Graduate Program
Jeffrey Smith
Areas of Interest
Religion, Social Psychology, Ethnicity, Social Movements
Publications
Hernández, Edwin I. and Jeffrey Smith, A Study of Hispanic Catholics: Why are they Leaving the Catholic Church? Implications for the New Evangelism.” Forthcoming from Paulist Press in Title Unknown, ed. By Gary Seromik.
Hernández, Edwin I., Jeffrey Smith, and Kari Velhurst, Latino Research@ND- Six reports on Latino/a seminary students in the United States. Forthcoming Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 from Institute of Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
#1: Latinos/as in Theological Education: a profile of the future of Latino/a
religious leadership.
#2: Ready or Not? The pre-seminary academic and ministerial experiences of Latino/a seminarians.
#3: What can we expect? The beliefs and aspirations of Latino/a seminarians.
#4: Increasing the Ranks: recruiting Latinos/as for Theological Education.
#5: What Isn’t Working? The challenges Latinos/as encounter in seminary.
#6: What Is Working? The institutional best practices for Latinos/as in
theological education.
Profile
Smith is currently a research assistant in the Center for the Latino Studies of Religion. His current research focuses upon Hispanic Congregational Dynamics, Latino/a seminarians, the Pastoral Search Process, and GLBT Clergy. He is also an ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ.