Academic Seminar – 14th Nov // Alejandra Ortiz – ‘Felicity Houghton: A window into the life of an International Fellowship of Evangelical Students pioneer in Latin America’

Academic seminars focus on early-stage research on questions at the intersection of Christian faith and scholarly enquiry. They are intended to be exploratory, generative for both presenter and participants, and accessible across disciplines.

Seminars run from 2-3pm, On most Fridays during the weeks of the University of Oxford’s full term

You are warmly invited to join us beforehand for community worship at 12.30pm and lunch in the Manor house (1-2pm). 

Alejandra Ortiz lives in Tijuana, México, and serves from this binational neighborhood with her my family. Ale has been married to Abdiel for more than 10 years and have 2 daughters, Erandi (8) and Ayari (4).  Ale serves on staff in the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) and for the last 5 years she co-lead an initiative that mentors young scholars and professors in the dialogue between sciences, culture, and faith in the universities in Latin America. Her doctoral research at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) explores the history and missiology of Latin American evangelicalism, focusing on gender issues. She is exploring how women have contributed to the region’s theology and missions of key movements.