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Personal profile
Dr. Gutiérrez is an Assistant Professor at the Centre of Theological Formation, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He is a Junior Research Fellow (Postdoc) in Humanities and Social Sciences at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and Research Fellow at Georgetown’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. His work bridges research, teaching, and international consultancy on religion and peacebuilding.
Dr. Gutiérrez earned his DPhil in Theology and Religion from Oxford with highest honours, supervised by Alister McGrath and Maria Power, and examined by John Paul Lederach and Mark Wynn. Funded by Porticus, his thesis explored the peaceable role of religious imaginaries in the Colombian Truth Commission‘s Final Report. He also holds an MSt in Science and Religion (Oriel College, Oxford) and degrees in philosophy from Javeriana (MA) and La Sabana (BA).
His interests include imagination, spirituality, artistic world-building, and the peace potential of dialogical and analogical reasoning.
Education
PhD, (DPhil) in Theology, University of Oxford
Award Date: 27 Aug 2024
Master, (MSt) in Science and Religion, University of Oxford
Award Date: 26 Sep 2020
Master, (MA) in Philosophy, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Award Date: 25 May 2019
Bachelor, Philosophy, Universidad de la Sabana
Award Date: 25 Aug 2015
External positions
Research Fellowship, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Georgetown University
01 Mar 2025 → 30 Jun 2027
Adam Smith Fellowship, Mercatus Center, George Mason University
01 Aug 2024 → 31 Aug 2025
Junior Research Fellowship, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford
01 Sep 2023 → 30 Sep 2026
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Research output
- 2 Article
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Faces of the Peaceable God: Religious Imaginaries and the Challenge of Peace in Colombia
Gutierrez Gonzalez, E. F., 25 Sep 2025, In: Zygon. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analogía, ciencias sociales y religión
Translated title of the contribution :Analogy, social sciences and religion Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Seeking the God of Peace. Religious Imaginaries & the Challenge of Peace in Colombia
Gutierrez Gonzalez, E. F. (PI)
02/04/25 → 01/04/26
Project: Research
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Desarrollo e implementación de un modelo de gestión de conflictos socioambientales a nivel territorial desde los ámbitos de empresas y derechos Humanos: diálogos improbables entre sector privado, sector público y sociedad civil
Velasquez Ruiz, M. A. (PI), Gutierrez Gonzalez, E. F. (CoI), Lopez Jimenez, C. A. (CoI), Ramos Baron, P. A. (CoI), Sanudo Pazos, M. F. (CoI), Zapata Cancelado, M. L. (CoI), Herrera Arango, J. (CoPI) & Salamanca Rangel, J. M. E. (CoPI)
18/10/17 → 29/11/17
Project: Research