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Theresa A. Yugar

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Theresa A. Yugar
Theresa A. Yugar, theologian
Born
Theresa A. Yugar
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Institutions
Main interests
Notable works
  • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Feminist Reconstruction of Biography and Text (2014);
  • Ted-Ed Animation entitled History’s Worst Nun (2019)

Theresa A. Yugar is a Latina feminist liberation theologian, notable for her work on the 17th-century nun, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.[1]

Organizational affiliations

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She served as co-chair of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature's Women's Caucus from 2013 to 2015 and as a board member on the Women's Ordination Conference from 2006 to 2009.[2]

Education and career

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Yugar earned a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School in 1997, and later completed a PhD from Claremont Graduate University in 2013.[2] Her areas of expertise include ecofeminist theory and praxis[3] and gender in colonial Latin American history.[4] She is the recipient of a Fulbright and Hispanic Theological Initiative Fellowship, and Scholar for the Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program.[5]

Yugar teaches in the Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies and the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies departments at California State University in Los Angeles.[6][7]

Published work

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Her published work includes Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Feminist Reconstruction of Biography and Text where she identifies de la Cruz's life and work as a precursor to current ecofeminist theologies.[8][9] This book is the basis for her 2019 Ted-Ed Animation entitled History’s Worst Nun documenting the details of 17th century Mexican poet and scholar Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.[10] This Ted-Ed Animation was the second most viewed Ted-Ed Animation in 2019 with nearly 6.5 million views.[11][12] As well, she is co-editor of Valuing Lives, Healing Earth: Religion, Gender, and Life on Earth (2021). This book honors and builds on the work of Rosemary Radford Ruether, a major Christian, feminist theologian. It addresses the connections between gender, ecology, colonialism and indigenous issues in a global Christian context.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Schlumpf, Heidi (2017-06-11). "Theologians talk ecofeminism, linking exploitation of women, Earth". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. ^ a b "Yugar, Theresa A." Hispanic Theological Initiative. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  3. ^ "Theologians talk ecofeminism, linking exploitation of women, Earth". National Catholic Reporter. 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. ^ Bennett, April Young (2018-09-10). "Latina Feminist Theology with Theresa A. Yugar". The Exponent. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  5. ^ "WHO WE ARE | Womens Caucus AAR-SBL". Womens Caucus AARSBL. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  6. ^ Henning, Alyssa A. (2017). "Learning from Esther at the Last Well on Earth". Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion. 33 (2): 170–175. doi:10.2979/jfemistudreli.33.2.19. ISSN 8755-4178. JSTOR 10.2979/jfemistudreli.33.2.19. S2CID 148992301.
  7. ^ University, Theresa YugarCalifornia State; StudiesPhD, Los Angeles | CSULA · Department of Liberal; Religion, Women's Studies in. "Theresa YUGAR | Lecturer | PhD, Women's Studies in Religion | California State University, Los Angeles, California | CSULA | Department of Liberal Studies". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  8. ^ Berry, Melisa Ortiz (2016). "Sor Juana inÉs De La Cruz: Feminist Reconstruction of Biography and Text By Theresa A. Yugar. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2014. Pp. ix + 107. $16.00". Religious Studies Review. 42 (1): 51. doi:10.1111/rsr.12287. ISSN 1748-0922.
  9. ^ Isherwood, Lisa (2015). "Book Review: Theresa A. Yugar, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Feminist Reconstruction of Biography and Text". Feminist Theology. 23 (3): 332. doi:10.1177/0966735015581578. ISSN 0966-7350. S2CID 149219170.
  10. ^ "History's "worst" nun - Theresa A. Yugar". TED-Ed. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  11. ^ "The 10 most popular TED-Ed Animations of 2019". TED-Ed Blog. 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  12. ^ "History's "worst" nun - Theresa A. Yugar". TED-Ed. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  13. ^ Valuing Lives, Healing Earth: Religion, Gender, and Life on Earth. Vol. 3. Peeters Publishers. 2021. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1vwbt60. ISBN 978-90-429-4385-8. JSTOR j.ctv1vwbt60. S2CID 243138591.