Katherine Wu
Primary Area: Systematic Theology
- kwu3@nd.edu
Biography
Katherine Wu is a Ph.D. candidate in systematic theology. After graduating from Mount St. Mary's University with a degree in biology, she came to Notre Dame for graduate work. Her dissertation retrieves the sacramental theology of the medieval Hugh of St. Victor to develop a framework for Catholic sacramental spirituality. It proposes that Hugh's sacramental understanding of creation, his integration of natural history into salvation history, and his pedagogical approach to the Christian sacraments offer a way to incorporate the sacramentality of creation into ecclesial life while maintaining the Church as the fundamental sacrament. She is also interested in creation, providence, the history of science and theology, and the theology of John Henry Newman.
Research Interests
Hugh of St. Victor, Church as sacrament, ecological theology, providence, creation and sacramental theology, history of science and theology, theological epistemology
Dissertation:
"Water, Wine, Bread, and Oil: A Sacramental Approach to Ecotheology"
Directors: J. Matthew Ashley and Sr. Ann Astell
Education
- M.T.S., University of Notre Dame
- B.S., Mount St. Mary's University