Katarina Schuth

Katarina Schuth, O.S.F., is an American religious sister and academic. She teaches in the areas of pastoral ministry, sociology of religion, and world religions and carries on research on seminaries and church life.
Early life and education.
Mary Ann Schuth was born on a dairy farm near Wabasha, Minnesota, to Marie (née Eversman) and Math Schuth. In 1959, she graduated from St. Felix High School in Wabasha and was named Wabasha County Dairy Princess. Schuth joined the Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota, in 1960. She took the religious name "Sister M. Katarina" in 1961, when she entered the novitiate. She professed vows in 1963 and made final vows in 1966.
In 1965 Schuth received a bachelor's degree in history from the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota. She obtained a master's degree (1969) and a PhD (1973) in cultural geography from Syracuse University; her doctoral thesis was entitled "Literacy in Rural India: A Geographic Analysis". She has earned a Master of Theological Studies and Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the former Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Career.
Schuth taught at the College of Saint Teresa and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology. She held an Endowed Professorship for the Social Scientific Study of Religion at The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, in St. Paul, Minnesota, part of the University of St. Thomas.
Schuth is a leading figure in the fields of pastoral theology and the sociology of religion. As a researcher and teacher, her primary interests are in theological education and the relationship between the Church and American culture. She has written numerous articles and several books on Catholic seminaries.
Publications.
Books.
She co-authored:
Appointments.
Schuth has been a member of more than ten boards of theological schools, including currently:
Awards.
Schuth has been awarded honorary degrees from:
Other honors include: