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Adjunct Faculty; Interim Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Arts: Christian Studies and Global Citizenship
I first joined Martin Luther University College in January 2016 as adjunct faculty. Currently, I serve as the Interim Program Coordinator for the college’s Bachelor of Arts: Christian Studies & Global Citizenship. In addition to this role, I teach undergraduate and graduate courses on the topics of youth engagement, social justice, community and theology, and intersectionality. I am passionate about bolstering student-led research and have supervised several student cohorts in their Christian Studies & Global Citizenship capstone projects, in which they integrate academic research, community service, and theological reflection.
Outside of Luther, I serve as Associate Director of the Centre for Philosophy, Religion and Social Ethics at the Institute for Christian Studies (ICS). In this role, I help to plan, co-ordinate, and implement institutional research projects and public outreach initiatives geared to explore the role of religion in contemporary society.
Currently, I am a PhD in Philosophy candidate, conjointly enrolled at the Institute for Christian Studies and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. I hold a Master of Arts in Philosophy (ICS), a Master of Divinity & Bachelor of Sacred Theology (Toronto School of Theology), and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (University of Toronto).
Courses Taught:
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As a scholar, educator, and activist, I combine academic philosophy, narrative research, and community-based approaches, attempting to understand how faith communities mobilize their members in seeking social transformation. In my PhD dissertation (currently in-progress) entitled, “Imagining Liberation Amidst Violence: Liberation Theology, Social Imagination, and the Voices of Conflict Survivors in Colombia’s Ecclesial Base Communities,” I explore how Liberation Theology has contributed to the development of distinctive notions of justice, reconciliation, and peace in post-colonial Latin America, thereby assisting local civic movements in the pursuit of social transformation, equality, and co-operation in the service of vulnerable communities.
I have given papers and led workshops at international conferences, including the Society of Ricoeur Studies Conference, SIMAGINE Consortium, International Council of Christians and Jews, Parliament of the World’s Religions, the North American Interfaith Network Conference and the Association for Reformational Philosophy. My writings have appeared in Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society, European Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Toronto Journal of Theology, and Review of Religious Research. I have also co-edited two books: Seeking Stillness [or] The Sound of Wings: Scholarly and Artistic Comment on Art, Truth, and Society in Honour of Lambert Zuidervaart (Wipf & Stock, 2021) and Gestures of Grace: Essays in Honour of Robert Sweetman (Wipf & Stock, forthcoming).
At ICS’s Centre for Philosophy, Religion and Social Ethics, I collaborated in two multi-year research projects, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), exploring the relation of faith and society. The outcomes of the first of these projects can be found in Just Faith? A National Survey Connecting Faith and Justice within the Christian Reformed Church. The second of these projects, entitled Faith and Settlement Partnerships: Setting Immigrants and Canada up for Success explored the collaboration between faith-based initiatives and government-funded organizations in refugee settlement in Canada.
Contact Info:
Héctor Acero-Ferrer
E:
haceroferrer@luther.wlu.ca
T:
(548) 889-3584
Office Location: MLU210
Office Hours:
By appointment.