Hispanic Theological Initiative

Javier R. Alanís  
Executive Director and Associate Academic Dean
Associate Professor of Theology, Culture, and Mission
Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest

Salvador Alcántara
Director of Christian Formation
Presbyterian Church of Danville
Danville, Kentucky

Mariana Alessandri
Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Texas, Pan American

Sammy G. Alfaro
Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
Grand Canyon University

Edwin David Aponte
Research Professor of Latino/a and Latin America Christianity
New York Theological Seminary

Jorge A. Aquino
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies and Latin American Studies
University of San Francisco

Enrique Báez García
Professor of Hebrew Bible at the Dominican Adventist University
Adjunct Professor, Inter-American Adventist Theological Seminary

Eric Barreto
Assistant Professor of New Testament
Luther Seminary

Paul Barton
Associate Professor in the History of American Christi¬anity and Missiology
Director of Hispanic Church Studies
Seminary of the Southwest

Ana Bedard
Senior Outreach and Project Manager
Institute for Workforce Education
St. Agustine College

Rebecca Berru Davis
Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies
Santa Clara University

Tommy Casarez
President
Latin American Bible Institute

Socorro Castañeda-Liles
Assistant Professor
Religious Studies Department
Santa Clara University

Arturo Chávez
President
Mexican American Catholic College

Elizabeth Conde-Frazier
Vice President of Education and Academic Dean
Esperanza College of Eastern University in Philadelphia, PA.

Gregory Lee Cuéllar
Assistant Professor of Old Testament
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Frederick John Dalton
Teacher of Religious Studies
Bellarmine College Preparatory

María Teresa Dávila
Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics
Andover Newton Theological School

Cristian De La Rosa
Director of Contextual Education and Community Partnerships,
Assistant Professor of Contextual Theology and Practice
Boston University School of Theology

Joseph De León
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy & Sociology
Central Pennsylvania College

Anita De Luna (deceased)
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Our Lady of the Lake University

Neomi DeAnda
Director of the Hispanic Theology and Ministry Program
Director of the Oscar Romero Scholarship Program
Catholic Theological Union

Teresa Delgado
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Director of Peace and Justice Studies
Iona College

Miguel Díaz
University Professor of Faith and Culture
University of Dayton

Esther Díaz-Bolet
Associate Professor of Administration
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Rubén Dupertuis
Associate Professor of Religion
Trinity University

Daniel F. Flores
President, Sociedad Wesleyana (Hispanic Wesleyan Society)
Adjunct Instructor, Perkins Youth School of Theology
Pastor, La Trinidad United Methodist Church
Fort Worth, Texas

Thomas Vincent Flores
Independent Scholar

Renata Furst-Lambert
Assistant Professor of Scripture and Spirituality
Oblate School of Theology

Cristina García-Alfonso
Hospice Chaplain
United Hospice of Eastern Carolina - Smithfield

Francisco Javier Goitía Padilla
Instructor of Homiletic, Theology, and History
Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico

Raúl Gómez Ruiz
Vicar General
Society of the Divine Savior

Alexander R. Gonzales
Adjunct Professor
International Student Program
Dallas Baptist University

Michelle González Maldonado
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
University of Miami

Cecilia González-Andrieu
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies
Loyola Marymount University

Awilda González-Tejera
Professor of New Testament
Centro Educativo de Estudios Bíblicos

Leticia Guardiola-Sáenz
Assistant Professor of Christian Scriptures
Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry

Alberto Hernández
Interim President, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President, and Dean of the Faculty
Associate Professor of the History of Christianity
Iliff School of Theology

Juan Hernández, Jr.
Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity
Bethel University

Dennis Ricardo Hidalgo
Assistant Professor of Comparative and Atlantic World History
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jacqueline Hidalgo
Assistant Professor of Latina/o Studies and Religion
Williams College

Felipe Hinojosa
Assistant Professor of History
Texas A&M University

Suzanne Hoeferkamp-Segovia
Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology
The Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest

José Irizarry
Director
Cambridge College Puerto Rico Regional Center

Michael Edward Lee
Associate Professor, Dept. of Theology,
Latin American and Latino Studies
Fordham University

Nora Lozano-Díaz
Associate Professor of Theological Studies
Co-Director Latina Leadership Institute
Baptist University of the Americas

Hugo Magallanes
Associate Professor of Christianity and Cultures
Director, The Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions
Perkins School of Theology-Southern Methodist University

Loida I. Martell-Otero
Professor of Constructive Theology
Palmer Theological Seminary

Hjamil A. Martínez Vázquez
Independent Scholar

Gilberto Medina
President
Gilberto Medina Ministries

Néstor Medina
Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture
Regent University

Lara Medina
Professor
Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies
California State University–Northridge

Manuel Jesús Mejido Costoya
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy
Webster University, Switzerland

Ángel F. Méndez
Professor of Philosophy of Religion
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico

Rubén Muñoz-Larrondo
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
Andrews University

Adriana Pilar Nieto
Assistant Professor of Chicano/a Studies
Metropolitan State College of Denver

Oswald John Nira
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Chair Department of Religious Studies and Theology
Our Lady of the Lake University

Elias Ortega Aponte
Assistant Professor of Afro-Latino/a Religions and Cultural Studies
Drew University

Elaine Padilla
Assistant Professor of Constructive Theology
New York Theological Seminary

Segundo Pantoja
Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies
Borough of Manhattan Community College /CUNY

Zaida Maldonado Pérez
Professor of Church History and Theology
Asbury Theological Seminary

Santiago Piñón
Assistant Professor of
Texas Christian University

Daniel Ramírez
Assistant Professor of North American Religious History
University of Michigan

Mayra Rivera Rivera
Assistant Professor of Theology and Latina/o Studies
Harvard Divinity School

Armando Rodríguez, Jr.
Senior Pastor
John Wesley United Methodist Church, Tallahassee, FL
Adjunct Professor of Bible
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Jesús Rodríguez
Professor of Pastoral Theology, Personality and Culture
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus

Rady Roldán-Figueroa
Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity
Boston University School of Theology

Miguel J. Romero
Moreau Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Notre Dame

Rubén Rosario-Rodríguez
Associate Professor of Theology
Director, Mev Puleo Scholarship in Latin American Theology & Culture
St. Louis University

Norman Ruano 
Vice President for Workforce Development
Institute for Workforce Education
St. Augustine College

David Sánchez
Associate Professor and Graduate Director of Theological Studies
Loyola Marymount University

Leopoldo A. Sánchez M.
Director of the Center for Hispanic Studies
Werner R.H. Krause and Elizabeth Ringger Krause Endowed Chair for Hispanic Ministries
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
Concordia Seminary

Ángel Santiago-Vendrell
E. Stanley Jones Assistant Professor of Evangelization
Asbury Theological Seminary

Carmelo Santos-Rolón
Professorial Lecturer
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Associate Pastor
St Mark's / San Marcos Lutheran Church, Springfield, Virginia

Christopher Tirres
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
DePaul University

Theresa Torres
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Sociology, and Latina/o Studies
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Jorge Luis Valdés
Director
Coming Clean Ministries

Ernesto Valiente
Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology
Boston College School of Theology and Ministry

Benjamín Valentín
Professor of Theology and Culture
Director of the Orlando Costas Lectureship in Latino/a Theology
Andover Newton Theological School

Efraín Velázquez
Vice-President of Academic Affairs
Inter-American Adventist Theological Seminary

Manuel Villalobos
Adjunct Professor
Catholic Theological Union
Chicago Theological Seminary

Theresa Yugar
Independent Scholar