Raúl Zegarra

Raúl E. Zegarra is Assistant Professor of Roman Catholic Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School. Before receiving his PhD from The University of Chicago, Raúl earned his master’s degrees in philosophy and theology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and the University of Notre Dame, respectively. An award-winning scholar of philosophy and theology, his research focuses on the relationship between faith and politics, with particular emphasis on how this relationship shapes the identity and commitments of minoritized groups. He is the author of four books, multiple book chapters, academic articles, and translations, including A Revolutionary Faith, (Stanford UP, 2023) devoted to liberation theology’s contributions to a theory of social justice that welcomes the role of religious commitments.