Renewing Theological Education

Developing Networks of Latino/a Ethnocultural Inclusion

Authors

  • Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III Assemblies of God

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/pent.36243

Keywords:

education, Latinos/as, Bible Institutes, LABI, ethnicity, networks

Abstract

This article draws from the insights of Andy Lord's Pentecostal network ecclesiology in order to explain the emergence of Bible institutes and the challenges in theological education. By examining the educational history of the Latin American Bible Institute (LABI), we find how the network paradigm enables us to understand why Bible institutes have fostered the success, growth, and education of Latinos/as. Lord's network paradigm is also applied to the problems of diversity and inclusion in theological education. This article aims to offer insights into how theological education can be renewed through ethnocultural networks and pedagogies of inclusion.

Author Biography

  • Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III, Assemblies of God

    Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III, PhD (Regent University), is the dean of academic affairs and professor of Bible at LABI College in La Puente, California. He has published articles on topics related to biblical pneumatology in the Gospel of John, Acts, and Jude. His main area of research includes the intersection of the Spirit and ethnic issues in the New Testament.

References

Agusto, Efrain. “Reading the Word in America: US Latino/a Religious Communities and their Scriptures.” Pages 129–131 in Misreading America: Scripture and Difference. ed. Vincent Wimbush; New York: Oxford, 2013.

Aleshire, Daniel. “The Future of Theological Education: A Speculative Glimpse at 2032.” Dialogue: A Journal 50.4 (2011), pp. 380–385.

Byron, Gay. “Race, Ethnicity and the Bible: Pedagogical Challenges and Curricular Opportunities.” Teaching Theology and Religion 15.2 (2012), pp. 105–124.

Calvillo, Jonathan and Stanley Bailey. “Latino Religious Affiliation and Ethnic Identity.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 54.1 (2015), pp. 57–78.

Crane, Ken. Latino Churches: Faith, Family and Ethnicity in the Second Generation. New York, LFB Scholarly, 2003.

Conde–Frazier, Elizabeth. “Bible Institute.” Pages in 71–78 in Hispanic American Religious Cultures. ed. Miguel De La Torre; Santa Barbara: ABC–CLIO, 2009.

Cooks, Michael. “The History and Future of the Southern Bible Institute: A Post–Secondary School of Biblical Studies for African Americans.” Christian Higher Education 9.2 (2010), pp. 151–165.

De Leon, Victor. The Silent Pentecostals. South Carolina: Faith Printing, 1979.

Espinosa, Gaston. Latino Pentecostals in America: Faith and Politics in Action. Cambridge: Harvard University, 2014.

--“The Pentecostalization of Latin American and U.S. Latino Christianity.” Pneuma 26.2 (2004), pp. 262–291.

Estrada III, Rodolfo Galvan. “Is a Contextualized Hermeneutic the Future of Pentecostal Readings: The Implications for a Latino/Chicano Community.” Pneuma 37.3 (2015), pp. 341–355.

Gloege, Timothy. Guaranteed Pure: The Moody Bible Institute, Business, and the Making of Modern Evangelicalism. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 2015.

Haar, Stephen. “Re–imagining Theological Education for the Church.” Lutheran Theological Journal 51.1 (2017), pp. 47–59.

Harder, Ben. “The Bible Institute–College Movement in Canada.” Journal of the Canadian Church Historical Society 22 (1980), pp. 29–45.

Hernandez, Edwin, Kenneth Davis, and Catherine Wilson. “Theological Education and US Hispanics.” Theological Education 38.2 (2002), pp. 71–85.

Hernandez, Edwin and Kenneth Davis III. Reconstructing the Sacred Tower: Challenge and Promise of Latino/a Theological Education. Scranton: University of Scranton, 2003.

Holmerud, Mark. “Theological Education as a Hope for a New Ecclesiology.” Currents in Theology and Mission 38.3 (2011), pp. 193–199.

Jennings, Willie James. “Race and the Educated Imagination: Outlining a Pedagogy of Belonging.” Religious Education 112.1 (2017), pp. 58–65.

Kayser, John. “How a Bible Institute Imparts Missionary Vision.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly 21.4 (1985), pp. 406–408.

Lord, Andy. Network Church: A Pentecostal Ecclesiology Shaped by Mission. Leiden: Brill, 2012.

Marti, Gerado. “Latino Protestants and Their Congregations: Establishing an Agenda for Sociological Research.” Sociology of Religion 76.2 (2015), pp. 145–154

Reyes–Ruiz, Rafael. “The Latino Culturescape in Japan.” Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies 14.1 (2005), pp. 137–155.

--“Creating Latino Communities in the Tokyo–Yokohama Metropolitan Area.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 31.1 (2005), pp. 151–169.

Rodriguez, Daniel. The Future of the Latino Church: Models for Multilingual, Multigenerational Hispanic Congregations. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2011.

Romero, Roberto Chao. The Chinese in Mexico: 1882-1940. Arizona: University Arizona Press, 2011.

Saxton, Filomena. “Latino’s Informational Needs in Attaining Accredited Theological Education.” Theological Librarianship 7.2 (2014), pp. 20–25.

Thigpen, Jonathan. “A Brief History of the Bible Institute Movement in America.” Journal of Adult Training 1 (1994), n.p.

Sanchez–Walsh, Arlene. Latino Pentecostal Identity: Evangelical Faith, Self, and Society. New York: Columbia University, 2003.

--“Workers for the Harvest: The Latin American Bible Institute and the Institutionalization of a Latino Pentecostal Identity.” Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology 8.1 (2000), pp. 54–79.

Scheid, Anna Floerke and Elisabeth Vasko. “Teaching Race: Pedagogical Challenges in Predominantly White Undergraduate Theology Classrooms.” Teaching Theology and Religion 17.1 (2014), pp. 27–45.

Segovia, Fernando. Decolonizing Biblical Studies: A View from the Margins. NY: Orbis, 2000.

Smith, James K. A.. Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009.

Wilson, Everett and Marsha Wilson. “Alice E. Luce: A Visionary Victorian.” Pages 159–176 in Portraits of a Generation: Early Pentecostal Leaders. ed. James Goff and Grant Wacker; Fayetteville: University of Arkansas, 2002.

Published

2018-10-26

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Estrada III, R. (2018). Renewing Theological Education: Developing Networks of Latino/a Ethnocultural Inclusion. PentecoStudies, 17(2), 134-157. https://doi.org/10.1558/pent.36243