Edwin David Aponte

Who is Edwin David Aponte?

Edwin David Aponte is a Latino cultural historian, religious studies scholar, and contributor in the on-going development of U.S. Hispanic theology. Aponte is a cultural historian of religion in the United States focusing on the interplay between religion and culture, especially Hispanic/Latino religions, African-American religions, North American religious history, and congregational studies. He is one of a small number of U.S. Hispanic historians of Christianity.

On July 1, 2014 Aponte became Dean and Chief Executive Administrator as well as Professor of Religion and Culture at Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University.