ABDUL-MASIH, Marguerite Thabit 1956-

PERSONAL:

Born November 14, 1956, in Kuwait; Canadian citizen; daughter of Abaskharoun (a physician) and Mary Haroun (Guirguis) Thabit Abdul-Masih. Ethnicity: "Egyptian." Education: Attended American University of Beirut, 1973-75; Bryn Mawr College, B.A., 1978; Johns Hopkins University, M.A., 1981, Ph.D. (chemistry), 1985; University of St. Michael's College, M.Div., 1989; University of Toronto, S.T.L., 1993, Ph.D. (theology), 1995. Religion: Coptic Catholic.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Department of Religious Studies, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3C3. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, faculty member, 1993-94; Ontario English Catholic Teachers' association, staff member of Religious Education Ministry of Education, 1996; Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, assistant professor, 1996-2001, associate professor of religious studies, 2001—, member of executive committee for international development studies, 2000-01. Speaker at other institutions, including Regis College, University of Toronto, 1993, and Baylor University, 2001. Sabeel (ecumenical center for Palestinian liberation theology), member; Arrabon House, worked in field placement, 1987-88; L'Arche Community, volunteer with the mentally handicapped, 1991-92.

MEMBER:

Canadian Theological Society, American Academy of Religion, Catholic Theological Society of America, Canadians, Arabs, and Jews for Just Peace.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Postdoctoral fellow in genetic engineering, University of Toronto, 1985-86.

WRITINGS:

Hans Frei and Edward Schillebeeckx: A Conversation on Method and Christology, Wilfrid Laurier University Press (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada), 2001.

Contributor to periodicals, including Ecumenist, Cornerstone, Studies in Religion, and Journal of Biological Chemistry.