Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro

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Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro (born 1954) is a Filipina theologian known for her writings in Asian feminist theology.[1] She is a Human Rights activist and Peace and Justice advocate.

Biography[]

Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro was born on July 10, 1954. Her parents and grandparents were amongst the first generation of Protestant converts in the Philippines.[2] Due to financial strains and a family crisis, she was unable to complete her first two degrees in pre-medical studies and political science. She later completed undergraduate degrees in Animal Husbandry and Christian Education in Silliman University in 1979. After graduation, she worked as a youth worker for the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. She became a full time pastor of United Church of Christ in the Philippines in 1980.[3] She married Lemuel Pialogo Montenegro (deceased May 26, 2012) on September 2, 1981. They had two boys both were pre-mature babies. Nabi Karl Bayani was born (at 8 months) on June 22, 1983 in Dumaguete City. Dev Luke Kalayaan was born (at 7 months) on May 23, 1985 in Davao City. In 1994, when she finished Master of Divinity, she began teaching at the Divinity School of Silliman University. She later went for further studies at Union Theological Seminary in New York and received an S.T.M. in 1999 and a Ph.D. in 2003.[4] In 2007, She was appointed and became the first female Dean of Siliman University Divinity School.[5]

Orevillo-Montenegro currently teaches theology and religious studies in the Divinity School of Silliman University.[6] In 2019, she retired as Full Professor. Currently, she is the Coordinator of Interfaith Cooperation Forum, Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCA s (APAY) in Hongkong.

Theology[]

Orevillo-Montenegro is best known for her writings in Asian feminist theology. She published the book The Jesus of Asian Women, to highlight the areas where Western Christologies are insufficient for Asian women.[7] This book looks at feminist Christologies from South Korea to speak about creation care, Filipina Christologies to discuss liberation theologies, and Hong Kong Christologies and the use of postcolonial theology.[8]

Elsewhere, she has critiqued the dominant popular Christologies in the Philippines of Sinulog and the Black Nazarene, and spoken about the need to reclaim the doctrine of the Incarnation for Asian women.[9]

Academic Degrees[]

  • 1979- Bachelor in Theological Education (B.T.E) Divinity School, Siliman University, Dumaguete City 6200
  • 1979- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA) Siliman University, School of Agriculture, Dumaguete City 6200[10]
  • 1994 Master of Divinity (M.Div.) Divinity School, Siliman University, Dumaguete City 6200[11]
  • 1999 Master in Sacred Theology (S.T.M.) Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway, New York City, NY 10027[12]
  • 2001 Master in Philosophy, Union Theological Seminary, 3041 New York City, NY 10027[13]
  • 2003 Doctor of Philosophy, Union Theological Seminary, 3041 New York City, NY 10027[14]

Publication[]

  • Orevillo-Montenegro, Muriel (2010). The Jesus of Asian Women. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7268-198-2.
  • Orevillo-Montenegro, Muriel ad Gordon Zerbe. "The Letter to The Colossians." In A Postcolonial Commentary on the New Testament Writings, edited by Fernando F. Segovia and R.S. Sugirtharajah, 294-303. London: T & T Clark, 2007. ISBN 9780567045638
  • Orevillo-Montenegro, Muriel and Limuel Equiña. “Theological Education among the Protestant Schools in the Philippines: Retrospect and Prospect.” In Training to be Ministers in Asia: Contextualizing Theological Education in Multi-faith Contexts. Edited by Dietrich Werner. Taiwan: Program for Theology and Cultures in Asia, 2012.

Works[]

Orevillo-Montenegro

She wrote articles published in a chapter of a book about Peace and Justice, Feminist Theology, Capitalism and Religion.

She also wrote articles published in Theological Journals in Siliman University, Asian Women's Resources and internationally discussing about Asian Feminist Theology, Christianity, Peace and Justice for children, women, and creation. Her works include the following:

  • “Why Are Some People Cast So Low? – Feminist Theology and the Problem of Evil.”
                      Voices from the Third World, Vol. 23, no. 1 (2000): 51 – 77.[15]
  • “Capitalism and Religion: When Does the Cycle End?”. In Religion: Help or Hindrance to Development?, edited by Kenneth Mtata, 121-132. Leipzig: World Lutheran Federation, 2013.[16]
  • “Revisiting and Reclaiming Incarnation: An Asian Woman’s Christological Journey.” In Concilium: Gender in Theology, Spirituality and Practice, edited by Lisa Sowle Cahill, Diego Irarrazaval and Elaine M. Wainwright, 86-94. London: SCM Press, 2012.[17]

Professional Membership[]

Year Organization
2010 - 2014 Member, Editorial Board of Silliman Journal, a peer reviewed academic journal of Silliman University
2007 - 2013 Secretary, Association of Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA)
2006 - 2016 Member, Accreditation Teams of ATESEA
2004 – present Association of Women’s Resource Centre for Culture and Theology (AWRC)
1996 Founding member, Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS) in Suwon, Korea
1990 – present Association of Women in Theology (AWIT), Philippines

References[]

  1. ^ John C. England, ed. (2002). Asian Christian Theologies: Southeast Asia. Delhi: ISPCK. p. 441. ISBN 978-1-57075-482-1.
  2. ^ "Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro". Silliman University. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. ^ "Prof. Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro". www.overcomingviolence.org. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. ^ "Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro". Silliman University. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  5. ^ "SU hosts virtual discussion on "Gospel and Cultures"". Silliman University. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  6. ^ "Prof. Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro". www.overcomingviolence.org. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. ^ Orevillo-Montenegro, Muriel (2010). The Jesus of Asian Women. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7268-198-2.
  8. ^ Hill, Graham (2016). GlobalChurch: Reshaping Our Conversations, Renewing Our Mission, Revitalizing Our Churches. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-8308-4085-4.
  9. ^ Orevillo-Montenegro, Muriel (2012). Elaine Wainwright; Lisa Sowle Cahill; Diego Irarrazaval (eds.). Gender in Theology, Spirituality and Practice. London: SCM Press. pp. 86–94. ISBN 978-0-334-03120-8.
  10. ^ "Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro". Silliman University. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  11. ^ "Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro". Silliman University. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  12. ^ "Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro". Silliman University. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  13. ^ "Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro". Silliman University. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  14. ^ "Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro". Silliman University. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  15. ^ Orevillo-Montenegro, Muriel (2000). "Why are some people cast so low?: feminist theology and the problem of evil". Voices from the Third World. 23 (1): 51. ISSN 1017-3234.
  16. ^ Orevillo-Montenegro, Muriel (2013). "Capitalism as Religion: When Does the Cycle End?". Religion: Help or Hindrance to Development?: 121.
  17. ^ Wainwright, Elaine; Cahill, Lisa Sowle; Irarrazaval, Diego (2012-08-31). Gender and Theology. SCM Press. ISBN 978-0-334-03120-8.
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