Catherine Cornille (born 1961) is a professor of
comparative theology and specializes in
theology of religions and
interreligious dialogue. She presently holds the Newton College Alumnae Chair of Western Culture in the department of theology at
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...
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Biography
With a previous B.A. from the
KU Leuven
KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Founded in 1425, it is the oldest university in Belgium and the oldest university in the Low Countries.
In addition to its mai ...
and an M.A. from the
University of Hawaiʻi
The University of Hawaiʻi System is a public college and university system in Hawaii. The system confers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through three universities, seven community colleges, an employment training center, ...
, Cornille returned to KU Leuven to complete her PhD in 1989. She taught
comparative religion
Comparative religion is the branch of the study of religions with the systematic comparison of the doctrines and practices, themes and impacts (including human migration, migration) of the world's religions. In general the comparative study ...
s at the KU Leuven and was the first woman professor in the history of the University. She joined the department of theology at Boston College in 2005 and teaches comparative theology, theology of religions, and interreligious dialogue.
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1961 births
Living people
Boston College faculty
Religious studies scholars
Women Christian theologians
KU Leuven alumni
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni
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