Sr. Mary John Mananzan, OSB
PERSONAL DATA
Birthdate : November 6, 1937
Place of Birth : Dagupan, Pangasinan
Address : 2560 L. Guinto St.,P.O. Box 3153
Manila, Philippines
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D. in Philosophy
Major in Linguistic Philosophy 1974 Pontifical Gregorian University
Rome, Italy
Summa cum Laude
Licentiate in Philosophy 1971 Pontifical Gregorian University
Rome, Italy
Magna cum Laude
Diploma in Missiology 1970 Wilhelmsuniversitaet
Magna cum Laude
AB-BSE major in History 1953-1957 St. Scholastica’s College
Magna cum Laude
PRESENT POSITIONS
Founder and Executive Director Institute of Women’s Studies
Founder & Director Life Long Learning & Wellness Center
Founder & Director Women & Ecology Wholeness Farm
Co-Founder and National Chairperson GABRIELA
Co-Founder and Chairperson, BOT Women Crisis Center
Board Member KILOSBAYAN
Priory Councilor Missionary Benedictine Sisters, Manila Priory
International Board of Directors United Board of Higher Education for Asia (UBCHEA)
PUBLICATIONS
A. Books Published
Author: “The Language Game of Confessing One’s Belief: A Wittgenstenian- Austinian Approach to the Linguistic Analysis of Creedal Statements”
(Niemeyer Verlag Tubingen, Germany, 1974)
“Woman Question in the Philippines”
(Institute of Women Studies, 1997)
“Challenges to the Inner Room”
(Institute of Women Studies, 1999)
“Women, Religion, and Spirituality in Asia”
Anvil Publishing and Institute of Women’s Studies, 2004
Section Editor : “Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women’s Issues and Knowledge”
(4 Volume Encyclopedia) Routledge, New York, 2000
Editor : “Biblico Theological Reflections”
(EATWOT Publication, Manila, 2000)
To be Fully Human
The Asian Women: Image and Status
Singapore: CCA, 1988
Integral Evangelization Series, 1978-1979
· Bible on Justice
· Salvation: Historical and Total
· There Shall be No Poor Among You
Essays on Women, (Manila, 1987)
Women and Religion, (Manila, 1988)
“Sarilaya” Women in Arts and Media
(Institute of Women’s Studies, 1990)
Women Resisting Violence: Spirituality for Life
(Orbis Books, 1996)
Contributor: Dictionary of Third World Theologies
(Orbis Books, New York, 2000)
B. A number of published and unpublished manuscripts. Among her published articles are :
* Philippine Daily Inquirer Teutonic Tryst and Parisian Passion
February 16, 2003
* Philippine Daily Inquirer *On a Wing and a Prayer: A Woman Warrior Takes a
June 2, 2002 Sabbatical, sort of
* Philippine Daily Inquirer * Bonding in Bangalore
July 26,2002
* Philippine Daily Inquirer * Paradise isn’t Spared from Violence
· Japan Mission Journal *Woman and Religion
winter 2002
· Sisters Today
Vol. 2000 * Globalization from an Asian Woman Perspective
· Biblico-Theological Reflections
(Eatwot Publication, 2000) * The Jubilee from an Asian Woman Perspective
· NCCP News Magazine * Living Out the Spirit of the Jubilee
Vo. 40, No. 3
(July-Sept. 1999)
· Woman Today * The 8th Commandment
January 27, 1999
· Women & Religion Vol. 3 * Theological Reflections on Violence Against Women
Heinrich Boll Foundation Istanbul, Turkey. 1998
· In God’s Image, Vol. 18, * To Sun Ai With Love
No. 3, 1999.
· To Be Fully Human * Towards an Asian Principle of Interpretation: A
EATWOT Publication, 1998. Filipino Woman’s Experience
· Voices From the 3rd World * Five Hundred Years of Colonial History: A
Vol. 23, No. 1, June 1998 Theological Reflection on the Philippine Experience
· Voices From the 3rd World * Reconciliation and the Gender Issue
Vol. 21, No. 2, Dec. 1998
· Manila Bulletin * Women’s Studies
March 9, 1997
· Voices From the 3rd World * Gender Dialogue in EATWOT: An Asian Perspective
Vol. 19, No. 1, June 1996
· In God’s Image, Vol. 14, * Feminist Theology in Asia
No. 3, 1995
· Voices from the 3rd World, * Theological Reflections on Violence Against Women
Vol. 17, No. 1, June 1994
· In God’s Image, Vol. 12, * Who is Jesus Christ?
