Kate Bowen-Evans, MA Theology: Biblical Studies (Distinction), Nazarene Theological College, Manchester University
MSc Development and Emergency Practice (Distinction), Oxford Brookes University
Thesis Title: ‘Unity in Diversity in 1 Corinthians 12:12-27: Reading through the intersectional lens of Queer and Disabled Hermeneutics’
After an arts B.A., Kate worked for an NGO working with refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. She then studied for an MSc in Development and Emergency Practice, after which, she went to Afghanistan. Since 2004 she has worked in leadership roles in the humanitarian sector in Afghanistan, Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, South Sudan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Liberia, India, Kenya, Lebanon and Jordan. She has worked for both international and national NGOs, including faith-based organizations.
She has a particular interest in those on the margins of power. Whilst having children she took up studying for an M.A. in Theology with a focus on Biblical studies. Having a child with complex disabilities, she focused her personal theological research on Disability Theology. She also teaches M.A. modules in Humanitarian Practice and Social Justice. Her Ph.D. research in Biblical studies focuses on the 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 motif of the Body of Christ using disabled and queer hermeneutics.
Publication
‘How Brian Brock’s Hermeneutic of Disability is Relevant to All Marginalised Bodies,’ Journal of Disability & Religion, 26:2 (2022), 165-175, DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2022.2046526
Videos, Lectures, and Other Links
From Rubicon: Ireland
https://dublin.anglican.org/news/2019/09/04/identity-and-inclusion-fear-and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oBfwWZ3jxk