Jeremy Cruz

Dr. Jeremy Cruz is Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics at St. John’s University in Queens, NY. He earned his BA in history from the University of California, Riverside, then studied at Loyola Marymount University and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, before earning an MDiv and PhD in Theological Ethics from Boston College. Dr. Cruz has also gained insight into the role of religion in society by working as a faith-based community organizer, and as a lay ecclesial minister in his native California. He joined the St. John’s University faculty in 2014 and teaches courses in ethics and theology, as well as the capstone course for the undergraduate minor in Social Justice: Theory and Practice in the Vincentian Tradition. His current research focuses on justice for farmworkers and moral theories of social equality. As a practitioner of moral advocacy, Dr. Cruz volunteers with religious communities as they advocate for the rights and well-being of U.S. farmworkers.