Carmen M Nanko-Fernández

Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández is Professor of Hispanic Theology and Ministry and the director of the Hispanic Theology and Ministry Program at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. A Latin@ theologian, her publications include the book Theologizing en Espanglish (Orbis, 2010), as well as numerous chapters, scholarly and pastoral articles on Latin@ theologies, theological education, lo popular , sport and theology--with particular focus on béisbol/baseball and Pope Francis on sports. She...See more

Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández is Professor of Hispanic Theology and Ministry and the director of the Hispanic Theology and Ministry Program at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. A Latin@ theologian, her publications include the book Theologizing en Espanglish (Orbis, 2010), as well as numerous chapters, scholarly and pastoral articles on Latin@ theologies, theological education, lo popular , sport and theology--with particular focus on béisbol/baseball and Pope Francis on sports. She created, coordinates, and is an author for the Theology en la Plaza column in the National Catholic Reporter and her writing has appeared in Commonweal . The founding co- editor of the multivolume series Disruptive Cartographers: Doing Theology Latinamente , she is also completing her book ¿El Santo? Baseball and the Canonization of Roberto Clemente (Mercer University Press). A past president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS), she received their Virgilio Elizondo Award for distinguished achievement in theology. See less