Fernando Segovia

Fernando Segovia (born 1948) is Oberlin Graduate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, and in 2014 was the President of the Society of Biblical Literature. Segovia is a theologian, scriptural critic, and cultural critic. In his role in postcolonial biblical criticism, Segovia focuses upon the New Testament and the origins of Christianity.[1]

For the Spanish chess player, see Fernando Visier Segovia.
Fernando Segovia
Born1948
NationalityCuban-American
OccupationTheologian, Professor, President of the Society of Biblical Literature.
Notable work
"Love Relationships in the Johannine Tradition: Agape / Agapan in I John and the Fourth Gospel" (1982), "The Farewell of the Word: The Johannine Call to Abide" (1992), "Decolonizing Biblical Studies: A View from the Margins" (2000)
Theological work
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Tradition or movementLiberation Theology
Main interestsNew Testament, Origins of Christianity

Biography

Segovia holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pontifical College Josephinum, earned in 1970, and Master of Arts (1976) and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees (1978) from Notre Dame. He was elected a member of the Catholic Biblical Association in 1974.[2] Segovia joined the faculty of Vanderbilt University in 1984.[1]

Works
  • Segovia, Fernando F., ed. (1998). What is John? Literary and Social Readings of the Fourth Gospel. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press. ISBN 978-0-7885-0491-4.
  • Segovia, Fernando F. (2000). Decolonizing Biblical Studies: A View from the Margins. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. ISBN 978-1-57075-338-1.
  • Segovia, Fernando F., ed. (2000). Interpreting Beyond Borders. Sheffield: Sheffield University Press. ISBN 978-1-84127-104-0.
  • Lozada Jr., Francisco; Segovia, Fernando F., eds. (2014). Latino/a Biblical Hermeneutics: Problematics, Objectives, Strategies. Atlanta, GA: SBL Press. ISBN 978-1-58983-655-6.

References
  1. "Fernando Segovia". Vanderbilt University Website. Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. Catholic Biblical Quarterly 36 (1974) 564.
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