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Installed President of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States.

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The Virgilio Elizondo Award is awarded to an individual “for distinguished achievement in theology, in keeping with the mission of the Academy.”

Virgilio Elizondo Award 2024

Awarded by the Women's Consultation in Constructive Theology of the Catholic Theological Society of America.

Each year the Women’s Consultation in Constructive Theology awards a member of the CTSA whose accomplishments include the various types of woman-defined scholarship, and liberating action on behalf of women in the church and/or the broader community.

Ann O'Hara Graff Memorial Award 2023

“I am proud to honor Dr. González-Andrieu as Alumna of the Year,” said Dr. Uriah Kim, President of the GTU. “As a leader in her field, a rigorous thinker, and a tireless activist and advocate, she truly embodies the best of the GTU community.”

Alumna of the Year 2020, Graduate Theological Union

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"Visionaries are innovative figures representing a diverse range of perspectives whose work has been instrumental in generating insights and fostering dialogue in the arena of spirituality and the arts.

Through these exchanges and networks, FSA aspires to nurture a growing community of artists, scholars and others who are pathfinders in the field."

Selected as a "Visionary" by the Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts

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Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States

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Ignatian Solidarity Network

Discerning Deacons

The Catholic Church has the potential to change the world. Are we squandering it?

For women, the synodal process is a road map to an inclusive church

Prophetic theological work can be dangerous business

To love the United States does not mean to love it blindly

After November: Catholics respond to the unexpected election of Donald J. Trump

How to Respond when Despair Knocks On Our Door?

Bridge to Wonder: Art as a Gospel of Beauty

Theological education, like theology itself, is becoming a truly global enterprise. As such, theological education has to form, teach, and train leaders of faith communities prepared to lead in a transnational world. The teaching of theology with a global awareness has to wrestle with the nature and scope of the theological curriculum, teaching methods, and the context of learning. Teaching Global Theologies directly addresses both method and content by identifying local resources, successful pedagogies of inclusion, and best practices for teaching theology in a global context. The contributors to Teaching Global Theologies are Catholic, mainline Protestant, and evangelical scholars from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, each with sustained connections with other parts of the world. Teaching Global Theologies capitalizes on this diversity to uncover neglected sources for a global theology even as it does so in constructive conversation with the long tradition of Christian thought. Bringing missing voices and neglected theological sources into conversation with the historical tradition enriches that tradition even as it uncovers questions of power, race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. Teachers are offered successful pedagogies for bringing these questions into the classroom and best practices to promote students' global consciousness, shape them as ecclesial leaders, and form them as global citizens.

Teaching Global Theologies: Power and Praxis

Miradas a todo color: Teologías feministas poscoloniales en un mundo en conflicto

A visual and virtual art exhibition of works selected by Cecilia González-Andrieu to accompany the text of Psalm 37.  There are three works by artists Sergio Gomez, Trina McKillen and John August Swanson, each accompanied by a theological aesthetics commentary, and one longer commentary linking all three with the psalm's most salient questions.

The Inheritance of the Blameless

Are those of us in higher education paying attention to worker's rights in our midst?  Can we stop ignoring our own hypocrisy and transform our systems?

"I'm Done Being Polite"

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Cecilia González-Andrieu is professor of Theology at Loyola Marymount University and President of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States.   She completed the doctorate at the Graduate Theological Union and UC Berkeley, where she was first to combine systematic theology with religion and the arts under the late Alex García-Rivera.
González -Andrieu is a leading scholar of theological aesthetics, which she proposes as a public theology and way to bring communities together, respect and celebrate otherness, and lift the theological insights of those who know and express themselves from the peripheries.
As a budding scholar González-Andrieu was named one of the most promising theologians of the next generation by "America Magazine. "Where today she is a contributing writer, penning a number of significant essays on political theology, Latinx theologies, women's issues and theological aesthetics. Her book "Bridge to Wonder: Art as a Gospel of Beauty" received international acclaim for its ability "to link art’s power to move beyond the discursive, cognitive and propositional to a theology grounded in an experience that opens the imagination and moves one to encounter ‘God in all things'.”

Other collaborative publications include "Teaching Global Theologies: Power and Praxis", and contributor to "Go Into the Streets: The Welcoming Church of Pope Francis," and a host of articles and podcasts on theological aesthetics, justice and women. Her address for the Catholic Theological Society of America "Wounded Grace and the Disquieting Invitation of the Real," represents her emphasis on God's vision revealed in the most vulnerable. Her current work investigates the theological aesthetics of artist John August Swanson, with a first contribution in "Religion and Contemporary Art: A Curious Accord" from Routledge.

González -Andrieu teaches in LMU’s Department of Theological Studies, and is an advisor for the Discerning Deacons Project.  An alumna of the Hispanic Theological Initiative, she is co-founder of LMU’s initiatives with undocumented students. Awards include GTU Alumna of the Year, the O’Hara Graff Award from the Catholic Theological Society of America and the Virgilio Elizondo Award from the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States.

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Playwright/poet Federico García Lorca

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Essays by Cecilia González-Andrieu in America Magazine

Essays by Cecilia González-Andrieu in the Southern Cross

Contributions from Cecilia González-Andrieu, NCR.

Cecilia González-Andrieu Inspirations from Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts

Parish Justice Summit 2022

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: The Pope and International Relations

Some Christians want to make amends for the church's treatment of Indigenous people

Photo by Dennis Sadowski for NCR.

Assembly of US Catholic priests discusses calls for women's ordination

González-Andrieu honored for scholarship, mentoring undocumented students

Church and state: a look at President Trump's first meeting with Pope Francis

How can theology speak to the immigration debate?

