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Dr. Natalia M. Imperatori-Lee Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

 

Education:

• Ph.D: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
• A.M.:  University of Chicago
• B.A.:  Fordham University

Research and Scholarly Interests:

Dr. Imperatori-Lee’s research interests focus on Catholic ecclesiology, in particular the intersection of popular religion, devotion, ecclesial identity.  She is also interested in issues in U.S. Latino/a theology, including the intersection of Mariology and ecclesiology, theological trends in the Catholic Spanish-speaking world, and the relationship of women, the poor and other marginalized groups to church structure and governance.

Publications:

“The Challenge and Promise of Hispanic Marian Devotion,” in Inculturation and the Church in North America. T. Frank Kennedy, SJ, editor. New York:  Crossroad/Herder, 2006.

Translation (Spanish to English) of Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga’s “The Church of Archbishop Romero’s Dreams:  Easter Church.” Origins v. 31 n. 41, March 28, 2002.

Cuban Catholicism:  Island and Diaspora Workshop Report.  Kellogg Institute for International Studies, 2003.

Other Activities:

Co-Coordinator, Honors Enrichment Program.

Courses Taught/Teaching:

• RELS 110:  The Nature and Experience of Religion
• RELS 313:  Christian Thought
• RELS 400:  Mary, Women and the Church

Contact Information:

• Telephone: (718) 862-7419
• Office: Miguel 401
• Fax: (718) 862-8044
• e-mail: natalia.lee@manhattan.edu

 

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