» Dr. Rafael Luevano

Associate Professor

Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Religious Studies

Office:

DH 150A

Office Hours:

M 4:00 - 6:45 PM; W 11:00 - 11:45 AM and by appointment

Phone:

(714) 532-6098

Email:

luevano@chapman.edu

Education

Saint John's Seminary, Bachelor of Arts
Saint John's Seminary, Master of Divinity
Radboud University Nijmegen, Ph.D.

Biography

Rafael Luevano (Ph.D., Nijmegan Catholic University) is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Griset Lecturer of Religious Studies. An ecumenical officer for the Roman Catholic Church, Dr. Luevano is the author of Endless Transforming Love: An Interpretation of the Mystical Doctrine of Saint John of the Cross According to the Soul's Affective Relations and Dynamic Structures (Rome: Carmelite Studies, 1990) and Woman-Killing in Juárez: Theodicy at the Border (2012). He teaches Courses on mysticism and religion and the arts.

B.A., M.Div., Saint John's Seminary College; Licenciate in Theology (S.T.L.), Gregorial Pontifical University, Italy; Ph.D./S.T.D Nijmegen Catholic University, The Netherlands

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Woman-Killing in Juárez: Theodicy on the Border, Rafael Luevano, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012.

A New Companion to Hispanic Mysticism, “Theological Studies,” Georgetown University, 2011 December issue. (My last name is misspelled in publication; it appears as "Luevan" A correction appeared in subsequent volume.)