VITAE
Arlene M. Sánchez Walsh
Work: Azusa Pacific University
Graduate School of Theology
901 E. Alosta Ave
Box 7000
Azusa, Ca. 91702-7000
EDUCATION:
Ph.D.
M.A.
B.A.
Home:
1259 Deer Creek Rd
San Dimas, Ca. 91773
626-277-5022
History, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA. (2001)
History, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA. (1997)
History, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. (1993)
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Teaching Experience:
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Theology, Azusa Pacific University (2005-present)
Visiting Associate Professor, Fuller Theological Seminary, 2006Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies and Latino/a Latin American Studies
Program, DePaul University (2000-2005)
Adjunct Professor, Department of History, California Baptist University, (1998-1999)
Adjunct Professor, Department of History, Chaffey College, (1998-1999)
Administrative Experience:
Diversity Coordinator, Azusa Pacific University, 2011-present
Program Director, Immigrant Studies, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of
Southern California (1999-2000)
Published Work:
Year
Title
Publisher
Category
2003
Latino Pentecostal Identity:
Columbia University
Book
Evangelical Faith, Society
Press, 2003.
Self
**Winner of Hispanic Theological Initiative’s Book Award, 2005
2011
"Latinos and the Prosperity
Candy Gunther-Brown, ed.
Book
Gospel."
Encyclopedia
Chapter
Encyclopedia of Divine
Healing & Global Perspectives
Oxford University Press, 2011
2010
Alice E. Luce, Henry Ball &
Assemblies of God Borderlands
Missions
ed. Hal E. Knight.
Wipf and Stock Publishers
2010
“Christology from a Latino/a
Perspective: Pentecostalism
Westminster John
Knox Press
Book chapter
2009
“Pentecostalism: Origins, Beliefs
Ritual, Community
Patheos.com
Encyclopedia
articles
Book chapter
2007
2007
“Future of Latino Pentecostalism”
Review of Matthew Sutton,
Aimee Semple McPherson
and the Resurrection of
Christian America
Future of Pentecostalism
ed. Edmund Rybarcyzk
Lexington Publishers, 2007
Pneuma; Journal of the
Society for Pentecostal
Studies, 800 words
2006
“Latino Pentecostal
Tradition”
2004
“Mexican Americans”
2000
"Slipping into Darkness: Victory
Donald Miller &
Chapter Outreach, the Vineyard and the
Richard Flory, Eds.
Creation of a Latino Evangelical
Culture”
(Routledge Press, 2000)
Gen-X Religion 74-91
2002
"Normal Church Can't
Take Us: Victory Outreach and
the Re-Creation of a Latino
Pentecostal Identity."
Journal of Hispanic/
Latino Theology vol 9
no. 2 (November 2001)
48-78
2000
"Workers for the Harvest”
Journal of Hispanic
Latino Theology
gust 2000) vol 8 no. 1
54-77
Handbook on Latino/a
Theologies
eds. Miguel De La Torre
Edwin Ponce. (Chalice Press
2006)
Hector Avalos, ed.
Latino Religion in the
United States (Brill, 2004)
Book Chapter
Book Review
Book Chapter
Book Chapter
Book
Article
Article
(Au-
1998
"Latino Pentecostalism:
A Select Bibliography"
Evangelical Studies
Bulletin
(Summer 1998), 1-3
Article
1997
"Warren F. Evans, Emanuel
Swedenborg and the Creation
of New Thought"
Studia Swedenborgiana
(Fall 1997), 21-41
Article
2006
"Religion and Ethnicity in
the Midwest"
American Midwest: An
Interpretive Encyclopedia
(Indiana University Press,
2006)
2,000 words
Encyclopedia
Entry
2006
“Holiness and Pentecostal
Movements”
2006
“Pentecostal
American Midwest: An
Interpretive Encyclopedia
(Indiana University Press,
University, 2006)
750 words
Latinas in the United
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Encyclopedia
Entry
Encyclopedia
2006
Church"
States: An Historical
Encyclopedia
(Indiana Univ. Press, 2006)
2,000 words
“Pat Robertson”
Encyclopedia of Modern
Encyclopedia
Christian Politics
Greenwood Press,
800 words
2006
“Christian Coalition”
Encyclopedia of Modern
Christian Politics
Greenwood Press,
500 words
2005
"Evangelicalism"
Encyclopedia of New
England
Yale University Press, 2005
500 words
2002
"Mexican Americans"
Entry
Entry
Encyclopedia
Entry
Encyclopedia
Entry
Encyclopedia American Religion
and Culture
(ABC-CLIO Press, 2003)
1,500 words
Entry
2002
"Evangelicals and post 1965
Immigrants"
2000
"Vineyard"
American Religion
Encyclopedia of
American Immigration
(M.E. Sharpe, 2001)
750 words
Encyclopedia
Entry
Contemporary
Entry
Macmillan Reference,
500 words
2002
Review of Andre Corten, ed.