No. 3, 1993 and Voices from
The 3rd World, Colombo,
· Review for Religious * The Duty to be Happy
* Must I Love You for God’s Sake?
* The Virtue of Sovereignty
* Inner Freedom
* Integrity in the Religious Life
· CONCILIUM, 1991 * Religion, Culture and Aging: An Asian Viewpoint
· CONCILIUM, 1989 * The Cost of Commitment: The Persecution of
Christians in Southeast Asia
* Education to Femininity or Education to Feminism?
· Essays in Honor of * Theological Perspectives of a Religious Woman
Gustavo Gutierrez, Today
Orbis Books, NY, 1989
· We Dare to Dream * Redefining Religious Commitment in Philippine
AWRC-Hongkong, 1989 Context
· Western Colonialism in * The Spanish Expansion and Christianity in Asia
Asia and Christianity
Bombay, 1988.
· With Passion and * Emerging Spirituality of Asian Women
Compassion, NY, 1988
· Rise in the Storm Faith in * The Filipino People
Struggle in the Philippines
NY, Friendship Press, 1988.
· Vida Religiosa * La Mujer Religiosa, Perspectivas Teologias dende
Madrid, 1988 La Experiencia Filipina
· Voices from the 3rd World * Who is Jesus Christ
Colombo, EATWOT, 1988.
· Handbuck Feminitischer * Theologie aus dem Blickwinkel Asiatischer Frauen
Theologie, Munster, 1986
· Bombay, 1985 * A History of the Church in the Philippines
In Asia and Christianity
· International Review of * Prophecy and Resistance—Phil. Experience
Mission, Geneva, 1985
· Derechos Humanos * Una Dictadura Casi Desconocida
Madrid, January, 1983
· Benedictine International
Bibliography, 1981 * The Role of Benedictinism in the Contemporary
Situation
· Lumen Vitae, Vol. 3, 1976 * The Religious Today and Integral Evangelization
AWARDS
RESOURCE PERSON IN
SEMINARS/CONFERENCES
1994-2001
1994
1. General Chapter Delegate (Missionary Benedictine Sisters)
November 1994
Rome, Italy
2. Dialogue of First World and Third World Theologians
December 1994
Costa Rica
1995
1. Lecture tour in Cuba, Brazil, Argentina and Peru
1996
1. GO-NGO National Women’s Summit
June 14, 1996
Folk Arts Theater
Roxas Blvd., Pasay City
2. International Consultation
Conflictual Situations, Cultures and Christian Experiences
October 29-November 2, 1996
Aachen, Germany
Paper: “Violence Against Women: A Perennial Constitutional Situation”
3. CERCOS Teachers’ Conference
November 8-9, 1996
International School, Makati
1997
“Consumer in the Global Age”
January 22-24, 1997
New Delhi, India
2. Woman & Religion Symposium
September 13-20, 1997
Sri Lanka
Paper “Suprema Isabel Suarez”
3. Participated in a hearing of the Church of Sweden on “Male, Female, Human”
And gave an input on Women and the Church
October 29-31, 1997
Uppsala, Sweden
4. Gave and input on Women and Spirituality
at the Residence of Bishop Thord Harlin
October 30, 1997
Uppsala, Sweden
5. Consumers’ International 15th World Congress
Novemberl 3-7, 1997
Santiago, Chile
Paper: “Women as Consumer Activists”
1998
(upon the invitation of FIDOC and Central Mission Council for Religious)
April 22, 1998
Utrecht, Holland
Paper: “Mission Yesterday, Mission Today”
2. Assembly of Professors and Students of Nymegen University, Holland
April 23, 1998
Paper: “Five Hundred Years of Colonial History”
3. Church Day at Kampen
April 25, 1998
Kampen, Holland
Paper : “Reconciliation and the Gender Issue”
4. University of Western Sydney, Australia
May 1998
Paper: “Woman Question”
5. One hour interview in Australia on Philippine realities, May 1998
6. Education Congress
May 28-29, 1998
Ramada Hotel
Paper: “Women’s Studies in Higher Education”
7. Resource Person for the Preparation of the Chapter Meeting
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
June 11, 1998
Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
Paper : “The Challenge to Women Religious in the 3rd Millenium”
