I am delighted to share that I will be joining the wonderful faculty at Western Theological Seminary as an Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics. It is such an honor and a blessing to be joining this wonderful institution which has already given me so much!

Very excited to have Alberto as a colleague. Y'all, WTS has assembled an amazing crew. Come study with us!

Welcome to Western Theological Seminary Alberto La Rosa Rojas ThD Duke Perú 🇵🇪 Ruth Padilla DeBorst PhD Boston U Colombia 🇨🇴 & Argentina 🇦🇷 Carlos Thompson PhD @AbdnDivinity Colombia 🇨🇴 & myself from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 join forces teach & learn from the Hispanic American & Global Latin American Church

On this Aldersgate day, I felt my Reformed heart strangely warmed while reading Wesley's sermons. Reformed friends, we need to read more John Wesley; we might learn a thing or two ;)

Sheila Jasanoff receiving the Holberg Prize from the Crown Prince of Norway. If u don’t know her work in science & technology studies do read it - vital for making sense of the times we live in where science is sacralised and life disenchanted so as to produce inhuman conditions

Last week, the Hope-Western Prison Education Program hosted a convocation to kick off the new academic year! Professors, students, and supporters of the program gathered to celebrate through song, prayer, and community.

Me in discussion with @nytdavidbrooks on Christian humanism, the fragility of life together, & the 4 different ways-for better and much worse-the story of Christianity is told today. Interested to know what folk make of the 4th version? comment.org/christian-huma… Duke University Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University

This weekend I got to hang out with one of my favorite former colleagues alongside one of my favorite current colleagues. It was really wonderful.

So thrilled to welcome a new member to our WTS familia! Dr. Pennock brings so much wisdom and insight to this community, we are deeply blessed to have her here! Bienvenida!

Just reading through the proofs of my new tome. Should be out later this year.

The Faith and Illness Initiative (FII), hosted by The Girod Chair of WTS, is accepting applications for the first-year colloquy through today, May 30th. Visit fii.westernsem.edu to learn more about public events and reading groups, or apply today.

The 2023 Great Lakes Theology Conference is just one month away on November 2-3. The conference will feature the Installation Lecture of Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst to the Richard C. Oudersluys Associate Professor of World Christianity. Visit gltc.westernsem.edu to register!

So far for the Great Lakes Theology Conference, our easternmost attendee is from Zeeland, MI. 😅 But our westernmost is from California! It’s shaping up to be a very cool event with lots of interesting papers! We’re keeping registration open until Monday: GLTC.westernsem.edu

The Hispanic Ministry Program proudly hosted a two-day conference titled "Theology of Pastoral Wellness Workshop." During the conference, participants discussed tools to encourage pastoral wellness through practical resources that can be implemented in their lives and leadership.

Thrilled to see this update from my mentor, Doktorvater, and friend! May God continue to guide you with wisdom and fill you with joy and love for the journey ahead Luke Bretherton!

I wrote a little piece on migration and home for Comment Magazine and it's now available for free online! Would love to hear ya'lls thoughts.

“…most engagement with this topic focuses on the responsibilities of the host nations and their citizens but rarely on the calling and responsibilities of migrants… what role do migrants have in this divine drama playing out in history?” Excellent piece by Dr Alberto La Rosa Rojas

Join us for the Summer 2024 Author Conversation: A Theology of Migrant Experience with Alberto La Rosa Rojas and (((Brian Dijkema))). Explore themes of home, belonging, and agency on July 23, from 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. EDT. Sign up now! bit.ly/4bKWaCQ

Had a blast talking with Brian Dijkema about a theology of home and the migrant experience. In case you missed it here it is: Comment Author Conversation: A Theology of Migrant Experience, with Albe... youtu.be/BcUbyIM-Pe4?si… via YouTube

Read this wonderful tribute by Raúl Zegarra to one of the most beautiful and inspiring theologians to come out of the Americas, our dear Gustavo Gutierrez, who has now gone to be with the LORD.