About
Jennifer Snow serves as Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Director of Extended Learning at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP), a constituent seminary of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), where she integrates academic scholarship with practical ministry focused on justice, inclusion, and spiritual transformation within congregational contexts.
Her academic foundation includes:
- PhD in Religion from Columbia University (2004)
- MA from Boston University (1997)
- BA from University at Albany, State University of New York (1994)
Dr. Snow's research explores critical intersections of Christianity with societal structures, specializing in mission studies, immigration policy, racial justice, and sexual ethics in global contexts. Her work examines historical dynamics between Protestant missionaries and Asian immigrant communities while analyzing contemporary implications of missionary teachings on marriage and church discipline in African settings, consistently highlighting themes of ecumenical transformation and social advocacy through rigorous theological engagement.
Recent publications reveal a trajectory from 19th-century Episcopal Church inclusion struggles to mid-20th-century missionary sexual education in Africa, demonstrating evolving scholarly attention to race, migration, and embodied ethics within Christian traditions across diverse cultural landscapes.
No scientific awards are documented in available sources, though her contributions extend through collaborative curriculum development for organizations including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Progressive Christians Uniting.
Professional activities emphasize community-based knowledge production rather than formal grant-funded research, evidenced by her development of environmental justice curricula and policy materials on immigration; she maintains active leadership through CDSP's Extended Learning programs while previously serving as deputy director of Progressive Christians Uniting and discipleship ministries associate for the Diocese of California's youth and young adult communities.
