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 questions of gender/sexuality. Her dissertation explores the doctrines of Trinity and creation in Sergii Bulgakov's major theological writings, placing French psychoanalysis and ecofeminist spirituality into conversation with Orthodox sophiology and iconography. She also works at the intersection of trauma studies and spirituality, particularly engaging collective trauma with political theology from an ecumenical perspective.

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. She was recently part of a 2024 meeting with members of the same research circle to develop an "Orthodox Theology of Social Peace." In these conversations, Dr. Livick-Moses provides a truama-informed approach to Orthodox systematic theology and spirituality.

Courses Taught

Foundations of Theology and Morality (THEO 101)

Professional Societies

The American Academy of Religion
The Mystical Theology Network
The International Orthodox Theological Association
The Catholic Theological Society of America
The Orthodox Theological Society of America

Publications

“The Kenotic Iconicity of Sergii Bulgakov’s Divine-Humanity: A Feminist Retrieval.” In Barbara Hallensleben, Regula M. Zwahlen, Aristotle Papanikolaou, and Pantelis Kalaitzidis (eds.). Building the House of Wisdom. Sergii Bulgakov and Contemporary Theology: New Approaches and Interpretations. Münster: Aschendorff Verlag, 2023.