Kat Armas is a Cuban American writer and podcaster from Miami, FL. She holds a dual MDiv and MAT from Fuller Theological Seminary where she was awarded the Frederick Buechner Award for Excellence in Writing, and is currently pursuing a ThM at Vanderbilt Divinity School.
Her first book, Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us About Wisdom, Persistence and Strength, sits at the intersection of women, decolonialism, the Bible, and Cuban identity. She also explores these topics and more on her podcast, The Protagonistas, which centers the voices of Black, Indigenous, and other women of color in theological spaces.
Kat is a contributor to Voices of Lament: Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice and her writings have appeared in Plough Magazine, RELEVANT, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Sojornours Magazine, Christians for Biblical Equality, Missio Alliance, and others.
Kat is currently living outside of Nashville where she preaches regularly at Gracepointe church. She lives with her spouse, young child, her ten chickens, three goats, two pigs, two dogs, and cat. Her second book, Sacred Belonging: A 40-day Devotional on the Liberating Heart of Scripture releases September 2023.