Dr. Colleen M. Griffith is Professor of the Practice of Theology at Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry where she serves as Faculty Director of Spirituality Studies for the M.A. program. the dual degrees, and the Post-Master’s Program in Spiritual Formation.  She holds her doctorate in Theology from Harvard Divinity School, where she worked under the direction of historical theologian Margaret Miles.  Dr. Griffith’s research and writing interests include historical and contemporary spirituality, Christian theologies of the body, method in practical theology, and exploration of the relationship between doctrine and spiritual practice.  

Dr. Griffith’s publication PROPHETIC WITNESS:  CATHOLIC WOMEN’S STRATEGIES FOR REFORM, published by Crossroad, received a first place award by the Catholic Press Association in June of 2010. She served as the guest editor for the Spring, 2009 C21 Resources issue titled “Catholic Spirituality in Practice” which has had an unprecedented print request of 200,000 copies. This publication moved to book form as an edited anthology with Thomas H. Groome, and it is now it its second printing.