Justin Ashworth, ThD

Associate Professor, Department of Theology

Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Duke 247

Justin Ashworth, ThD, teaches and writes in the areas of Christian systematic and political theologies, with an emphasis on immigration and Latin American theologies. In addition, he teaches students to draw on Scripture, early Christian theology, and Jewish thought to address such issues as war, poverty, and grassroots advocacy. Ashworth has participated in a ministry on race and reconciliation, guest lectured at events sponsored by the Hispanic House of Studies at Duke Divinity School, and taught United Methodist pastors in rural Peru and Guatemala.

Education

ThD, Christian Theology, Duke Divinity School
MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary
BA, Economics, University of California, Irvine

Academic Area

School of Theology

Courses Taught

THEO 200 – Theology & the Christian Life
THEO 363 – Contemporary Christian Theology
THEO 423 – Seminar in Church History
THEO 445 – Theological Ethics
THEO 495 – Topics in Systematic Theology
THEO 496 – Senior Seminar: Theology & Society Issues