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American Roman Catholic theologian and academic

Ada María Isasi-Díaz (March 22, – May 13, ) was a Cuban-American theologian who served as professor emerita of ethics and theology at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. As a Hispanic theologian, she was an innovator of Hispanic theology in general and specifically of mujerista theology.

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She was founder and co-director of the Hispanic Institute of Theology at Drew University until her retirement in ^[3]

Early life and education

Born on March 22, , Isasi-Díaz was born and raised in Havana, Cuba, to a Catholic family. Her parents were Josefina Díaz Isasi and Domingo G. Isasi-Battle. She graduated from Merici Academy in and arrived in the United States as a political refugee later that year.

She entered the Order of St. Ursula and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of New Rochelle in New York.

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