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Diana L. Hayes is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Georgetown University (D.C.).She has earned the Juris Doctor (JD) degree from George Washington National Law Center (Wash., DC), the STB and STL degrees from the Catholic University of America (Wash., DC) and a PhD in Religious Studies from the Catholic University f Louvain (Belgium) At Louvain, she was also the first African American woman to earn the Pontifical Doctorate in Sacred Theology(STD). During academic year 2002-03, she was on sabbatical, having received a Womanist Sabbatical Year Grant from the Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, GA) where she did research in Womanist Theology.

Dr. Hayes is the author of five books and over 60 articles in journals and edited books. At this time, Dr. Hayes is completing work on her sixth book; Forged in the Fiery Furnace: African American Spirituality (Orbis).Her areas of interest include Black and Womanist Theologies, Contextual Theologies in the US, the intersection of race, class, and gender with religion, religion and culture, religion and public life, African and African American Religions and Spirituality and comparative religions.

Dr. Hayes has lectured widely in the US, Africa, and Europe. In 1999, she held the Tuohy Chair in Interreligious Dialogue at John Carroll University (Cleveland, OH). In 2001, she received the US Catholic Award for Furthering the Cause of Women in the Church and received the Elizabeth Seton Medal from Mt. St. Joseph College (Cinn., OH) in 2003 for Outstanding Woman Theologian. She holds two honorary doctorates, from Ursuline College (Cleveland, OH) and St. Mary of the Elms College (Chicopee, MA) and in June 2004 will receive an Honorary Doctorate from the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, IL.

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