Member of the Perkins faculty since 2001
hrecinos@smu.edu
214.768.1773

Education
Ph.D., American University, 1993; D.Min., New York Theological Seminary, 1986; M.Div., Union Theological Seminary, 1982; B.A., College of Wooster, 1978

Teaching Specialties
Anthropology of religion, North American Latino/a theology, racial and ethnic studies, popular religion, urban ministry

Research Interests
Popular religion; race, ethnicity, and religion; Hispanic/Latino/a theology; Latin American immigrants/refugees in the United States, liberation theologies, congregational studies

Selected Publications
Hear the Cry! A Latino Pastor Challenges the Church (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1989); Jesus Weeps: Global Encounters on our Doorstep (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992); Who Comes in the Name of the Lord? Jesus at the Margins (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997); Good News from the Barrio: Prophetic Witness for the Church (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006); "Evangelization and Church Growth: A Lesson from the Barrio" in W. Stephen Gunter and Elaine Robinson, eds., Considering the Great Commission: Evangelism and Mission in the  Wesleyan Spirit (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005)

Professional Distinctions
Ordained elder, Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference, United Methodist Church; Contributing Editor, Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology; Recognition Award, Ann Arundel Community College, Maryland; Recognition Award, Escuela de teologia para ministerios Hispanos, New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church; Southeast Jurisdiction Urban Network Award