Immigration action looms large for Catholics this Lenten season

Joy to the World, Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas Carols

And Jesus Wept - Fifth Sunday of Lent 2023

Church and State: A Look at President Trump's First Meeting with Pope Francis

For Hispanic theologians in the US, synodality means journeying en conjunto

You don't have to celebrate Christmas to experience the spiritual benefits of Advent

I'm Done Being Polite! Truth Telling In Education

How to Engage with a World that Needs You

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#MIneToo: Why Robust Women's Voices are Indispensable to the Church

Professor of Theological Studies

In this addition to Stories of Transformative Impact, Cecilia González-Andrieu (PhD, 2007) speaks about the richness of diversity and inclusivity she experienced during her studies at the GTU, and how it helps her to see beauty everywhere she is. She says, “The GTU teaches you to find beauty and to make beauty. Truly groundbreaking programs can’t happen without supporters. We need people who believe in the possibility of a really truly beautiful world to contribute to that world.” Hear more stories from our alumni and learn how you can support our programs by visiting gtu.edu/academics/transformative-impact.

Cecilia González-Andrieu | Stories of Transformative Impact

Dr. González-Andrieu is interviewed by LMU student, Charlotte Cheng.

Dr. Cecilia González-Andrieu Comments on Immigration and Health Care Access

Being Called to Theological Studies - Cecilia González-Andrieu

Vulnerability and Power | Edward Schillebeeckx Lecture by theologian Cecilia González-Andrieu| Monday 28 October 2019 | 19.30 – 21.15 hrs | Theater Hall C, Radboud University 
Radboud Reflects, the Edward Schillebeeckx Foundation and Tijdschrift voor Theologie 
In the United States, in the present context of the rise of nationalism, racism and sexism, Bible texts are often being subverted to serve the purposes of the powerful. By doing so, faith is used to legitimize structural injustices in society. According to United States Latina theologian Cecilia González-Andrieu, it is high time that the Gospel be flipped back around to its original orientation: as a radical call to action to liberate and open spaces for the voiceless. Come and listen to how her experiences working with undocumented young people inspired this position.

Read the review: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/terugblik/terugblik-2019/terugblik-2019/19-10-28-vulnerability-and-power-edward/

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Vulnerability and Power | Edward Schillebeeckx Lecture by Cecilia González-Andrieu

Women of The Church Conference Keynote Cecilia González Andrieu

DITA Director Jeremy Begbie interviews Cecilia González-Andrieu and Tony Alonso. González-Andrieu is Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. With doctorate in theology and the arts from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, she is a leading figure and writer in the field of theological aesthetics, and especially well known for her advocacy of Latinx Theology. Alonso is Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture, and Director of Catholic Studies at Candler School of Theology, at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. A Latin Grammy-nominated composer of sacred music as well as an author, he's worked for many years at the intersection of theology and culture, with a particular focus on worship and ritual practices.

To hear more, including a discussion of the arts' purpose in times of violence, listen to the full, unedited conversation here: https://warpwire.duke.edu/w/meQFAA/

This is the eighth episode of "Meeting Our Moment," a new series of video conversations hosted by Begbie, in which he talks to Christian artists and scholars about the pandemic, reconciliation, poetry, music, suffering and much more.

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Cecilia González-Andrieu & Tony Alonso on Bringing Beauty Back

Join us, with your beverage of choice in hand, for a conversation about "Radical Hope" with Cecilia González-Andrieu, Ph.D., theologian at Loyola Marymount University

Solidarity on Tap - Cecilia González-Andrieu, Ph.D.

Se Necesitan Teólogos/as Latinos/as - Cecilia González-Andrieu

A variety of artists share examples of their art. Dr. González-Andrieu will engage them and the audience in conversation about the life-affirming role of beauty and wonder in their creative work. Featuring the work of David Herwaldt, Chris Schwartz, Dave Huth, Stephen W. Evans, and Robert deJonge.

An Encounter with Art and Theology with Cecilia Gonzalez Andrieu 2014-10-25

John Garvey Conversations: Spirituality in a Time of Reckoning

The events of 2020 have been unprecedented. Individuals, communities, organizations, and governments worldwide have been navigating a global pandemic, widespread injustice, and heartbreaking violence. Throughout all of this, one of the GTU community's greatest strengths is our shared vision for and dedication to working towards a brighter future that belongs to us all. This year-long initiative will feature written reflections and videos from scholars, spiritual leaders, and cultural critics from across the GTU, exploring the meaning of spiritual care, ethics, and leadership from a broad array of interreligious and interdisciplinary perspectives. We will also be curating resources to help you build and maintain community in a time of social distancing and uncertainty. Watch the full series at http://www.gtu.edu/x.

Alumni in Conversation Trailer | Dr. Cecilia González-Andrieu

15th ANNUAL SAINT MARY MAGDALENE CELEBRATION
Presenter: Cecilia González-Andrieu, professor of theological studies, Loyola Marymount University, contributing writer for America, advisor to Discerning Deacons
July 22, 2024

Has speaking of rights and social justice in relation to women become ineffective in our polarized environment? Theologian Cecilia González-Andrieu situates us in la realidad (the reality of our present moment), to explore how the power of theological insights arising out of the Christian tradition and read in a Latina liberationist key may help reinvigorate the conversation. The longed-for goal is to promote and enact women's full participation in the church and in the word as required by the Reign of God.

Check out Prof. González-Andrieu's book at https://www.baylorpress.com/9781602583535/bridge-to-wonder/
 
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