- Associate Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
Fr. Peter Nguyen is a Jesuit priest who was born in Saigon, Vietnam and was raised in Chicago. His scholarship focuses on the theological engagement with the spirituality of contemporary Christian martyrdom as it intersects with totalitarian movements. In particular, he writes about the German Jesuit Alfred Delp and the German-Jewish Carmelite Edith Stein, two martyrs of the Second World War. In the future, he plans to write about Christians in East Asia who were persecuted, suffered, and died under communism. His work seeks to illuminate the witness and writings of the martyrs, the tumultuous, fearful, and violent times in which they lived and wrote, and the purpose for which they died and for which their texts were intended.
In addition, Fr. Peter enjoys giving Ignatian retreats and training and competing in the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is a black belt. In the distant past, he dabbled in judo, wrestling, and boxing.
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