Catherine McKinney
Editor and Independent Scholar
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-mckinney-1a9a962ba/ Profile
A recent graduate and scholar with a generalist
humanities background, including literature,
philosophy, religion, history, and linguistics.
Skilled in research, critical thinking, and
communication through speech, writing, and
visual design. Passionate about lifelong learning
and applying diverse skillsets to challenging
opportunities.
Awards & Honors
Seminary Fellowship
Princeton Theological Seminary
2021–2024
Alpha Delta Gamma, Medieval and Renaissance
Studies Honor Society
College of William & Mary
May 2021
For exceptional scholarship in the field of
Medieval and Renaissance Studies. My work
dealt with Old English literature, Old Norse sagas, and Reformation era Christianity.
Department of Religious Studies, (Honors
Distinction/Thesis)
College of William & Mary
May 2021
Dean’s List
College of William & Mary
2017–2018, 2020 –2021
Education
Master of Divinity
Princeton Theological Seminary
August 2021–May 2024
Bachelor of Arts, Religious Studies (summa cum
laude)
College of William & Mary
August 2017–May 2021
Master of Lbrary and Information Sciences
Old Dominion University
Teaching Experience August 2024–May 2025 (prospective) Invited guest lecturer, Introduction to Christian
History
College of William & Mary
Fall 2022.
Teaching Assistant, Eastern Christianity
College of William & Mary
Fall 2021.
Publications &
Presentations
McKinney, P. C., Review of Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body, by Brian Brock.
Theophron, vol. 1, no. 1 (Fall 2022): 86–88
McKinney, Potter Cain. "To Fulfill What is Written: Reconsidering the Fulfillment-Formula
Quotations of the Gospel of Matthew." Bachelor’s
thesis, William & Mary, 2021.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1630
McKinney, P. C., “The Chaosmic Christ: Reading
Gilles Deleuze Towards a Postmodern
Christology.”
Paper presented at The Koinonia Forum,
Princeton, NJ, 2023.
Employment & Volunteer Experience
Production Editor
Theophron: Journal of Christian Studies
September 2021–January 2024
Designed typographic layout for print and electronic publication of a graduate student journal.
Managed and designed the website using Squarespace. Ministry Intern
Episcopal Church at Princeton University
August 2023–May 2024
Assisted the Chaplain in the regular worship of the community. Lead education and fellowship events for graduate and undergraduate students. Teaching Intern
Trinity Episcopal Church, Princeton, NJ
August 2022–May 2023
Participated in most ministerial duties of the clergy, including preaching, adult education, and worship.
Led the teenagers’ youth group as an assistant to the parish’s Family Ministries. Ministry Intern
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Dayton, OH
June 2021–August 2021
Assisted the rector during regular services, pastoral visitations, and funerals. Led the youth group in volunteer activities in the Dayton area. Regularly preached and assisted during Sunday and weekday services. Streamed daily prayer services online.
Chair of Discipleship and Formation
Canterbury, the Episcopal Church at William & Mary January 2019–May 2021
Organized and led activities and courses in Christian education and the work of discipleship, including Bible studies and book groups.
Advised the Chaplain regarding educational and formational opportunities. Regularly preached weekday services, and trained other students in homiletics and Biblical interpretation.
Sunday School Teacher
Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA
August 2018–May 2019
Taught children K-12 using various curricula, including Godly Play. Catechist/Confirmation Teacher
Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA
January 2019–April 2019
Designed and taught a curriculum to prepare high-school children for Confirmation in the Episcopal Church.
Wellness Ambassador
College of William & Mary
August 2018–Mar 2019
Manned the front desk of the McLeod Tyler Wellness Center. Trained and assisted instructors in the use of the Center’s state-of-the-art media technology. Wrote the Student Employee Manual, which remains in continual use, for the Center. Co-chair of Liturgy and Worship
Canterbury, The Episcopal Church at William & Mary January 2018–December 2018
Organized and scheduled Evening Prayer and Eucharist services Consistently participated in regular services of the organization as an officiant, assistant, and preacher.
References
Dr. Kara Slade
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Allen Wakabayashi
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Dr. Daniel McClain
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