8. 1st National Conference on Open and Distance Learning
September 10-11, 1998
University of the Philippines, Diliman
9. 4th Women and Religion Symposium
November 11-17, 1998
Istanbul, Turkey
Paper: “Theological Reflections on Violence Against Women”
1999
March 17, 1999
University of the Philippines, Diliman
2. Carolyn Johnson Symposium on Globalization and Its Effects on Women
March 21-26, 1999
Bermuda
3. International Conference on Volunteerism
May 5-6, 1999
Mimosa Hotel, Clark Field
Pampanga
4. IPED 2nd National Educatiors’ Conference
“Education in the New Millenium”
May 18-20, 1999
Baguio City
5. Philippine Asian Jubilee Conference
June 8, 1999
Quezon City
6. Women’s Studies International Conference
July 14-16, 1999
Innotech, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Paper: “Building Women’s Studies in the Philippines”
7. CEAP National Convention
“CEAP Journeying with the Church of the Poor Towards a Culture of Peace”
September 23-24, 1999
Apo View Hotel, Davao City
Paper: “Abuse of Women and Children”
“Civic Education in the Philippines: Challenges and Opportunities in the Next Millenium”
October 5-6, 1999
Richmonde Hotel, Pasig City
9. Call to Action National Conference
November 5-7, 1999
Milwaukee, USA
Paper: “The Jubilee from an Asian Woman’s Perspective”
2000
1. 5th Women and Religion Symposium
(sponsored by the Heinrich Boll Foundation)
January 16-23, 2000
Cambodia
Paper: “Women, Celibacy and the Catholic Church”
February 21-25, 2000
SSCS, Tagaytay City
Paper: “The World Today and the Challenge of the Jubilee 2000”
“Women Spirituality”
In the 21st Century (sponsored by the United Board for Christian Higher Education
In Asia [UB-CHEA] and the International Christian University [ICU]
March 24-26, 2000
Tokyo, Japan
4. Uganda Martyrs University
“Globalization in the Context of Africa”, Moderator of a Session
May 1-6, 2000
Uganda, Africa
5. Gave a 2-day Seminar on Oriental Spirituality and Shibashi for the Filipino women in Switzerland (sponsored by the Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund (SCLF)
September 28-30, 2000
Zurich, Switzerland
2001
“Building International Bridges Through Volunteerism”
February 17, 2001
American Embassy, Manila
2. Forum on the Role of Higher Education Institutions in Promoting Voluntarism
February 28, 2001
Galleria Suites, San Juan
Paper: “Voluntarism: St. Scholastica’s College Experience”
“Woman, Religion and Language”
March 5, 2001
San Beda College, Manila
Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education, Inc.
Century Park Hotel
March 27, 2001
Paper: “Life Long Learning”
5. International Feminist Theologians Conference
May 29-June 10, 2001
Geneva, Switzerland
Paper: Feminist Theology in Asia
6. Special Seminar on Transforming Theological Education: Woman & Leadership
June 10-14, 2001
Geneva, Switzerland
7. Final Research Meeting of the Maryknoll
Study of Grassroots Responses of Christian Communities in Situations of Violent Conflicts
July 9-13, 2001
New York, USA
UN Church Center
New York
July 16,2001
October 26
Orchard Hotel, Singapore
Papeer: Woman , Religion and Spirituality
10. Call To Action
October 29
Chicago, USA
Papers The Philippine Church
Asian Theology of Liberation
2002
January 18-19, 2002
Pattaya City, Chonburi
Thailand
2. Resource Person at the University of San Carlos Course on Gender and Reproductive
Health of Women. Paper: Woman and Religion
April 15
Cebu, Philippines
3. Lady Doak College
May 13-14
Madurai, India
Resource Person and Facilitator for Ecofeminism Seminar
4. Carrefours
May 27, 28
Iles Rodriguez, Mauritius, Indian Ocean
Talks on: Woman Question
Social Orientation of a School
Woman and Religion
June 17
Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Talk on: GABRIELA
Fort Smith, Arkansas
July 4
