U.S. Catholic Missionaries and Their American Peoples

Event details

  • February 1, 2025
  • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 2:00pm 

Live streamed on Zoom. FREE and open to the public. 

Archival research into the missions in the Caribbean sponsored by U.S. provinces of Roman Catholic religious congregations reveal how the Catholic faith is culturally mediated in that region. This presentation speaks to the strengths, weaknesses, and cultural biases these congregations brought to the Caribbean and its legacy today.

About the Speaker

Dr. Ramon Luzarraga is an associate professor and department chair of the Department of Theology, Religious Studies, and Philosophy at St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington. Over the past ten years, he has also worked as a member of the Caribbean Theology Today group. He currently co-authoring a book with Dr. Anna Perkins on Caribbean theology from a Roman Catholic point of view to be published by Brill. 

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The lecture is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. 

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