Education
2024 PhD, Vanderbilt University, Graduate Department of Religion
2022 MA, Vanderbilt University
2018 STM, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
2017 MA, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
2012 MDiv, Kachin Theological College & Seminary in Kachin State, Myanmar
2008 BA, Mandalay University of Distance Education in Mandalay, Myanmar
Profile
Lama Htoi San Lu, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology and Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, grounds her pedagogical practice in the Asian/American feminist tradition of acknowledging students’ voices and life experiences.
“In my classroom, I encourage students to scrutinize the dominant assumptions of what counts as ‘knowledge,’” Lama said. “When students share their thoughts and reflections, I consider ‘whose voices do we listen to?’”
Lama employs curiosity and generosity when engaging her students, asking how she can best welcome and accept each individual’s unique experience and help them connect with the subject matter effectively.
Her research and teaching interests include Christian theology and ethics, and migration and diaspora studies. She is passionate about cultivating and nurturing the ability and skills to read theological texts from ancient to contemporary critically and compassionately; articulate and engage in the long trajectory of theological discourse through writings and reflection in our everyday lives and ministerial contexts.
Honors & Awards
Research Grant Award, Asian Pacific American Religion Research Initiative 2023–24