Rachelle Green

Rachelle Green is an Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Education. She holds a Ph.D. in Religion from Emory University’s Person, Community, and Religious Life program. In her doctoral program, Green directed the Certificate in Theological Studies Program, a theological education program for women in prison. She also served a two-year term as the Assistant Director of the Youth Theological Initiative, a theological education program for high school juniors and seniors.

Green’s current research brings together liberationist theologies, social ethics, and critical pedagogies to deepen and enrich our theologies and practices of teaching and learning with populations on the margins of academic discourse. Her recent project considers the good of theological education among women in prison and consider more broader questions about the purposes and futures of theological education for the transformation of the world.

“Jesuit pedagogy is deeply committed to social justice and to pushing the boundaries of what we mean by religious education, which is why I was drawn to Fordham,” she said.

“I’m thrilled about continuing the work on criminal justice, religion, and education so that we can begin to think differently about what theological education looks like both for the church and for the broader community—especially the spaces we forget to think about.”

Green is a licensed minister in the National Baptist Convention, USA and comes to theological scholarship after a career in business management and strategic marketing where she focused on the needs of women and families of color.

Companies

• Assistant Professor Fordham University (2019)
• Associate Director, Theological Education Between the Times Candler School Of Theology (2018 — 2019)
• Director Director of the Certificate in Theological Studies at Arrendale Prison for Women (2016 — 2019)
• Graduate Fellow in Religion Emory University (2014 — 2019)
• Assistant Director, Youth Theological Initiative (YTI) Candler School of Theology, Emory University (2015 — 2016)
• Theological Educator Lee Arrendale Theological Certificate Program (2012 — 2016)
• Mentor Coordinator; Youth Theological Initiative Emory University (2014 — 2014)
• Chaplain Intern; Office of Religious Life Emory University (2012 — 2014)
• Theology Research Assistant Emory University (2012 — 2014)