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Miguel H. Diaz, PhD
Title/s: The John Courtney Murray, S.J., University Chair in Public Service
Office #: Crown Center 311
Phone: 773.508.8372
Email: mdiaz13@luc.edu
CV Link: Diaz CV
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Miguel H. D铆az is the John Courtney Murray, S.J., University Chair in Public Service at 午夜AV. Dr. D铆az served under President Barack Obama as the 9th U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. He is a co-editor of the series Disruptive Cartographers: Doing Theology Latinamente (Fordham University Press). He is editor of the multi-authored volume one, The Word Became Culture (FUP, 2024) and the author of the third volume, Queer God de Amor (FUP, 2022). As a public theologian, Professor Diaz regularly engages print, radio, and television media. He is a contributor to the 鈥淭heology en la Plaza column for the National Catholic Reporter. He is a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA), the American Academy of Religion (AAR), and a member and past President of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS). As part of his ongoing commitment to advance human rights globally, D铆az participates in several diplomatic initiatives in Washington, D.C., including being a member of the Ambassadors Circle at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and a member of the Board and Senior Fellow for Religion and Peacebuilding for the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP).
Degrees
Ph.D. in Theology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana Dissertation: 鈥淎 Study in U.S. Hispanic Theological Anthropology, 1972-1999鈥�
M.A. in Theology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, University of Portland, Portland, Oregon
Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida
Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, Fordham University, New York, New York
Doctor of Sacred Theology, Honoris Causa, Florida Center for Theological Studies, Miami, Florida
Program Areas
Systematic Theology (Teach and Direct Dissertations in our Integrative Studies in Ethics and Theology Degree Program)
Research Interests
Trinitarian Theologies, Queer Theologies, Liberation Theologies, Latinx and Latin American Theologies, Contextual Theologies, Theological Anthropology
Professional & Community Affiliations
Awards
2013
Virgilio Elizondo Award for Distinguished Achievement in Theology on Dr. Miguel H. D铆az
2012
Award in Recognition to Service as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, National Museum of Catholic Art and History, Washington, D.C.
2011
Premio Internazionale 鈥淏onifacio VIII,鈥� Anagni, Italy
2010
Blessed are the Peacemakers Award, Chicago Theological Union, Chicago, Illinois
2007
Recognized for service as president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians
Recognized for service to the Hispanic Theological Initiative on the 10th anniversary of the organization
Educational Trailblazer Theologian of the Year Award, Houston, Texas
2002
Hispanic Theological Initiative Book of the Year Award, On Being Human
Selected Publications
Books and Book Chapters
The Word Became Culture, revised. Editor of volume 1, Disruptive Cartographers: Doing Theology Latinamente, Forward by Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (Fordham University Press, forthcoming, 2024).
Queer God de Amor, vol. 3 in Disruptive Cartographers: Doing Theology Latinamente (Fordham University Press, 2022).
The Rondine Method: A Relational Approach to Conflict. Co-editor with Chip Hauss (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2023).
鈥淥n the Love of God and Our Enemies: Hospitality and The Rondine Method,鈥� Introductory Chapter to The Rondine Method: A Relational Approach to Conflict (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2023).
Journal Articles
鈥淩egresando de Narnia: Entre la encrucijada de armarios y templos, Conexi贸n Queer,鈥� Revista Latinoamericana y Caribe帽a de Teolog铆as Queer. Hugo C贸rdova Quero, Sa煤l Serna Segura, Jorge A. Aquino, Miguel H. D铆az, No. 5 (2022).
Forthcoming Publications
Vol. 4 of Disruptive Cartographers: Doing Theology Latinamente. Co-editor of the ongoing
groundbreaking series in Latinx theology, Fordham University Press.
鈥淓vangelization and Religious Freedom,鈥� Chapter 6, Vatican II, forthcoming by Paulist Press, 2024.
All of Us. Co-editor, forthcoming by Fortress Press, 2024. The manuscript will include the chapters of queer prominent voices of color who gathered at 午夜AV University of Chicago with the financial help of a $30,000 grant from the Louisville Institute.
鈥淟a Virgen of Sexiles: Mariconeando the Experience and Language of Grace,鈥� in All of Us, forthcoming by Fortress Press, 2024.
Teor铆as y Teolog铆as Queer. Co-editor with Hugo C贸rdova Quero, forthcoming in LA, 2024. The manuscript will publish the contributions of Latinx and Latin American queer thinkers that came together in San Jos茅, Costa Rica, August 2-6, 2022. The volume will also include contributing chapters from three of our doctoral students.
鈥淐uerificando el Deseo Natural de Dios,鈥� in Teor铆as y Teolog铆as Queer, forthcoming, 2024.