Gina Messina-Dysert

Visiting Professor
Department of Theological Studies
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, CA  90045

Email:  Gina.Messina-Dysert@lmu.edu

Phone:  310/338-2958

Academic Background 

  • Doctorate of Philosophy in Religion, Claremont Graduate University, May 2011 (Dual Concentration in Women Studies in Religion and Theology, Ethics, and Culture). Recipient of the Margo Goldsmith Fellowship
  • Master of Arts in Religious Studies, John Carroll University, August 2007 (Dual Concentration in Biblical Studies and Theology). Recipient of Religious Studies Research Assistantship
  • Master of Business Administration, University of Findlay, June 2003 (Dual Concentration in Organizational Leadership and Marketing)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Cleveland State University, August 2001 (Certificate in Criminology)

 

Publications

Books

  • Rape Culture and Spiritual Violence.  Religion and Violence Series.  Equinox Publishing, Forthcoming, 2013.
  • Feminism and Religion in the Twenty-First Century: Utilizing Technology to Expand Borders, (co-edited with Rosemary Radford Ruether). Routledge, Forthcoming, 2013.

Articles

  • “Just Business: Theological Business Ethics,” Forthcoming.
  • “A Feminist Theological Perspective on Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect,” Forthcoming.
  • “Rape and Spiritual Death,” Feminist Theology. January, 2012.
  • “Women and Blogging: Exercising the Thealogy of Carol Christ.” Journal of Religion and Popular Culture.  July, 2011.

Book Chapter(s)

  • “Women Blogging Theology,” in Messina-Dysert, Gina and Rosemary Radford Ruether (ed.) Feminism and Religion in the 21st Century: Utilizing Technology to Expand Borders. Routledge, Forthcoming, 2013.
  • “Is God Absent on Grey Street?: Theodicy, Domestic Violence, and the Dave Matthews Band,” in Beaudoin, Thomas. (ed.) Rock and Theology. Liturgical Press, Forthcoming, 2013.

Encyclopedia Entries

  • “Globalization” in Roof, Wade Clark and Mark Juergensmeyer. (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Global Religions. Sage Publications, 2011.
  • “World Church Service” in Roof, Wade Clark and Mark Juergensmeyer. (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Global Religions. Sage Publications, 2011.

Book Reviews

  • Women and the Vatican: An Exploration of Official Documents, by Ivy Helman (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2012), reviewed in Religion and Gender, Forthcoming.
  • Weep Not For Your Children: Essays on Religion and Violence, by Lisa Isherwood and Rosemary Radford Ruether (London: Equinox, 2008), reviewed in Journal of Theology and Sexuality, Forthcoming.
  • Women and Redemption: A Theological History, by Rosemary Radford Ruether (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2011), reviewed on Feminism and Religion, October, 2011.
  • Relational Reality:  New Discoveries of Interrelatedness that are Transforming the Modern World, by Charlene Spretnak (Topsham, ME: Green Horizon Books, 2011), reviewed on Feminism and Religion, September, 2011.
  • 15 Days of Prayer with Henri Nouwen, by Robert Waldron (Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 2009), reviewed in The Religious Studies Review. December, 2010.
  • Christian Insight Meditation: Following in the Footsteps of John of the Cross, by Mary Jo Meadow (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2007),  reviewed in The Religious Studies Review.  December, 2010.

Popular Articles

  • “No Women Need Apply,” in Lane, Erin and Enuma Okoro. (ed.) I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Christian. White Cloud Press, Forthcoming.
  • “Feminist Family Values,” American Mothers Magazine, August, 2012.
  • “Violence Against Pregnant Women: Intervention and Education through Faith-Based Leadership in Rural Communities,” American Mothers Magazine, March, 2012.
  • “Bolivian President Evo Morales Says Clean Water is a Basic Human Right,” Los Angeles Examiner, March 26, 2010.
  • “Religious Illiteracy: We are a Nation of Jay-Walkers,” Los Angeles Examiner, March 9, 2010.
  • “Republican Stance on Health Care Reform Inconsistent with Christianity,” Los Angeles Examiner, March 2, 2010.
  • “Thumpin’ It: Exploiting the Bible in the Political Arena,” Los Angeles Examiner, February 24, 2010.

PRESS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES OR INTERVIEWS

  • “Remarkable Women Series,” KFWB News Talk Radio 980 AM, September, 2012.
  • Emily Schuck, “Exploring the F-word in Religion,” The Claremont Flame Magazine, June, 2012.
  • Susan Warmbrunn, “Writing Wrongs” Scripps College Magazine, Summer 2011.
  • Global Goddess, Banner Caswell Productions, Inc., May, 2011.
  • Megan Odell-Scott, “Alumni Corner,” Illuminations: A Newsletter by and for Theology and Religious Studies Graduate Students, Fall 2010.

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