Sr. Sara Fairbanks, OP, PhD
Associate Professor of Theology and Preaching
fairbanks@ai.edu
314-256-8874
Education
PhD, University of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto
MA, Aquinas Institute of Theology
BA, Wilson College
About
Sr. Fairbanks is a Dominican Sister of Adrian, Michigan. Before coming to Aquinas Institute of Theology Dr. Fairbanks taught at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. Fairbanks' areas of expertise are homiletics, theology of lay ecclesial ministry, theology of preaching, practical theology and Christian anthropology.
Selected Courses
- Foundations of Preaching I & II
- Ecclesiology
- Core Homiletic Seminar I
- Topics in Preaching I & II
- Theology of Preaching
- Introduction to Theology and Theological Method
Selected Publications
"'I Am With You Always': Love and Intimacy as a Sexual Celibate," in Sexual Integrity: The Quest for Authenticity and Integration in the The Spiritual Life, edited by Patricia Cooney Hathaway (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2020).
"Greening the Nicene Creed: Liturgical Grounding for Ecological Ethics and Action," Liturgical Ministry 20 (Spring 2011): 79-86.
"Liturgical Preaching by Lay Ecclesial Ministers: What Difference Does it Make?" Liturgical Ministry 15 (Winter 2006) 35-44
"Displaced Persons: Lay Liturgical Preachers at the Eucharist," Worship 77 Vol. 5 (September 2003) 439-456.