Leonardo Mendoza
STANDING
1st Year PhD Student
RESEARCH INTERESTS
US Hispanic/Latinax Theologies, Latin American Theologies, Christian Spiritualities, Ecumenism, Faith and Culture, Queer Theologies
PUBLICATIONS
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual (LGBTQIA+) U.S. Latinx Catholics and the U.S. Catholic Church: A Critique of Certain Aspects of Roman Catholic Moral Teaching in Light of a Latinx Theological Anthropology. (2023) Perspectivas Online. 14 de julio de 2023. https://perspectivasonline.com/downloads/lesbian-gay-bisexual-transexual-lgbtqai-u-s-latinx-catholics-and-the-u-s-catholic-church-a-critique-of-certain-aspects-of-roman-catholic-moral-teaching-in-light-of-a-latinx-theological-anthro/.
"The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard in Matthew (20:1-16) – Who are the Workers in the Lord’s Vineyard in the American Church?," (2022) Say Something Theological: The Student Journal of Theological Studies: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/saysomethingtheological/vol5/iss1/5
"Global Bioethics and Indigenous Peoples," Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology: Vol. 23 : No. 2 , Article 7. (2021) :231-244
Available at: https://repository.usfca.edu/jhlt/vol23/iss2/7
"The Right to Healthcare – Does the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church Assist or Inhibit the Implementation of Universal Healthcare in the United States?," (2021) Say Something Theological: The Student Journal of Theological Studies: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/saysomethingtheological/vol4/iss1/8
PRESENTATIONS
Panel Moderator, En Conjunto Session 2: U.S. Document for the Synod’s Continental Phase - Priority 2 at the 2024 ACHTUS Colloquium at the Boston College Connors Center, June 2024.
Poster Presentation, “LGBTQ+ Latinx Catholics and the Roman Catholic Tradition: A Critique of Certain Aspects of its Moral Thought,” 2022 ACHTUS Colloquium at the University of San Diego, June 2022.
Paper Presentation, “The Need for Solidarity in American Public Life: Insights from Roman Catholic and Islamic Social Thought,” Say Something Theological Graduate Conference hosted by the Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University, April 2022.
Paper Presentation, “Religious Liberty and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ignoring Social Responsibility in the Name of Freedom During a Public Health Crisis,” Pandemic and Religion Graduate Student Conference (Virtual) hosted by the Boisi Center for Religion in American Public Life at Boston College, February 7, 2021.
Paper Presentation, “"Faith" and "God" Rhetoric in the U.S. Public Square,” Say Something Theological Graduate Conference hosted by the Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University April 2021
EDUCATION
MA: Loyola Marymount University, Bioethics
MA: Loyola Marymount University, Theology
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Associate Member, Academy of Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS)
OTHER
Samuel A. Attoh Fellow
STANDING
1st Year PhD Student
RESEARCH INTERESTS
US Hispanic/Latinax Theologies, Latin American Theologies, Christian Spiritualities, Ecumenism, Faith and Culture, Queer Theologies
PUBLICATIONS
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual (LGBTQIA+) U.S. Latinx Catholics and the U.S. Catholic Church: A Critique of Certain Aspects of Roman Catholic Moral Teaching in Light of a Latinx Theological Anthropology. (2023) Perspectivas Online. 14 de julio de 2023. https://perspectivasonline.com/downloads/lesbian-gay-bisexual-transexual-lgbtqai-u-s-latinx-catholics-and-the-u-s-catholic-church-a-critique-of-certain-aspects-of-roman-catholic-moral-teaching-in-light-of-a-latinx-theological-anthro/.
"The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard in Matthew (20:1-16) – Who are the Workers in the Lord’s Vineyard in the American Church?," (2022) Say Something Theological: The Student Journal of Theological Studies: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/saysomethingtheological/vol5/iss1/5
"Global Bioethics and Indigenous Peoples," Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology: Vol. 23 : No. 2 , Article 7. (2021) :231-244
Available at: https://repository.usfca.edu/jhlt/vol23/iss2/7
"The Right to Healthcare – Does the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church Assist or Inhibit the Implementation of Universal Healthcare in the United States?," (2021) Say Something Theological: The Student Journal of Theological Studies: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/saysomethingtheological/vol4/iss1/8
PRESENTATIONS
Panel Moderator, En Conjunto Session 2: U.S. Document for the Synod’s Continental Phase - Priority 2 at the 2024 ACHTUS Colloquium at the Boston College Connors Center, June 2024.
Poster Presentation, “LGBTQ+ Latinx Catholics and the Roman Catholic Tradition: A Critique of Certain Aspects of its Moral Thought,” 2022 ACHTUS Colloquium at the University of San Diego, June 2022.
Paper Presentation, “The Need for Solidarity in American Public Life: Insights from Roman Catholic and Islamic Social Thought,” Say Something Theological Graduate Conference hosted by the Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University, April 2022.
Paper Presentation, “Religious Liberty and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ignoring Social Responsibility in the Name of Freedom During a Public Health Crisis,” Pandemic and Religion Graduate Student Conference (Virtual) hosted by the Boisi Center for Religion in American Public Life at Boston College, February 7, 2021.
Paper Presentation, “"Faith" and "God" Rhetoric in the U.S. Public Square,” Say Something Theological Graduate Conference hosted by the Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University April 2021
EDUCATION
MA: Loyola Marymount University, Bioethics
MA: Loyola Marymount University, Theology
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Associate Member, Academy of Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS)
OTHER
Samuel A. Attoh Fellow