Mayra Rivera

Mayra Rivera (born April 19, 1968) is a postcolonial theologian, presently holding the Andrew W. Mellon chair as a Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies at Harvard University.

Biography

After first receiving a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico in 1988, Rivera received an MTS (2001) and PhD (2005) theological and religious studies from Drew University. She was an Assistant Professor in Theology at Pacific School of Religion (2006-2010), and since 2010 has been at Harvard University, where she was promoted in 2016 to become the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies.[1][2]

Rivera is known for her academic contributions in the area of postcolonial theology, especially with reference to Caribbean thought.[3]

In 2020, Rivera has been vice president of the American Academy of Religion.[1]

Works
  • Poetics of the Flesh (Duke University, 2015)
  • Planetary Loves: Spivak, Postcoloniality, and Theology (Fordham University, 2010)
  • The Touch of Transcendence: A Postcolonial Theology of God (Westminster John Knox Press, 2007)
  • Postcolonial Theologies: Divinity and Empire (Chalice Press, 2004)

References
  1. "Mayra Rivera Rivera". Harvard Divinity School. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. "2016 Dean's Report: Faculty Promotions". Harvard Divinity School. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  3. Steele Ireland, Marèque (2008). "Postcolonial Theology". In Dyrness, William A.; Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti (eds.). Global Dictionary of Theology. Nottingham: InterVarsity Press. pp. 683–687. ISBN 978-1-84474-350-6.
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