Daniel A. Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

(Revised 07/23/01)

PERSONAL

Born: 10/20/55, Los Angeles, California

Spouse: Jeanette Mae (Martin) Rodriguez; married 5/14/77.

Children: Martin, b.1979; Marcus, b.1981; Meredith, b.1984; Monica, b.1984

EDUCATION

1994-1998    Fuller Theological Seminary,  Pasadena, California

Doctor of Philosophy in Missiology

• Dissertation Title: No Longer Foreigners and Aliens: Toward a Missiological Christology For Mexican Americans in Southern California.
• Areas of Specialization: Theology of Mission, Contextualization, Third World Theologies, New Testament Christologies, Hispanic Studies, Urban Mission and Ministry

1989-1993    Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, México

Master of Arts, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)

Master of Arts, Teaching Spanish as a Second Language (TSSOL)

• Thesis Title: Effects of a Pre-listening Activity on EFL Listening
• Major Concentration: Second Language Acquisition

1980-1981    Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Master of Arts, Religion

1975-1978    Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Bachelor of Arts, Religion

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1995-present    Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Irvine Visiting Instructor of Religion (1994-1998)

Assistant Professor of Religion and Hispanic Studies (1998-present)

• Courses taught:
• GSRE 199: Freshman Seminar: "Preparing for a Life of Service"
• Religion 102: The History and Religion of Early Christianity
• Religion 301: Christianity in a Pluralistic Society
• Religion 301: Faces of Jesus in the Third World
• Religion 301: Faces of Jesus from the Margin of U.S. Society
• Religion 301: The Abraham Connection: Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the Middle East
• Religion 526: The Religions of the World
• Religion 571: Mission and Methods of Church Growth
• Religion 592: Urban Mission and Ministry
• Religion 592: Third World Recovery Missions
• Spanish 292: Spanish for Special Purposes (IP: Honduras, Summer 1999)
• Spanish 152: Elementary Spanish II

  1989-1993    Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, México

Part-time ESL Instructor

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC AWARDS

2000   Lela Armstrong Fellow of Religion, Seaver College, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA

1998   The Alan R. Tippett Award for Exceptional Excellence in Integrating Research in a Multiplicity of Disciplines Contributing to the Field of Missiology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA

1989    Outstanding ESL Instructor Award, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, México.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RELATED TO MY ACADEMIC FIELD

1995-present   Part-time Minister, Hollywood Church of Christ, Los Angeles, CA

1985-1994   Foreign Missionary. Puebla, México.

1979-1985   Associate Minister. Davis Park Church of Christ, Modesto, CA

PUBLICATIONS

"The Galilee Principle: A Latino Evangelical Perspective," Leaven, Volume 9, Number 2 (2001): 86-91.

"No Longer Aliens: A Theology of Mission from the U.S. Hispanic Periphery." In Footprints of God: A Narrative Theology of Mission, 36-48. Edited by Charles Van Engen, Nancy Thomas and Robert Gallagher. Monrovia, CA: MARC (1999).

"From Galilee to the Barrio: Preaching Christ Among Hispanics," Leaven, Volume 7, Number 1 (1999): 10-13.

BOOK REVIEWS

Thom S. Rainer, The Book of Church Growth: History, Theology and Principles, in Leaven, Volume 3, Number 1 (1995).

PAPERS DELIVERED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

"The Galilee Principle: A Latino Evangelical Perspective," delivered at the Latino/a Religion Section of the Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Azusa Pacific University (4/17/00)

"No Longer Foreigners and Aliens: A Missiological Christology from the U.S. Hispanic Periphery," delivered at the Christian Scholars Conference, Pepperdine University (6/98)

WORKS IN PROGRESS

Ready for Publication: "No Longer Foreigners and Aliens: Toward A Missiological Christology For U.S. Hispanics." After presenting the findings in a paper delivered at the Latino/a Religion Section of the Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion at Azusa Pacific University (4/17/00), I sent this article to Missiology: An International Review, a quarterly publication of the American Missiological Society.

In Progress: "The Contribution of Black and Hispanic Liberation Theologies to a Latino Evangelical Theology of Mission." This article will be completed in the fall of 2001. Upon acceptance of my proposal, it will first be delivered as a paper at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion/Western Region in March 2002.  I then hope to have it published in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.

