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, serves as an Assistant Professor in the Theological Studies Department at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Her dissertation, based on her fieldwork with lay Latina women leaders at Dolores Mission Parish, is in revision. Dr. Owens-Jofré is a Catholic theologian and lay ecclesial minister whose academic writing has appeared in the International Journal of Practical Theology, Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology, Perspectivas, Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, and the Anglican Theological Review. 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. An alumnus of the Graduate Theological Union, Harvard Divinity School, and Loyola Marymount University, Dr. Owens-Jofré has been awarded grants in support of her teaching from the Louisville Institute and her research from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, the Forum for Theological Exploration, and the Hispanic Theological Initiative. Her current research 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. Drawing on ministry experience in Catholic communities across the United States, she also teaches in parish settings and offers professional development workshops for those in ministry, especially for those who would like to develop cultural competency skills for Hispanic ministry, work with young adults, or integrate more deeply their faith and their commitments to anti-racism.
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 (4)
Pastoral/Practical Theology
Qualitative Research Methods
Hispanic/Latine 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)
“Hispanic/Latine Perspectives on Theology, Ministry, and Pastoral Care.”
In Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latinoax Theology, 2nd edition, edited by Orlando Espín, 423-443. Oxford, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons,2023.
"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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