Talk to General Chapter: The Challenge to Benedictine Women Religious in the 21st
Century
8. ROCKHAVEN Center for Spirituality
August 5-9
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Resource Person and Facilitator: Course on Asian Feminist Theology of Liberation
Yokohama , Japan
Talk to Filipino women : On the Woman Question
September 4
Kyoto, Japan
Paper: Towards the Empowerment of Women
11. Asian Institute of Technology
September 13
Bangkok, Thailand
Talk on: Woman and Religion
12. API Lecture
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Paper on: Impact of Globalization on Asian Women
September 24-30
Chiangmai, Thailand
Paper on: (September 24) Conflict, Violence and the Culture of Peace
13. INTERCULTURAL THEOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF FRANKFURT
OCTOBER-DECEMBER
FRANKFURT ,GERMANY
October 16- Einfuehrungsvorlesung
October23- Asiatische Feministische Theologie
October 30- Frau und Christentum
November 6- Grundlage des Hinduismus
November 13-Frau in Hinduismus
November 20-Grundlage des Buddhismus
November 27-Frau in Buddhismus
December 4- Grundlage des Islam
December 11-Frauen in Islam
December 17- Schlussvorlesung
14. October 18-10
Shibashi Seminar
Lucerne, Switzerland
Facilitator: Oriental Spirituality and Shibashi
15. October 25-26
Morschach, Switzerland
Faciliator and Resource Person: Oriental Spirituality and Shibashi
16. University of Vienna
October 31-Nov. 2
Vienna, Austria
Talks on: Philippine Situation
Women Spirituality - at the Katholische Verband
Seminar on Shibashi
17. Katholische Fachbereich
November 4
Mainz, Germany
Talk on : Religioese Lage auf den Philippinen
18. Evangelische Frauenverband
November 16
Frankfurt
Talk: Asiatische Femenistische Theologie der Befreiung
19 .Kontaktstudium
November 18-19
Limburg, Germany
Resource Person and Facilitator: Seminar on Frau und Religion
19. Babaylan, Europa
November 23
Barcelona, Spain
Resource Person: Seminar on the Woman Question and Women Spirituality
20. Benedictine Oblates
November 24
Barcelona
Talk on: Woman Question and Women Spirituality
Homily at Sunday Mass
20. Katholisches Zentrum
December 2
Duisburg
Talk on: Asiatische Feministische Theologie
21. Katholische Akademie
December 3
Essen
Talk: Die Frauenfrage
22. MISSIO Munich
December 13
Munich
Talk on: The Woman Question, The Philippine Situation
23. Indische Hilfe
December 14
Heersching
Talk: Frauenspiritualitaet
2003
1. Women’s Voices
January 18 and 19
Resource Person and Facilitator: Seminar on Asian Feminist Theology
2. Asian Institute, UBCHEA
Jan. 21-24
Macau
Paper on: Social Orientation of St. Scholastica’s College
Women Center for Change
January 27
Penang, Malaysia
Talk on: Woman Question and Women’s Movement in the Philippines
January 28
Penang, Malaysia
Talk on: Women Spirituality
February 22
Kuala Lumpur, Xavier’s Center
Talk on: The Woman Question
5. Women Religious Association
March 1
Kuala Lumpur (De La Salle Provincialate)
Talk on: Women and Spirituality
6. Sabah Women’s Association (SAWO)
March 8
Talk on: Woman And Religion
March 11
Sabah, Borneo
Talk on: Hold On To Your Dream
2004
1. Ateneo de Naga
Jan 28-29
Seminar on :The Woman Question
2. Dalian University, China
September 18- 25
Talk on: Woman and Religion at the Dalian Women’s Studies Conference
3. Madras Christian College, India
November 19-20
Keynote Speech on: Ethical Question in Higher Education
4 Davao
November 30-December 4
First Peoples’Forum on Peace –International Conference
Gave Talk on: The Philippine Situation
5 Baguio
Dec. 28-29
Tuding Sisters
Seminar on: Women and Spirituality
2005
1. CCP, Manila
KARANGALAN FESTIVAL
January 22
Talk on: The Role of Spirituality in Nation Building
2. Darwin, Australia
March 7
Talk to Filipino Expats: Empowerment of Women
3. Chicago, USA