Faustino M. Cruz, S.M., Ph.D.        Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Leadership       (206) 296-5337     cruzf@seattleu.edu

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Interdisciplinary Doctorate in Theology and Education
  Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (2001)
• Master of Arts (MA) Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA (1988)
• Master of Divinity (MDiv) Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, CA (1986)
• Bachelor of Science (BS) University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City (1982)

Examples of Courses Taught

• STML 572 Leadership and Cultures        
• STML 560 Ministry in a Multicultural Church       
• STMM 587 Educational Ministry of the Church       
• STML 569 Integration of Transformational Leadership for Justice I    
• STML 573 Integration of Transformational Leadership for Justice II    
• STMM 548 Theological Reflection for Ministry       
• STML 515 Cross-cultural Leadership         

Research Areas

Human/life-span development; community psychology; intercultural education; participatory action research; adult/community education; sociology of religion/congregational studies; immigration history; ethnic studies; organization and leadership; religious education; reflective practice/contextual theologies; interreligious leadership.

Selected Publications

• “Catholic Multicultural Trends.” Religious Leadership: A Reference Handbook, ed. Sharon Henderson Callahan. Sage Reference Series on Leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications (2013).
• “Locating Multiple Identities and Belonging in Relatedness: Toward Intercultural Leadership.” In C(H)AOS Theory: Reflections of Chief Academic Officers in Theological Education, eds. Bruce Birch and Kathleen Billman, 208-220. Association of Theological Schools of the United States and Canada (Grand Rapids, MI/ Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans Publishing House, 2011).
• “Religion, Ethnicity, and Immigration in the United States: Engaging Critically with the U.S. Catholic Church’s Pastoral Response.” The Journal of Sophia Asian Studies 26 (2008): 1-23. Institute of Asian Cultures at Sophia University: Tokyo, Japan.
• “Immigrant Faith Communities as Interpreters: Educating for Participatory Action. ”New Theology Review 21:4 (November 2008): 27-37.
• “Ministry for a Multicultural Church and Society. ”Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry vol. 27 (2007): 43-60.

Honors/Awards

International Scholarships

• Vietnam Global Theological Education and Faculty Development Program
  Franciscan International Academic Federation, Vietnam (November 2009)
• Critical Engagement in the Asian Context: Implications for
  Theological Education and Christian Studies
  Institute for Advanced Studies in Asian Cultures and Theologies (IASACT)
  Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territory, Hong Kong SAR, The People’s Republic of China (July 2005)
• Franciscan Travel Grant for Administrators of U.S. Franciscan Colleges and Universities
  Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs, Assisi, Italy (June 2005)

National and Regional Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships

• Henry Luce Foundation Asia Travel and Research Grant--Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue
  Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry (September 2011-June 2013)
• Nicaragua Summer Immersion for Faculty and Administrators
  Seattle University, Mission and Ministry (June 2012)
• Faculty Research Sabbatical
  Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, CA (September 2009 – August 2010)
• Management Development Program (Harvard Institutes for Higher Education)
  Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA (June 2007)
• Asia Across the Curriculum: Partnerships for Transforming Theological Education
  Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA (Spring 2005)
• Faculty Research Sabbatical
  Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, CA (Fall 2003)
• Faculty Fellowship, 2001 Workshop on Teaching and Learning
  Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
  Crawfordsville, IN (2001-2002)
• Summer Faculty Research and Writing Grant
  Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
  Crawfordsville, IN (July-August 2002)
• Faculty Fellowship, Technology for Teaching and Learning
  Center for Teaching and Learning, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA (2001)
• Through Hispanic Eyes: Hispanic Summer Program (HSP) Faculty Seminar—funded by the Lilly Foundation and the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning
  Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX (June 11-14, 2001)
• Graduate Student Assistantship
  Lynch School of Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (1998)
• Doctoral Fellowship
  Boston College, Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA (1995-1998)
• Bethune Scholarship and Doctoral Tuition Fellowship
  Boston University School of Theology and Ministry, Boston, MA (1994-1995)

Personal Bio

Faustino Cruz, S.M., PhD was born and raised in Manila, the Philippines and migrated to the United States in 1982 to join the Society of Mary (Marists), the religious community of which the fourth bishop of Seattle, Bishop Gerald Shaughnessy, was a member. This year, he celebrates his 25th anniversary of priestly ordination.

For over 25 years, Professor Cruz ministered with migrants and refugees at parish, diocesan, and national levels as catechetical consultant, educator, community organizer, and pastor in the United States, Latin America, and the Philippines. In 2000, before completing a Ph.D. in Theology and Education at Boston College, he joined the faculty of the Franciscan School of Theology (FST) and the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, California. Prior to joining STM’s faculty, he  taught in the area of Practical Theology and Education, while concurrently serving as Executive Vice President and Academic Dean of FST. He also served as convener of the Council of Deans of the GTU.

As an immigrant practical theologian, the daily struggle and survival of migrants and refugees have served as his primary theological locus, the core ingredient of his scholarship (creative work), and principal context of his service to church and society. Teaching and learning effectiveness in the field of theology and leadership demands a non-negotiable, constitutive element: rootedness in reflective practice (praxis). He has provided generative, strategic, fiduciary, and transformative leadership to various academic, pastoral, and community based initiatives.

General

 Dr. Cruz is committed to global education. He has traveled to over forty countries and is multilingual (Tagalog, Ilocano, English, Spanish, and French). His recent academic presentations at international events include:

• Respecting Diversity: Creative Methodologies in Educational and Pastoral Research. Sungkonghoe (Anglican) University, Seoul, Korea; March 27, 2013
• Global Theological Education: What Have We Learned from Vietnamese and Vietnamese American Catholic Students of Theology and Ministry in the United States?
  Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) and Archdiocese of Hue, Vietnam; 1-7 January 2011
• Religion and Education: Educating Immigrant Faith Communities through Participatory Action
  Faculty of Theology, University of Saint Michael’s College in the University of Toronto
  Toronto, ON Canada; March 26, 2010
• Religion, Ethnicity, and Immigration in the United States: Engaging Critically with the U.S. Catholic Church’s Pastoral Response
  Institute of Asian Cultures, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan; March 28, 2009
• Ministry for a Multicultural Church and Society: Perspectives from the U.S. Context
  Vortrage Auswärtiger Gelehrter, The Catholic Theological Faculty of Westf. Wilhelms
  University of Münster, Münster, Germany; January 13, 2009