Academics
Meet the Faculty
Daniel A. Rodriguez
Professor of Religion and Hispanic Studies
Division: Religion Division
Office: Appleby Center (APC) 254
Phone: (310) 506-4767
Fax: (310) 506-6907
E-mail: daniel.rodriguez@pepperdine.edu
- Ph.D., Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, 2000
- M.A., Religion, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, 1981
- B.A., Religion, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, 1978
Courses:
- First-Year Seminar: Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger
- Christianity and Culture: Christianity In and Beyond the Barrio
- The Religions of the World
- History and Theology of Mission
- Mission and Methods of Church Growth
- Urban Mission and Ministry
Key Awards/Affiliations:
- Member, American Academy of Religion (Since 1994)
- Member, American Society of Missiology (Since 2001)
- Member, Association of Professors of Mission (Since 2002)
- Member, Evangelical Theological Society (Since 2000)
- Member, Evangelical Missiological Society (Since 2000)
- Board of Trustees, Missions Resource Network (Since 2003)
- Board of Directors, Hispanic National Association of Evangelicals (Since 2008)
Academic Interests:
- Christian Missions in the 10/40 Window
- Contextual Theology
- Cross-cultural Missions
- Latino/a Theology and Religion in the United States
- Urban Ministry
Selected Works:
- Book
A Future for the Latino Church: Models of Multilingual, Multigenerational Hispanic Congregations. InterVarsity Academic (June 2011). ISBN: 978-0-8308-3930-8. - Journal Article
"Hispanic Ministry Where Language Is No Barrier: Church Growth among U.S.-born English-dominant Latinos," Missiology: An International Review, Vol. 38, No. 4 (Fall 2010): 432-442. - Journal Article
"Where Language is No Barrier: Hispanic Ministry among U.S.-Born English-Dominant Latinos," Apuntes: Theological Reflections from the Hispanic Margin, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Fall 2009): 103-119. - Encyclopedia Entry
"Mexican-Americans: A Social and Religious History" (5000-word entry). In the Encyclopedia of Hispanic American Religious Cultures. Edited by Miguel De La Torre. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO (2009), pp. 357-367. - Journal Article
"Becoming All Things to All Latinos: Case Studies in Contextualization from the Barrio," The Stone-Campbell Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Fall 2008): 199-211.
Performances:
- Lecture
"Planting and Nurturing Multiracial/Multiethnic Churches," delivered at Harding School of Theology, Memphis, TN (9/6/12) - Lecture
"Spanish Ministries: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," delivered at World Discipleship Summit of the International Church of Christ, San Antonio, TX (7/7/12) - Lecture
"A Future for the Latino Church," delivered at the Annual Meeting of the National Hispanic Christian Leaders Conference, Los Angeles, CA (4/25/12). - Keynote Address
"The Crucified Heart: The Heart that Cry's 'Here Am I'," delivered at the Global Missions Conference, North Richland Hills, TX (10/21/11). - Paper Presentation
"The Local Church as Organic Seminary," delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, New Orleans, LA (11/18/09). - Keynote Address
"Sent to Bring Good News," delivered at The Summit, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX (9/21/11). - Paper Presentation
"Holistic Ministry: Case Studies from Churches Transforming the Barrio," delivered at the Stone-Campbell Journal Conference, Cincinnati, OH (4/17/09). - Paper Presentation
"Hispanic Ministry Where Language is No Barrier: Mission and Ministry among U.S.-born English-dominant Latinos," delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Providence, RI (11/21/08). - Lecture
"New Challenges: Reaching Native-born, English-dominant Latinos in the U.S." delivered at the Global Missions Conference, Arlington, TX (7/25/08). - Paper Presentation
"Good News from the Barrio: Paradigm Shifts in Ministry among U.S.-born Hispanics in Southern California," delivered at the Evangelical Theology Section of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Diego, CA (11/18/07).
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