Janna Hunter-Bowman

Janna L. Hunter-Bowman is an Associate Professor of Peace Studies and Christian Social Ethics and Director of Peace Studies at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, IN. Her first book, Witnessing Peace: Becoming Agents Under Duress in Colombia (Routledge 2022), is rooted in 10 years of peacebuilding and research in Latin America. Additional publications include essays in the Journal of the Society of Christian EthicsPolitical Theology, the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, and Mennonite Quarterly Review. Her research and teaching interests intersect with international peace studies, peace theology, political theology, action research, ethnographically driven theology, and Latin American critical studies. Her second book-length project, “Beyond hospitality: new orientations for church support of immigrants,” is supported by the Louisville Institute’s Sabbatical Grant for Researchers. She received her PhD from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Theology Department at the University of Notre Dame.

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