of information on the history of Israel. Biblical scholars and others will appreciate more fully the story of our faith ancestors. It is recommended for academic and parish libraries.

Catholic Library World

Dianne Bergant clearly and concisely presents the major theological themes and the historical and literary context of the varied biblical books that reflect Israel's story from the end of the eighth century BC to the time of the Maccabean revolt in the second century BC. In addition, she excellently carries Israel's story forward into the time between the testaments, drawing on Jewish writings outside the Bible as well as up-to-date information on the Qumran community to produce a picture of the complex religious world into which Jesus was born. With its companion volume, this book can be used equally well for a compelling overview of the Bible's story or for brief introductions to individual books.

Carol Kloss, Director, Chicago Catholic Scripture School of the Archdiocese of Chicag

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The Role of Nature in Natural Disasters

by Dianne Bergant, CSA
Catholic Theological Union, Chicago

DIANNE BERGANT, CSA, is Professor of Old Testament Studies and Director of the Joint Doctor of Ministry Program at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She is the author or editor of fifteen books, including the recent Israel's Wisdom Literature: A Liberationist-Critical Approach (Minneapolis: Fortress Press). She has also published more than a hundred articles dealing with biblical interpretation and many critical reviews and essays in a wide variety of academic journals as well as in publications for general readers. In addition, she is an associate editor of The Bible Today and serves on the editorial boards of such publications as The Catholic Biblical Quarterly and Biblical Theology Bulletin. Her current research areas include biblical liberation theology and biblical theology and ecology.

THE NEED FOR REINTERPRETATION