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.

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.


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

Associate Director for Strategic Programming

Hispanic Scholars Program