Her death came too soon and I can’t imagine what else she would have accomplished if she would have lived longer. Shortly before she died, the Archbishop of Canterbury of the Anglican Church offered her an honorary doctorate of the church because of her writing in theology. Interestingly, she refused and I have wondered why she dismissed this great recognition? Was it her past? Or did the feeling of being treated as second class never quite leave how she thought of herself as a woman? Hmm…All I know is that I am thankful for her life’s work and the strength I have received from her courage as a female intellectual.
Theological works: Mind of the Maker, Are Women Human?, Creed or Chaos, The Divine Comedy.įiction: Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night, Murder Must Advertise.Today on The Literary Life, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discuss Dorothy L.
