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Degrees

  • Ph.D., University of North Texas
  • M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Lic., University of Guadalajara

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Biography

Octavio Javier Esqueda is a full Professor of Christian Higher Education and Director of the Ph.D. and Ed.D. Programs in Educational Studies at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He was born and raised in Guadalajara, México. He graduated with honors with a Licenciatura in Latin American Literature from the University of Guadalajara and two additional diplomas, one in Religion and Society and the second in Journalism. He graduated with honors from Dallas Theological Seminary and completed his Ph.D. in Higher Education at the University of North Texas. He and his wife, Angélica, have two children, Darío and Salma. Dr. Esqueda has several publications on theological education and Christian higher education, practical theology, and literature. Teaching is his passion, and he has had the opportunity to teach in several countries on different academic levels. He is an avid soccer fan. Personal Page: https://octavioesqueda.com/en/

Affiliations

  • Association of Theological Schools (ATS) Visiting Accreditation Committee Member, 2022-present
  • Grant Consultant Louisville Institute, 2022
  • Grant Consultant Faith and Leadership at Duke University, 2022
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Christian Higher Education: A Journal of Applied Research and Practice
  • Former Editorial Board Member and Book Review Editor for the Teaching-Learning Process Area at Christian Education Journal
  • Editorial Board Member, Revista Fuentes, Academic Journal of the School of Education at the University of Seville, Spain.
  • Editorial Board Member, Cuestiones Pedagógicas, Academic Journal at the University of Seville, Spain
  • Board Member Centro de Investigación y Memoria del Protestantismo Español (Center for Research and History of the Spanish Reformation)
  • Former Board Member of the Society of Professors in Christian Education (SPCE), formerly North American Professors of Christian Education
  • Former Board member, Howard Center for Christian Studies
  • Member of the International Network for Christian Higher Education (INCHE), formerly the International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education (IAPCHE)
  • Member of the Asociación para la Educación Teológica Hispana (Hispanic Theological Association, AETH)

Publications (Selected)

  • Book: The Hispanic Faculty Experience: Opportunities for Growth and Retention in Christian Colleges and Universities. Coedited with Benjamin Espinoza. Abilene Christian University Press, 2023.
  • Book: Christianity Speaks Spanish: An Introduction to the Spanish Reformation. Coauthored with Carlos Martinez-Garcia. B&H, Forthcoming
  • Book: Christian Education: Retrospects and Prospects. Coauthored with Robert W. Pazmiño. Publicaciones Kerygma, 2022. (Also available in Spanish as Educación cristiana: pasado y futuro).
  • Anointed Teaching: Partnership with the Holy Spirit. Coauthored with Robert W. Pazmiño. Publicaciones Kerygma, 2019 (Also available in Spanish as Enseñando con unción: colaborando con el Espíritu Santo)
  • Book Chapter “Biblical-Theological Foundations of Christian Education” in Christian Education: A Guide to the Foundations of Ministry. Baker Academic, 2019.
  • Book Chapter “La Reforma Española: La Influencia Protestante en México y Latinoamérica” in Die, spanische Reformation‘. Sonderwege reformatorischen Gedankengutes in Spanien und Hispanoamerika. Marina Ortrud M. Hertrampf (ed.). Peter Lang, 2017
  • The Cruciform Faculty: The Making of a Christian Professor. Coauthored with James Riley Estep Jr., Mark Maddix, and Mark Heinemann. Information Age Publishing, 2017.
  • Book Chapter “The Reformation In Light of a Christian Formation Perspective Within the Life of Our Latino People” in Our 95 Theses: 500 Years After the Reformation, Alberto L. Garcia and Justo L Gonzalez (Eds.), AETH, 2016 (Also available in Spanish as Nuestras 95 Tesis: A Quinientos Años de la Reforma)
  • Cuban Christian Theological Higher Education, Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009.
  • Book chapters “God as Teacher,” “The Holy Spirit as Teacher,” and “How to Study the Bible” in The Teaching Ministry of the Church, 2nd edition. Broadman and Holman, 2008.

Media Interviews

  • Bible
  • Christian Education
  • Christian Thought
  • Church
  • Cross-cultural Issues
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Discipleship
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Faith
  • God
  • Higher Education
  • Hispanics
  • Immigration
  • Intercultural Studies
  • Latin America
  • Latinos
  • Literature
  • Ministry
  • Missions
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Religion
  • Salvation
  • Teaching
  • Theology

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Areas of Expertise for Media Interviews

  • Bible
  • Christian Education
  • Christian Thought
  • Church
  • Cross-cultural Issues
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Discipleship
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Faith
  • God
  • Higher Education
  • Hispanics
  • Immigration
  • Intercultural Studies
  • Latin America
  • Latinos
  • Literature
  • Ministry
  • Missions
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Religion
  • Salvation
  • Teaching
  • Theology
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