Between Babel and Pentecost:
Transnational Pentecostalism in
Africa and
Church History
vol 72 No. 1(March 2003)
1000 words 234-236
Review
Matthew T. Lee & Amos Yong
Godly Love: Theological and
Historical Perspectives. 2011
Chapter
Work in Press:
“Toward a Theory of Godly Love:
Latino/a Pentecostals.”
Work in Progress:
Pentecostalism in America
Columbia University Press
(Under Contract)
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Book
SCHOLARLY PAPERS:
November 2011, San Francisco, CA. American Academy of Religion, “Latino Pentecostalism and the Word
of Faith,”
November 2011, San Francisco, CA. American Academy of Religion, “Latina Pentecostal Spirituality:
Beyond Orthodoxy towards Orthopraxy.
October 2011, Mliwaukee, WI, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, “Prosperity Gospel in 3 Racial/Ethnic Groups.”
October 2009, Wilmore, KY. Asbury Theological Seminary, “Revitalization: The Global Church & Pentecostal
Realities.”
*March 2008, Durham, NC. Society for Pentecostal Studies, “Alice Luce, Francisco Olazábal, & Henry Ball:
Borderlands Missions and the Assemblies of God”
*January 2008, Washington, DC. American Society of Church History, “Latino Religious History: A Panel of
Authors Respond to Their Critics”
*November 2007, San Diego, Ca. American Academy of Religion, “Strangers at Our Gate: The Assemblies
of God, Race and Borderlands Missions.”
June 2006, Chicago, Il. American Society of Missiology, “Latin American Missions and the Prosperity Gospel.”
October 2005, Wheaton, Il. Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals, “Parar de Sufrir? Latino Evangelicals, Transnationalism and the Influence of the Prosperity Gospel.”
January 2005, Seattle, WA. American Society for Church History, “Latino Pentecostals and the Dust Bowl
Era.”
October 2004, Kansas City, MO. Wesleyan/Pentecostal Consultation Conference, “Latino Evangelicals: Rediscovering a Religious Heritage.”
March 2004, Milwaukee, WI: Society for Pentecostal Studies, Latino Pentecostal Identity, Book Panel
March 2003, Wilmore, Ky: Society for Pentecostal Studies, “Worlds Apart: Multicultural Evangelical Youth
Culture.”
October 2001, Chicago, Il: UIC Sociology Department, Race and Ethnicity Conference, "Does it Matter that
11am Sunday is the Most Segregated Hour in the U.S?"
June 2001, Chicago, Il: Catholic Theological Union, ACTHUS Conference, "Intersections for Ecumenical
Discussion Among Latino Catholics and Pentecostals."
April 2000, Costa Mesa, CA: Vanguard University, Wilson Institute for Pentecostal Studies,
"Building a Multicultural Church: Historical Perspectives."
April 2000, Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, "Latino Protestant Ministry in Los Angeles."
March 2000, Kirkland, WA: Northwest College, Society for Pentecostal Studies, "Worlds Apart: Pop Culture
and the Making of La Vina Christian Fellowship."
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October 1999, Anchorage, AK: Oral History Association, "An Effective Witness: Oral History and Mediating
Faith Among Latino Pentecostals."
April 1999, San Diego, CA: American Society for Church History, "Slipping into Darkness: Victory Outreach,
the Vineyard and the Creation of a Latino Evangelical Youth Culture."
April 1999, Palm Springs, CA: Southwestern Oral History Association, "My Summer on the Road with Victory Outreach."
October 1998, Costa Mesa, CA: Vanguard University, Wilson Institute for Pentecostal Studies, "Workers for
the Harvest: LABI in Mexican American Pentecostal History."
