Theological Administration Latinamente

The last of four volumes in the Theological Education ¡Latinamente! series (Fortress Press), “Theological Administration Latinamente” provides concrete and actionable steps for institutionalizing the theoretical and leadership insights from the first three volumes of this series within institutions of theological education.


Theological Administration Latinamente: Writings for the Next Generation of Leaders

Publication Description

In 2024 for the first time in Theological Education, five Latine leaders concurrently serve as Presidents or Executive Deans of Seminaries of Divinity Schools in the United States—David Vazquez-Levy at Pacific School of Religion, Jose Irizarry of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Victor Aloyo of Columbia Theological Seminary, Edwin Aponte of Drew Theological School, and Javier Vierra of Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. Amidst this incredible achievement, four questions arise: 

  1. While Latine/Hispanics have reached executive-level theological positions in the past, why has it taken so long for theological education to experience this critical mass? 
  2. Why has executive-level theological leadership often been male-dominated? What is needed for women and non-binary people to achieve this same leadership level?
  3. What unique challenges and innovations do Latine/Hispanic leaders offer senior-level theological administration? 
  4. What systems need to be implemented to encourage executive-level Latine/Hispanic theological leadership formation? What would that sea change offer theological education as a whole?

Building on the insights of the first three volumes of the Theological Education ¡Latinamente! series, “Theological Administration Latinamente” seeks to answer these questions and more by inviting Latine/Hispanic administrators at various levels within theological education to think about innovation from a specific Latine/Hispanic point of view. By focusing on a particular community, the volume makes plain the logics governing theological education writ large, and what other underserved communities might do to push the current systems. It also offers concrete next steps for institutions of theological education trying to create policies and systems latinamente. 

Expected Publication Date: 2030

Series Editor

Jorge Juan Rodríguez V

Deputy Executive Director

Hispanic Scholars Program

Since its first Summer Session in 1989, the Hispanic Scholars Program (HSP) has sought to be a place of welcome in which theological education is made available to all students. In keeping with this commitment, the HSP does not discriminate in its admissions or program practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, or any other status protected by law. Applicants are evaluated using program-related criteria such as academic preparation, vocational interest, character, and commitment to theological study. The HSP has always served students, faculty, staff, administrators, and leaders from a wide range of backgrounds. Guided by the values of en conjunto (working together as a community), lo cotidiano (attending to the realities of daily life), and acompañamiento (walking alongside one another), we affirm that all people are created in the image of God and journey together in learning and faith.