This program is designed for non-Latinx institutional leaders who are interested in improving the conditions for Latinx students and colleagues at their institutions.
Through Hispanic Eyes (THE) seeks to tangibly change theological education through developing cohorts of individuals committed to pursuing practical projects at their home institutions that are in service of Latinx communities. As a result, all workshop participants will be part of a year-long cohort that begins in person. Over three days, cohort participants will engage in complex conversations about cultural competency while constructing an individualized project that can tangibly improve conditions for Latinx students and colleagues at their institutions. After the in-person component, THE Cohort members will return to their institutions to begin implementing this project before reporting back and receiving feedback from their cohort mates in two subsequent online gatherings.
June 18 – 21, 2025
Duke Divinity School | Durham, North Carolina
Professor of Pastoral Theology and Ministry
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
As Professor of Pastoral Theology and Ministry at the Jesuit School, Fr. Fernández teaches such courses as Church, Mission and Cultures; Intercultural Ministry: Parish, Campus, and Classroom; Latino/a Theology Seminar; Sacraments in Latino Context; and often supervises doctoral students in creating and teaching innovative courses, for example, Decolonizing Mission; and Theology and Ministry in the Age of Migration. He specializes in Hispanic/Latinx theology, Mexican and U.S. History of the Southwest, social justice, inculturation, and the celebration of sacraments in intercultural contexts.
Associate Professor of Old Testament
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
This year’s THE will be led by Rev. Dr. Gregory Cuéllar, Associate Professor of Old Testament at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and Dr. Eduardo Fernández, S.J., Professor of Pastoral Theology and Ministry at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. Both individuals come to Through Hispanic Eyes with a wealth of scholarly expertise and practical experience in pedagogy, cross-cultural communication, and higher education administration.