August 1998, San Diego, CA: American Historical Association-Pacific Coast Branch, "Victory Outreach,
Ethnicity and Religious Identity Among Mexican American Pentecostals."
March 1998, Cleveland, TN: Church of God Seminary, Society for Pentecostal Studies, "Holy Ghost SetUp: Victory Outreach in Latino Pentecostal History."
November 1997, San Francisco, CA: American Academy of Religion, "The Women of Victory Outreach."
November 1994, Chicago, IL: American Academy of Religion, "Warren Felt Evans, Emanuel Swedenborg
and the Creation of New Thought.
PARTICIPATION IN SCHOLARLY MEETINGS:
“Women in the Pentecostal Academy: A Roundtable” Society for Pentecostal Studies, Eugene, Oregon,
March 2009“Jesus in the Hispanic Community” Perkins School of Theology Colloquium, Dallas, Texas, 2008“Flame of Love” Project, Research Core Group Member, Templeton Foundation, Akron, Ohio 2008**Society for Pentecostal Studies, chair “Religion and Culture” group, Spring 2003-present
CAGSRC (Chicago Area Group Studying Religious Communities), participation and commentator for meetings Winter and Spring 2001.
Center for Religion and Civic Culture: Convener, Coordinator, and Principal Investigator for the "Latino
Protestant Ministry in Los Angeles" project. Paper read (2000)
Society for Pentecostal Studies: Papers read, Respondent. (1998-2003) (2008American Academy of Religion: Chicago and San Francisco: Papers read (1994, 1997, 2007)
American Society for Church History: Coordinator for Latino Religion Panel (1999): Paper read (1999,
2005, Panel Respondent (2008)
Oral History Association: Paper read (1999)
Southwestern Oral History Association: Paper read (1999)
Vanguard University, Wilson Institute for Pentecostal Studies: Papers read (1998, 2000)
American Historical Association-Pacific Coast Branch: Paper read (1998)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
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Media Interviews:
“Latino Evangelicalism and the Immigration Issue,” Interview, Christianity Today, November 2011
“Latinos/as in Non-Traditional Religions” Interview, Fox News Latino, November 2011
“Pentecostal exorcism” Interview, Deluxe Studios, “The Last Exorcism”
September 2010
“Latino/a Pentecostals in Contemporary Context” Interview, NPR, August 2010
“Latina Pentecostals in MacArthur Park,” Interview, Lifeways Oral History Project”, April 2010
“Latino & Black Churches in South L.A.,” Interview, Associated Press, March 2010
“Immigration Battles and Latino Churches,” Interview, Associated Press, March 2010
“Latino Churches & the Census,” Interview Religion News Service, January 2010.
“God in America” PBS Special, January 2010 (airing November 2010)
“Immigration Battles & Latino Pentecostals” Interview in New York Times August 2007.
“Latino Catholics and Pentecostals: Reasons for Conversion” Interview in Latina magazine. (July/August 2007)
“Aimee Semple McPherson.” Interview by Krista Tippet Speaking of Faith National Public Radio
(August 2007)
“Prosperity Gospel and Latino Evangelicals.” Interview in Christianity Today (July 2007)
“Latino Catholics and the Pentecostal Movement Detroit Free Press (November 2006)
“Latinos in the Global Pentecostal Movement” Christian Science Monitor (October 2006) “
Latino Pentecostalism” Chicago Tribune (October 2006)
Prosperity Gospel and the Latino Church.” Interview in Wall Street Journal (May 2006)
“Azusa Street Legacy” Interview by Larry Mantle Air Talk KPCC Radio (April 2006)
“Latino Pentecostalism” Interview by Krista Tippet Speaking of Faith, National Public Radio.
2006)
“Immigration Issues and the Latino Church,” Interview by Christianity Today (October 2005)
“Latino Catholicism in California,” Interview by Stockton Record (July 2005)
“Latino Evangelicals in Southern California,” Interview by Los Angeles Daily News (Feb 2004)
“TBN and Latino Protestants,” Interview by Associated Press (Sept 2002)
"Latino Pentecostal Healing Tradition," Interview in Southern California Physician
(Winter 2001)
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(April
"Racial Reconciliation" Interview in Openings: A Newsletter of Alternative Christian
Perspectives (September-December 2000).
