Kathleen Coyle, S.S.C.

Sr. Kathleen Coyle, SSC is an Irish Columban missionary sister and theologian whose scholarship focuses on Mariology, feminist theology, and the development of Christian theology in contemporary contexts. She has contributed significantly to theological education and formation in the Philippines and other parts of Asia. She served for fourteen years on the faculty of the East Asian Pastoral Institute (EAPI) in Manila, where she also edited its journal, East Asian Pastoral Review. She has taught theology at Maryhill School of Theology and the Institute of Formation and Religious Studies in the Philippines.

Sr. Coyle's most prominent contribution is her work in Marian theology. Her book, Mary in the Christian Tradition: From a Contemporary Perspective, explores the historical development of Marian doctrine and devotion while proposing interpretations that speak to contemporary concerns, particularly women's experience, the dignity of the poor, and the liberation of the oppressed.