In Progress: In the spring of 2001 I began to conduct participant observations and interviews that will inform a paper and subsequent article entitled "Victory Outreach International: A Case Study in Holistic Inner-City Missions."  Field research will continue in earnest in the summer of 2001 thanks to a research grant provided by the Seaver Dean's office. My goal is to present the findings at the regional meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in 2002, then submit the article for publication in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, or Missiology.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS (Since 1995)

Keynote Lecturer: "Crossing Borders: Entering the Fight, " delivered at the 41st Annual World Mission Workshop, Western Christian College, Manitoba, Canada (10/20/00)

 Keynote Lecturer: "Crossing Borders: Challenging With Care," delivered at the 41^st Annual World Mission Workshop, Western Christian College, Manitoba, Canada (10/21/00)

Lecture: "The Lion Shall Dwell with the Lamb: Biblical and Healthy Anglo-Hispanic Relations in the Local Church," delivered at the Urban Ministry Conference, Nashville, TN (11/05/99).

Lecture: "Our Inner City Mission Frontier," delivered at the 40^th Annual World Mission Workshop, Oklahoma Christian University, Edmond, OK (10/15/99)

Lecture: "Our Inner City Mission Frontier," delivered at the World Evangelism Forum, Sunset International Bible Institute, Lubbock, TX (9/17/99)

Keynote Lecture: "They Will Come from East and West and North and South," delivered at 81st Annual Bible Lectureship, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX (2/22/99)

Lecture: "Children in the Eyes of God," delivered at the Urban Ministry Conference, Memphis, TN (10/16/98).

Lecture: "Living in the Hyphen: The Socio-historical and Cultural Context of Hispanics in the U.S.," delivered at the Urban Ministry Conference, Memphis, TN (10/16/98).

Lecture: "A Christian Response to the Immigration Dilemma," delivered at the 55th Annual Pepperdine University Bible Lectureship, Malibu CA, (4/98).

Keynote Lecture: "Did Jesus Have A Green Card?" delivered at the Urban Ministry Conference, Memphis, TN (10/97).

Lecture: "Developing a Strategy to Reach the ‘Near Majority’," delivered at the World Evangelism Forum, Sunset International Bible Institute, Lubbock, TX (9/20/97).

Lecture: "Becoming All Things to all Latinos: Preaching the Gospel from a Hispanic Perspective," delivered at the 54th Annual Pepperdine University Bible Lectureship, Malibu, CA (4/97).

Guest Lecture: "Theology from a Hispanic Perspective," delivered in a course taught by Dr. William A. Dyrness, Dean of the School of Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA (4/15/97).

Lecture Series: "The Hispanic Challenge: Opportunities Confronting the Church," delivered at the 79th Annual Bible Lectureship, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX (2/17/97).

Panelist: "Crossing the Bridge: Reconciling Racial Differences," at the Urban Ministries Conference, Chicago, IL (11/9/96).

Lecture: "Evangelism in a Hispanic Context," delivered at the Didaskalía Conference in Houston, Texas, sponsored by the Institute for Christian Studies, Austin, TX (6/3/96).

Lecture: "Winds of Change in the Barrio: Why are Hispanics Leaving the Catholic Church and Where are they Going?" delivered at the 53rd Annual Pepperdine University Bible Lectureship, Malibu, CA (4/96).

Lecture: "The Fields are Brown unto Harvest," delivered at the 52nd Annual Pepperdine University Bible Lectureship, Malibu, CA (4/95).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Academy of Religion

Society of Biblical Literature

American Society of Missiology

Evangelical Missiological Society

Evangelical Theological Society

REFERENCES

Dr. Charles E. Van Engen, Associate Professor of Theology of Mission, School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. (818) 584-5259.

Dr. R. Daniel Shaw, Professor of Anthropology and Translation, School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. (818) 584-5259.

Dr. Dean S. Gilliland, Professor of Contextual Theology and African Studies, School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. (818) 584-5278.

Dr. Christopher Hall, Professor and Coordinator, Graduate Program in Second Language Teaching. Universidad de Las Américas, A. P. 100, Cholula 72820, Puebla, Mexico. Direct dial: 011-52-(22)29-26-23 or (22)29-20-53.