Professional Service to the Community:
Sojourners Magazine: “Latino/a Pentecostal Social Activism: Historical Perspective” (March 2008)
Books and Culture: A Christian Review: “Sister Aimee and the Pentecostal Cult of Personality.
(March/April 2008)
Respondent, “Ecumenism among Latino Evangelicals & Catholics,” ACTHUS Conference, Mt. St.
Mary’s, Los Angeles, Ca. June 3-6, 2007
Participant: “Pentecostalism in Global Context.” University of Southern California, October 2006
Participant: Immigration Issues and the Church, Interfaith Forum for Worker Justice, Phoenix, Az.
March 2006.
Consultant and Co-Writer: “Hispanic Ecumenism Project.” Memphis Theological Seminary, Feb
2006
Plenary Speaker, Civitas Conference, Cornerstone University, “After Evangelicalism?” September
2005.
Advisory Board, Abingdon Press, Evangelical Theology Series, November 2004.
Reviewer, New York University Press, October 2004.
Guest Speaker, Hispanic Heritage Month, McCormick Theological Seminary, “Latino
talism.” October 2004.
Pentecos-
Presenter, “The Passion of the Christ: A Roundtable Discussion.” DePaul University, March 2004.
Books and Culture: A Christian Review: “Wither Pentecostal Scholarship?” (May/June 2004)
Grant Reviewer, National Endowment for the Humanities, “Signifying Biblical Scholarship,” (Dec
2003)
Regeneration Quarterly & Forum:
"Better is One Day" In Regeneration Quarterly (spring
2000)
“Religion and Immigration in Los Angeles”
Center for Religion& Civic Culture, University of Southern California
Expert panelist, Regeneration Forum-Vine Conference, "Religion in the Public Square,"
(September 2000)
Chair, Regeneration Forum-Vine Conference, "Racial Reconciliation," (September 2000)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
University of Southern California, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, “Pentecostalism in Los
Angeles” Research Team Member, June, 2009.
APU Faculty Research Grant, “Latino Pentecostals and the Prosperity Gospel.” April 2009.
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Louisville Institute, “American Pentecostalism’s Engagement with Race & Ethnicity: Theological
Perspectives & Historical Realities,” September 2008.
Lilly Fellow, “”Santidad, Sanación, y Salvación: Reimagining Latino Evangelicalism.” Engaged
Scholars Program, Emory University, March 2006.
APU Faculty Research Grant, “Latino Evangelical Ministry in Southern California,” Feb. 2006
Hispanic Theological Initiative: 2005 Book Award, “Latino Pentecostal Identity.”
Henry Luce Grant “Parar de Sufrir?: Latino Evangelicals, Translationalism and the Influence of the
Prosperity Gospel.” Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals, Wheaton College, 2004.
Christian Mission and Unity Professor, “Hispanic Summer Program,” Hispanic Theological Initiative,
Drew University, 2004.
Haynes Foundation, 2004, Summer Research Grant, “Workers for the Harvest: Pentecostal Migrants During the Dust Bowl Era.”
American Academy of Religion, 2003, Individual Research Grant, “Workers for the Harvest: Pentecostal Migrants During the Dust Bowl Era.”
Louisville Institute, 2001, Research Grant, "Worlds Apart: A Study of Multicultural Evangelical Youth
Ministry."
DePaul University, 2000-2001, Summer Research Grant, "Worlds Apart: A Study of Multicultural
Evangelical Youth Ministry."
Chaffey College, 1998 "Transitions Towards Diversity Teaching Internship"
Historical Society of Southern California, 1998 "Dissertation Grant"
Claremont Graduate University, 1997-98 "Haynes Dissertation Fellowship"
Wheaton College, 1997 "Billy Graham Travel Grant"
Claremont Graduate University, 1995-96 "Full-Tuition Fellowship"
Claremont Graduate University, 1993-95 "Tuition Fellowship"
California State University Los Angeles, Dean's List 1991-92
Pasadena City College, Outstanding Minority Scholar, 1990
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFICIAL POSITIONS:
American Academy of Religion (Steering Committee, Pentecostal/Charismatic Consultation)
American Society of Church History
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
American Historical Association
Organization of American Historians
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