Edwin David Aponte - Scholarly Activity

Scholarly Activity

Aponte was Research Professor of Latina/o and Latin American Christianity in the Center of World Christianity at New York Theological Seminary from December 2010 through June 2012. From 2006 to 2010 he served as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Seminary of Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was professor of religion and culture. From 1998-2006 Aponte served on the faculty of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas where he was Director of Advanced Studies (2004–2006) and Associate Professor of Christianity and Culture.From 1994-1998 he was founding Director of the Institute for International and Cultural Studies at North Park University in Chicago composed of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Center for Korean Studies, the Center for Africana Studies, the Center for Scandinavian Studies, and the Center for Latino Studies, each involved in intercultural, international, and inter-religious initiatives and activities. Concurrently Aponte served as the founding Executive Director of the Center for Latino Studies.

Aponte has received fellowships from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, the Fund for Theological Education, the Hispanic Theological Initiative, Temple University, Southern Methodist University, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Fund for Graduate Education of the Presbyterian Church, (USA), The Louisville Institute, and The Lilly Endowment, Inc. p Aponte has served almost continually on the Governing Board of the Hispanic Summer Program in the years 1994-2010, notably seven years as Secretary and member of the Executive Committee. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and serves on the Academic Relations Committee and served on the Steering Committee of the History of Christianity section of the AAR.

Aponte was a member of the Re-forming Ministry Initiative, a national project of the Office of Theology, Worship, and Education of the Presbyterian Church (USA). He also was a member of the Selection Committee of the Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI), a program with the mission to assist Latino/a doctoral candidates through scholarships, mentoring, and supportive networks. The HTI was the predecessor to the Hispanic Theological Initiative Consortium (HTIC).