Elizabeth S. Tapia
Dr. Tapia has taught widely in mission, contextual theology, and ecumenism. Her commitment to these issues has kept her engaged beyond the classroom, involving her in multiple forms of direct action.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2007 – 2010 Director of Drew Theological School’s Center for Christianities in Global Contexts, United States
2006 Guest Lecturer in Tainan Theological College and Seminary, Taiwan
2002 – 2005 Professor of Missiology at the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches, Bossey, Switzerland
1991 – 2001 Professor of Christian Theology at Union Theological Seminary, Cavite, Philippines
1989 – 1991 Faculty at Harris Memorial College, Manila, Philippines
RELIGIOUS INVOLVEMENT
Elder in the United Methodist Church, Bulacan Philippines Annual Conference Manila Area, Philippine Central Conference
Founding Member and Adviser, Association of Women in Theology
Member, Asian Women’s Resource Center for Theology and Culture
Member, Board of Trustees of Kapatiran Kaunlaran Foundation
Member, Bilateral Dialogues between Roman Catholics and United Methodists 2000-2005
Chairperson, Philippine Central Conference Board of Women’s Work, 1996 – 2000
Vice Chair, Peace Committee of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, 1980 – 1985
Founding Member and Coordinator, Association of Women in Theology (AWIT), 1980-1983 and 1991 – 1994
Member, EATWOT (Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians
SPECIAL LECTURES & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2007 – Living Faith, Seeking Justice Conference
2007 – General Assembly National Council of Churches in the USA
2005 – International Mission Consultation of WARC
2005 – International Mission Conference
2003 – Presbyterian Women’s Gathering
2003 – United Methodist Church Global Gathering for Mission
2001 – General Assembly of Church Women United
2000 – Korean Women Theologians’ Assembly, Korea
PUBLICATIONS
“Participation in God’s Mission: A Gift and a Responsibility,” Response Magazine, Women’s Division. April 2010 issue, edited by B. Wheeler.
“Health, Healing and Christianity in Asia,” entry in the Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity, General editor, Dr. Daniel Patte.
“Cultivating Gardens of Ecumenism: Reflections from a Bossey Garden,” in Windows into Ecumenism. Introduced by Dr. Preman Niles, Essays to Honor Dr. Ahn Jae Wong, Gen. Secretary of Christian Conference of Asia, Hong Kong, 2005.
“On Power,” in Echoes Magazine, World Council of Churches, Geneva, 2004.
“Our International Task Today: A response,” 50th Anniversary of the International Reformed Center, John Knox, Geneva, John Knox series no. 15. Geneva. 2004.
“Women in Mission: Moving Towards the 21st Century,” Mission Volume of Mission in the Third Millennium, GBGM, NY 2003.
“Reflectioner Av En Pastor Fran Filippinerna” (Reflections of a Filipina Pastor) in Drabbad, edited by Valborg Lindgarde and Ake Viberg, published by Stockholm School of Theology, Stockholm, 2002.
“Pista Lakbayan: Celebrating the Journey to Shalom in the year of Jubilee” in Dissident Daughters: Feminist Liturgies in Global Context, edited by Teresa Berger, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.
“Earth Credo” and “Turn to God, rejoice in Hope” (poems) in Women’s Spirituality. With Love and with Passion, edited by E. Raiser and B. Robra, WCC, 2001.
“Asian Women Doing Theology: The Challenge of Feminism for Theologizing, “ In God’s Image, Journal of Asian Women’s Resource Center for Culture and Theology in Asia, edited by Hope Antone, Malaysia.
Women Magazine, Lutheran World Federation, March 2000
“Solidarity,” in Dictionary of Third World Theologies, edited by V. Fabella and Sugirtharajah, Orbis, NY 2000.
“Laity, Pluralism and Theology,” A Letter from Christ to the World: An exploration of the Role of the Laity in the Church Today, edited by Nicholas Apostola, Geneva, WCC, 1998.
Poems, articles and liturgies in Seeing Christ in Others, edited by Geoffrey Duncan, Canterbury Press 1998.
“My Life and Passion,” in Women on Fire, edited by Lorna Tirol, Manila: Anvil Press, Manila. 1997.
“Reflection of a Filipina Christian,” Ecclesiology and Ethics, edited by Tom Best and Martin Robra, WCC, 1997.
“Earth Credo,” in Gifts of Many Cultures. Worship resources for the Global Community, edited by Maren Tirabassi and Kathy W Eddy, Cleveland, OH, United Church Press, 1995.