Lucila Crena

Lucila Crena is Assistant Professor in Christian Ethics and Public Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary; formerly, she served as Managing Director of the Theological Education between the Times project and Instructor in Theology, Ethics, and Culture at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. She has taught at innovative theological institutions like the Comunidad de Estudios Teológicos Interdisciplinarios (CETI, in San José, Costa Rica), Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington, D.C.), and Regent College (Vancouver, BC), where she was part of the founding faculty for Regent’s new MA in Theology, Leadership, and Society. Crena also served as the faculty liaison during the course redesign of CETI's MA program while the institution pursued accreditation in North America. She has been awarded fellowships from the Forum for Theological Exploration, the Louisville Institute, and Virginia Theological Seminary. Prior to pursuing theological education, Crena worked as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company, as well as for nonprofit organizations like ProInspire, the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network, and Year Up. She holds a BA from Emory University, is a graduate of Regent College (MATS), and is completing her doctoral studies at the University of Virginia.