Jennifer Owens-Jofré
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies | Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
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Biography
Jennifer Owens-Jofré, PhD, is currently crafting a manuscript based on her fieldwork with lay Latina leaders at Dolores Mission Parish, the working title of which is "Taking Up la Virgen’s Mantle: A Practical Theology of Accompaniment" (Convivium Press, forthcoming). During the academic year 2022-2023, she served as a Manresa Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Ignatian Service at Saint Louis University and a Research Associate in the Theology and Religious Studies Department at the University of San Diego. Dr. Owens-Jofré is a Catholic theologian and lay ecclesial minister whose academic writing has appeared in the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology, Anglican Theological Review, and the International Journal of Practical Theology. She co-edited "From the Pews in the Back: Young Women and Catholicism" (Liturgical Press, 2009) with Kate Dugan, and more of her popular pieces can be found at Commonweal, the Political Theology Network, and America. Dr. Owens-Jofré has been awarded grants in support of her research from the Forum for Theological Exploration, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, the Hispanic Theological Initiative, and the Louisville Institute. Her current scholarship focuses on the voices of Latina women as a theological source, the implications of grounded theory for mujerista theology, how mujerista theology can inform practical theological method, and theologies of accompaniment.
Education (4)
The Graduate Theological Union: Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Studies 2018
Allied Field - Systematic and Philosophical Theology
Harvard University: M.Div. 2009
Loyola Marymount University: M.A., Teaching 2005
Loyola Marymount University: B.A., Sociology 2001
Areas of Expertise (5)
Qualitative Research Methods
Hispanic/Latine Theology
Pastoral Theology
Practical Theology
Theologies of Accompaniment
Accomplishments (5)
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Louisville Institute
2018 - 2020
Recruitment for Ministry Grant, Forum for Theological Exploration
2018 - 2019
Dissertation Grant, Hispanic Theological Initiative
2017 - 2018
Fellowship for Latino/a, Asian, and First Nations Doctoral Students, Forum for Theological Exploration
2016-2017
Hackworth Grant, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University
2015-2016
Affiliations (3)
- Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology
- Catholic Theological Society of America
- Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians in the United States
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Languages (2)
- English
- Spanish
Articles (3)
From the Margins to the Center: Reorienting Theologies of Ministry to the Hispanic/Latine Catholic Pastoral Landscape
Perspectives of Religious Studiesco-author Brett Hoover
2022
"How Do We Help Everybody Heal?" Implications of Guadalupan Devotion at Dolores Mission Parish
Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology2019
The Underground Feminism of a Latinx Parish in East Los Angeles
Anglican Theological Review2019
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