Resume

• 2012

  Cabrini College

  Professor

  Political Science

  Dept. of Political Science\nChair

  Dept. of Political Science

  1998-2003\nDirector

  The Young Social Justice Institute

  2004-12\nDirector

  Social Justice Studies Program

  2006-12

  Professor

  Houston

  Texas Area

  University of St. Thomas-Houston

  San Antonio

  TX

  In fall 2016

  I will be teaching Introduction to American Politics and Introduction to Comparative Politics. In spring 2017 I will be teaching a variety of courses in political science.

  Professor

  Trinity University

  Radnor

  PA

  I served as the first executive director for the Wolfington Center. This Center brings together Cabrini faculty with community partners to put into practice a comprehensive program of community-based education. Academic teaching and research

  public networking and some fundraising/grant writing were all part of my responsibilities.\n\nSpecific contributions:.\nChaired Committee to Renew Cabrini's Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement\n Classification (Successful as of January 2015)\nEstablished Annual Spring Lecture Series Addressing Faith-Based Approaches to Social Justice\n 2012 - International Peacemaking\n 2013 - Seeking Unity in Diversity in Multicultural Challenges\nMarch 2013 - Coordinated Fair Trade Conference \nCoordinated Keynote Speakers for Cabrini's \"Cabrini Day\" and \"Founder's Day\"\n November 2012 - Mark Schnellbaecher

  Catholic Relief Services \n February 2013 - Rev. Fred Kammer

  SJ

  Jesuit Social Research Institute\n February 2014 - Bishop Ricardo Ramirez

  Las Cruces

  NM\n February 2015 - Prof. Richard Miller

  Creighton University

  Executive Director

  The Wolfington Center - Social Justice and Community Engagement

  Cabrini College

  Cleveland

  MS

  USA

  Professor

  Political Science

  Dept. of Social Sciences

  Assistant Professor

  Delta State University

  San Antonio

  Texas Area

  I will teaching a course on religion and culture

  integrating my research on Anglo-Latino intercultural interaction into my presentations.

  Adjunct Professor

  Mexican American Catholic College

  In the American Dilemmas course I taught

  the students researched and wrote a term paper on a current controversial public policy issue. In this process the students were able to see a topic from more than one point of view and also develop their research

  writing

  and oral communication skills.\n\nIn the American Experience course

  I taught US history from the standpoint of class

  ethnic

  gender

  racial

  and religious concerns. \n\nI also remain active as a political scientist participating in conferences and forums dealing with political theory

  multiculturalism

  religion and politics

  Latino politics

  and U.S. politics.\n

  Adjunct Professor

  Cultural Foundations Program

  Austin

  Texas Area

  St. Edward's University

  Radnor

  PA

  USA

  Professor

  Religious Studies

  Dept. of Religious Studies\nIntroduction to the Christian Tradition

  Catholic Political and Social Thought

  Inculturation

  Latino Spirituality and Politics

  Intercultural Ministry

  Religion and Politics

  and Pastoral Theology.\n\n\nFebruary-April 2015 - I coordinated a lecture series dealing with the implications of the Catholic document

  Gaudium et Spes (The Church in the Modern World) for the 21st century. Speakers from Catholic

  Islamic

  and Jewish backgrounds focused not only on the revolutionary ideas set forth by this document a half-century ago

  but suggest that its vision and moral imperatives still challenges us to realize an inclusive human community characterized by love

  justice

  and peace.\t\n\nApril 2015 - I coordinated the interfaith conference

  “Faith

  Climate

  and Health: Creation Care For a Greener Future.” Under my coordination

  faith-based leaders shared faith-based approaches to the pressing issue of climate change. These deliberations then discussed what can be done on the issue both in terms of personal and institutional lifestyle practices as well as political advocacy.

  Professor

  Religious Studies

  Cabrini College

  San Marcos

  TX

  Department of Political Science. Specifically

  I taught US & TX Government II which focuses on public policy.

  Adjunct Professor

  Texas State University

  Professor

  Political Science

  Dept. of Social Sciences \nAdvisor

  Latino Student Services Organization (LASS0)

  Associate Professor

  Houston

  Texas Area

  University of Houston-Downtown

  San Antonio

  Texas Area

  Dept. of History

  Economics

  Anthropology

  & Political Science

  Adjunct Professor\n\t\tTexas Politics\nI taught sections of Introduction to Texas Government

  Adjunct Professor

  San Antonio College (SAC)

  Bethlehem

  PA

  USA

  Instructor

  Political Science

  Dept. of Political Science

  Adjunct Instructor

  Moravian College

• 1979

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Political Science and Government

  Chair

  Political Science Graduate Students Group

  1980-81; \nManager

  University Village

  1982-83;\nLiturgical Music Coordinator

  University Village

  1980-83.\n\n\nIn the case of managing the University Village at Notre Dame

  I had responsibility for assigning and collecting rents from over 100 apartments.

  University of Notre Dame

• 1978

  French

  Spanish

  English

  I was a visiting study abroad student. In addition to my political science classes

  I had classes in economics

  English drama

  and English history.

  Political Science and Government

  Bath Choral Society;\nMoravian Church Choir

  University of Bath

• 1975

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  Minors - English and History

  Political Science and Government

  College Choir;\nPhi Alpha Theta;\nStudent Government

  Moravian College

• Over the past three decades

  I have worked very intentionally on how to integrate diverse cultural groups in faith-based communities. Although my particular expertise and experience focuses on how to bridge European American and Latino groups

  I also have experience from my years in Houston

  TX and Mississippi on dealing with intercultural issues involving African and Asian Americans.\nDuring my years in Houston (1988-2014)

  I offered numerous workshops on intercultural issues for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.\nDuring the 1990s

  I founded and chaired a multicultural relations committee at St. Jerome's Parish in Houston.\nI currently serve on the Parish Social Ministry Leadership Team for Catholic Charities USA.

  Faith-Based Communities

  Civic Engagement

  Social Justice

  Community Engagement

  Liturgical Music

  Student Affairs

  Teaching

  Research

  Higher Education

  Political Theory

  Hannah Arendt

  Political Philosophy

  Religion and Politics

  History

  Catholic Intellectual Tradition

  Building Bridges Between Diverse Cultural Groups in Faith Based Communities

  Political Science

  Political Theology

  Social Sciences

  US Latino Politics

  Latino Spirituality

  Mestizo Democracy: The Politics of Crossing Borders

  In this text

  I contend that the ongoing mestizaje (commingling) of Latino culture with African-American

  Asian-American

  European-American and other cultures in the U.S. Southwest offers a constructive alternative to the prevailing models of separatism and assimilation in the discourse on multicultural politics.\n\n

  Mestizo Democracy: The Politics of Crossing Borders

  In this text

  I emphasize that the key challenge in intercultural pastoral ministry today in the United States is to integrate European American and Latino spiritualities in a constructive way

  After exploring the differences between these distinct spiritualities

  I offer concrete ways by which to integrate such diverse cultural groups in faith-based settings.

  Building Bridges Not Walls: Nourishing Diverse Cultures in Faith

  John Francis

  Burke

  University of St. Thomas-Houston

  Mexican American Catholic College

  University of Houston-Downtown

  Delta State University

  Moravian College

  Trinity University

  Texas State University

  San Antonio College (SAC)

  St. Edward's University