CURRICULUM
VITAE
EFRAIN
AGOSTO
77 Sherman Street
Hartford, CT 06105
eagosto@hartsem.edu
Professional
Objective:
Teaching New Testament Studies
EDUCATION
Sept.
1985 - Jan. 1996
Boston University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences,
Division of Religious Theological Studies Ph.D.
(Work Completed-June 1995; Degree Awarded-Jan. 1996)
Concentration:
New Testament and Christian Origins
Dissertation: "Paul's Use of Greco-Roman Conventions of Commendation"
Sept.
1979 - May 1982
M.Div., 1982
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Concentrations:
New Testament & Urban Ministry
Sept.
1973 - May 1977
Columbia University (New York City)
B.A., 1977
Major:
History, with concentrations in American History and Education
FULL-TIME
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July
1995 - Present
Professor of New Testament & Director, Programa de
Ministerios Hispanos, Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT.
Teach
New Testament courses in seminary M.A. and D.Min. Programs.
Develop and teach in a certificate program for Hispanic
ministries.
Courses taught (Selective): Paul & His Urban Churches: Issues in Ministry; New Testament Introduction (English & Spanish); Biblical Interpretation for Ministry; Studies in Paul’s Corinthian Correspondence; Readings in Pauline Theology & Ministry; Political Reading of Paul’s Letters; Leadership in the New Testament: Case Study Approach. Other areas of interest: Latino Theology; Pentecostalism.
Aug.
1990 - June 1995
Director, Center for Urban Ministerial Education, Boston &
Adjunct Instructor, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Responsible
for all academic and administrative operations of an urban theological
education center. Teach one or two courses per year in New Testament
Studies.
Courses taught: (At CUME):
Exegesis of Thessalonians; Studies in Galatians (English and
Spanish); Life of Jesus (Spanish); New Testament Survey (English and
Spanish); Paul and His Letters (English & Spanish).
(Hamilton campus of Gordon-Conwell):
Exegesis of Thessalonians (Summer 1990)
July
1987 - July l990
Associate Director, Center for Urban Ministerial Education
Assist
Director in academic and administrative operations. Manage an urban year program for full-time seminarians.
Sept.
1983 - June 1987
Assistant Director for Administration, Center for Urban
Ministerial Education
Responsible
for all administrative services including budget management, student
tuition accounts and registration.
Extensive student program advisement.
Served one year (1984-85) as Acting Director of Center.
July
1982 - Aug. 1983
Instructor, Boricua College, Brooklyn
Taught
intellectual and communication skills, and religious studies in
Hispanic, bilingual, nontraditional liberal arts college.
Aug.
1977 - Aug. 1979
Assistant Director, East Harlem College & Career Counseling
Program. New York, NY.
Responsible
for college admissions counseling of minority high school students in a
community-based agency.
PUBLICATIONS
“Marginality and Solidarity in 1 Corinthians,” in Hispanic Christian Thought in the 21st Century: Essays in Honor of Justo Gonzalez (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2006).
Servant Leadership: Jesus and Paul (St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2005).
“Commendation” in Paul in His Greco-Roman World: A Handbook, edited by J. Paul Sampley (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2004).
“Jesus: A Latino Christian Perspective” in Jesus in History, Culture & Thought: An Encyclopedia, edited by Leslie Houlden (ABC-CLIO Publishers [Oxford, England], 2004).
“Religious Leadership in the Aftermath of September 11: Some Lessons from Jesus and Paul” in September 11, 2001: A Historical, Theological and Social Critique, edited by Ibrahim Abu-Rabi and Ian Markham (One World Press, 2002).
“Social Analysis of the New Testament & Hispanic Theology: A Case Study,” Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology (May 1998).
“The Apostle Paul & Mentoring: Formal and Informal Approaches,” Apuntes (Winter/Spring 1998).
“The Gifts of Urban Theological Education: A Personal & Professional Reflection,” Theological Education 33 (1, Autumn 1996), 93-105.
"Paul, Leadership and the Hispanic Church," Chap. in Eldin Villafañe, Seeking the Peace of the City: Reflections on Urban Ministry (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmanns, 1995).
FORTHCOMING
& IN PROCESS
“The Power of the Powerless in 1 Corinthians.” Essay in festschrift for Eldin Villafañe (Association for Hispanic Theological Education, forthcoming).
“Postcolonial Commentary on Philippians” in A Postcolonial Commentary on the New Testament, edited by Fernando Segovia & R.S. Sugirtharajah (Sheffield Academic Press, forthcoming).
Corintios. Conosca Su Biblia Lay Commentary Series (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, forthcoming.
PAPERS
& PRESENTATIONS (SELECTIVE)
“Commendation
in Paul & the Criteria for Church Leadership.” Paper presented at
SBL/CBA New England Regional Meeting, Boston University, April 23, 1993.
“Paul,
Leadership and the Corinthians: How
Three Social Scientific Theories Help Us Understand 1 Corinthians.”
Paper presented to Biblical Studies Group, Biennial Meeting, Association
for Hispanic Theological Education, San Antonio, August 1996.
“New
Testament Social Analysis & Hispanic Theology: A Case Study with 1
Corinthians.” Paper presented in Hispanic American Religion, Culture
& Society Group, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, New
Orleans, November 1996.
“Barriers
to Solidarity: Reflections on Paul’s Letter to the Romans.”
Paper presented at “`Salsa Christianity’: Urban Ministry in
the Latino Context,” An Urban Ministry Symposium at Harvard Divinity
School, October 16, 1998.
“The
Commendation of Paul’s Co-workers.” Paper presented to Pauline
Epistles Section, Society for Biblical Literature Annual Meeting,
Orlando, November 1998.
“Liderasgo
para el ministerio del jubileo: Los ejemplos de Jesus y Pablo.”
Morning Bible Study, National Jubilee Hispanic Ministries, Episcopal
Church, San Antonio, October 2000.
“The
Politics of Commendation in Paul.” Paper presented to Paul &
Politics Group, Society for Biblical Literature Annual Meeting,
Nashville, November 2000.
“Leadership
for Social Justice Ministry: A Biblical Study.” Keynote Address and
Bible Study, National Jubilee Ministries Annual Conference, Episcopal
Church, Houston, January 2001.
PROFESSIONAL, CHURCH & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Member, Committee on Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession, Society for Biblical Literature, 1998-2004.
Member, Executive Committee, Association of Theological Schools, 1998-2004.
Member, Final Selection Committee & Mentor, Hispanic Theological Initiative, 1997-98, 2000-2006.
Served on Pastoral Staffs of Hispanic Pentecostal, Baptist and Congregational Churches in New York, Boston and Hartford. Active lay member, Iglesia Cristiana Nueva Esperanza, United Church of Christ, East Hartford, CT.
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
Nov.
1989 - Present, Charter Member, La Comunidad of Hispanic American Scholars of
Theology and Religion (A Group within the American Academy of Religion)
Sept.
1989 - Present, Member, Society for Biblical Literature and the American Academy
of Religion
April
1993 – Present, Charter Member, Association for Hispanic Theological
Education
LANGUAGES:
Fully Bilingual - English and Spanish
Research
Proficiency - Greek, German & French
