Thia Cooper

Assistant Professor

Religion and LALACS

Professor Cooper teaches in the area of Religion, Culture, and Society. Her teaching and research interests include theology and liberation, theology and development, faith and practice in faith-based aid agencies, non-western Christianities, and religion in Latin America, particularly Brazil.

Her background lies in Development Studies as well as Theology. Cooper regularly presents scholarly papers in the U.S. and UK. Her first book Controversies in Political Theology: Development or Liberation was published with SCM Press in 2007. At Gustavus since 2005.

Contact Information

Religion
Gustavus Adolphus College
800 West College Avenue
Saint Peter, MN 56082

Phone: 507-933-6296
E-mail: tcooper@gustavus.edu

Courses Taught

• Community Action
• Faith/Religion/Culture
• God and Globalization
• Liberation: 2/3 World

Thia Cooper's Schedule