Claire Wolfteich

Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Spiritual Formation

B.A. Yale University
M.Div. University of Chicago
Ph.D. University of Chicago

Dr. Wolfteich's Publications

Dr. Claire Wolfteich teaches and conducts research in the areas of practical theology, religion and public life, spiritual formation, laity, faith and work, and the history of Christian spirituality. She directs the Pastoral and Spiritual Formation program at Boston University School of Theology. Her publications include American Catholics Through the Twentieth Century: Spirituality, Lay Experience, and Public Life (NY: Crossroad, 2001) and Navigating New Terrain: Work and Women’s Spiritual Lives (NY: Paulist Press, 2002). She also has written articles and book chapters on a range of topics including religious toleration, the Eucharist, spiritual guidance, spirituality and modernization, and theological education. Prof. Wolfteich co-directs two five-year grant projects--“Church and Theology in the Contemporary World” with Prof. Peter Berger and “Sustaining Urban Pastoral Excellence” with Prof. Bryan Stone. Both projects are funded by the Lilly Endowment.

Email:  cwolftei@bu.edu