Education
A.B. Brown University, 1996; MSc School of Oriental and African Studies, London, 1997; M.Th. & Ph.D. University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999 & 2005
Thia Cooper
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
Events
W. Basketball vs. Wartburg College Tomorrow 7:30–9:30 pm
Body Redemption Nov 24 11:40 am to 12:20 pm
Guided tour by Swedish artist Gudrun Westerlund at the Hillstrom Museum of Art Nov 24 1:30–2:30 pm
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Joyce Sutphen
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