Sarah Elizabeth Maple

Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Maple is an Assistant Professor of Theology & Religious Studies at Mount Saint Mary College (New York) and a Visiting Professor at the University of Notre Dame. She holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews, with joint supervision from the University of Oxford, and advanced degrees from Drew University and the Pontifical John Paul II Institute. Her research bridges theology, art, and ethics, focusing on liturgy, beauty, and the phenomenology of the body in creative expression.

Education:

• PhD, Institute for Theology, Imagination & the Arts, University of St Andrews
• MTS, Pontifical John Paul II Institute (Catholic University of America)
• BA, Ethics & Comparative Religious Studies, Drew University

Research Interests: Dr. Maple explores Catholic theology’s engagement with art, liturgical aesthetics, and moral theology. She emphasizes the intersection of creativity and spirituality, particularly through the lens of Karol Wojtyla/Pope John Paul II’s thought. Her work appears in journals like Journal of Homiletic & Pastoral Review and Humanum.

Grants & Awards:

• Oxford Emerging Scholars Grant (MacDonald Agape Foundation)
• Fellowships: Russell Kirk Center, Leonine Forum, Hildebrand Project

Labs/Teams: Researcher at The William G. Congdon Foundation (Milan), affiliated with the American Academy of Religion and Academy of Catholic Theology.