Sarah E. Livick-Moses

Dr. Sarah Livick-Moses earned her B.A. in Literature and History from Hellenic College, a Master of Theological Studies at Boston College, and holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from Boston College. Her primary research fields in systematic theology include spirituality/mystical theology, Trinity and creation, and gender/sexuality. Her first monograph will explore the doctrines of Trinity and creation in Sergii Bulgakov's major theological writings, placing French psychoanalysis and ecological spirituality into conversation with Orthodox sophiology and iconography. She also works at the intersection of trauma studies and spirituality. Her next project will explore iconography as a resource for spiritual healing in the aftermath of experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Since 2023, Dr. Livick-Moses has been engaged with an ecumenical and international research group, sponsored by the Pro Oriente Foundation, on the "Healing of Wounded Memories" between Catholic and Orthodox communities in Eastern Europe. As part of this working group, she took part in the 2024 meeting in Berlin, Germany to develop Orthodox resources for social peace. In these conversations, Dr. Livick-Moses provides a trauma-informed approach to Orthodox systematic theology and spirituality. Her chapter, "‘Peace, Peace, When There is No Peace’ On a Theology of Social Peace as a Theology of Collective Trauma,” will appear in an edited volume with Brill as the result of this working group.