Jonathan Tran

Jonathan (Cat) Tran is a Christian theologian focused on the philosophical, political and ethical implications of the human life in language. His specific areas of research and teaching are Christian theology and ethics, ordinary language philosophy, Asian American studies, political theory, social and critical theory and bioethics. At Duke, he serves on the Theology faculty of the Divinity School and as Core Faculty for Asian American and Diaspora Studies. Before coming to Duke, he held the George W. Baines Chair of Religion at Baylor University where he served as Associate Dean for Faculty at the Honors College. He is author most recently of Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism (OUP, 2022). Currently he is co-authoring with Vincent Lloyd Race and Christianity (CUP, 2027) and with Stanley Hauerwas Christianity and the Promise of Politics (CUP, 2027). He co-edits with Alda Balthrop-Lewis the book series "Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion" for Oxford University Press/American Academy of Religion.