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DOMUNI UNIVERSITAS

Rev. Dr. Aldrin M. Peñamora

Rev. Dr. Aldrin M. Peñamora

Education

  • A.B. Philosophy & Letters: San Beda College, Mendiola, Manila (Graduated 1996).
  • Master of Divinity (M.Div.): Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries, Makati, Metro Manila (Graduated 2001).
  • Master of Theology (Th. M.): Asia Graduate School of Theology, Quezon City (Graduated 2004).
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Theology, Concentration in Christian Ethics: Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, USA (Graduated   2013).

Academic Awards

  • Cum Laude. Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries.
  • Ph.D. Dissertation: Passed “With Distinction.” Fuller Theological Seminary.

Publications

Book Chapters and Journal Articles

  • “Just Peacemaking and the Moro-Christian Problem in Muslim Mindanao.” In Ethics as If Jesus Mattered: Essays in Honor of Glen H. Stassen. Edited by Rick Axtell, Michelle Tooley, and Michael Westmoreland White. Macon, GA: Smyth and Helwys, 2014.
  • “Eucharist, Migration, and the Moro Problem.” In God at the Borders: Globalization, Migration and Diaspora. Compendium to the 2014 Asian Theological Seminary Forum. Quezon City: OMF and ATS. 2015.
  • “Eucharistic Justice: A Christ-Centered Response to the Bangsamoro Question in the Philippines.” Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies, 19 no. 1 (February 2016): 31-44.
  • “The Christ of the Eucharist and Moro-Christian Relations.” In Christologies, Cultures, and Religions: Portraits of Christ in the Philippines. Edited by Pascal D. Bazzell and Aldrin M. Peñamora. Quezon City: Asia Theological Association; Mandaluyong City: OMF literature, 2016.
  • “Christ-Centered Responsibility for Philippine Christian-Muslim Relations.” In Evangelism and Diakonia in Context. Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series, Volume 32. Edited by Rose Dowsett, Hwa Yung, et al. Oxford, U.K.: Regnum, 2016.
  • “Ethics of Responsibility: Christ-Centered Personal and Social Ethics for Church and Society,” Journal of Asian Evangelical Theology 19, no. 1 (2015) : 91-107. Republished in Jesus Among the Nations. Edited by Federico G. Villanueva and Stephen T. Pardue. Manila: Asian Theological Association, 2017.
  • Pascal D. Bazzell and Aldrin M. Peñamora. “Philippines.” In Encyclopedia of       Christianity in the Global South. Edited by Mark Lamport. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.
  • Aldrin M. Peñamora and Jason Tan. “Religious Conflict and Resolution in Asia.” In Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South. Edited by Mark Lamport. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.
  • “God’s Basileia in Asia’s Res Publica: Situating the Sacred in Asia’s Public Sphere.” In Asian Christian Theology: Evangelical Perspectives. Edited by Timoteo Gener and Stephen Pardue. Carlisle, U.K.: Langham Global Library, 2019.
  • “Asia and God’s Cruciform Eschatological Reign.” In All Things New: Eschatology in the Majority World. Edited by Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo. Carlisle, U.K.: Langham Global Library, 2019.
  • “Their Blood Cries Out from the Ground: An Ethic of Malasakit and the War on Drugs.” In Faith and Bayan: Evangelical Christian Engagement in the Philippine Context. Co-edited by Lorenzo C. Bautista, Aldrin M. Peñamora, and Federico G. Villanueva. Carlisle, U.K. Langham Global Library, 2022.
  • “The Way of the Cross and the Good Life: Evangelical Virtue Ethics in Asia.” In Asian Christian Ethics: Evangelical Perspectives. Edited by Aldrin M. Peñamora and Bernard K. Wong. Carlisle, U.K.: Langham Global Library, 2022.
  • “Breaking Bread, Breaking Spiritual-Political Dichotomy: Eucharist, Forgiveness, and the Marcos Legacy.” In Pagsamba at Politika: Filipino Evangelical Insights in Political Theology. Edited by Davidd S. Lim and Aldrin M. Peñamora. Carlisle, U.K.: Langham Global Library, forthcoming, 2026.
  • Aldrin M. Peñamora and Soriano, Jonathan Emil. “The Cross and the 1986 People Power Revolution: Cultivating an Ethic of Peace.” In Pagsamba at Politika: Filipino Evangelical Insights in Political Theology. Edited by Davidd S. Lim and Aldrin M. Peñamora. Carlisle, U.K.: Langham Global Library, forthcoming, 2026. 

Books (Editor)

  • Pagsamba at Politika: Filipino Evangelical Insights in Political Theology. Edited by Davidd S. Lim and Aldrin M. Peñamora. Carlisle, U.K.: Langham Global Library, forthcoming, 2026.
  • Aldrin M. Peñamora and Bernard K. Wong. Asian Christian Ethics: Evangelical Perspectives. Carlisle, U.K.: Langham Global Library, 2022.
  • Lorenzo C. Bautista, Aldrin M. Peñamora, and Federico Villanueva. Faith and Bayan: Evangelical Christian Engagement in the Philippine Context. Carlisle, U.K.: Langham Global Library, 2022.
  • Pascal D. Bazzell and Aldrin M. Peñamora. Christologies, Cultures, and Religions: Portraits of Christ in the Philippines. Quezon City: Asia Theological Association, 2016.   

Current Work/Ministry                                                   

Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC)

  • Executive Director: Center for the Study of Christian-Muslim Relations (2015 – Present).
  • Executive Director: PCEC Justice, Peace and Reconciliation Commission (2016 – Present).
  • Executive Director: PCEC Theological Commission 2016   – Present.

Asia Graduate School of Theology – International Graduate School of Leadership (AGST-IGSL)

  • Member: Program Committee, Theological Studies and Church History Program (2015 – Present).
  • Program Director:  PhD in Peace Studies. Asia Graduate School of Theology – International Graduate School of Leadership. (2022 – Present).

Faculty

  • Asian Theological Seminary, Quezon City. Theology Department. 2015 – 2024.
  • Asia Graduate School of Theology – International Graduate School of Leadership, Quezon City. ThM/PhD in Theological Studies Program. 2015 – Present.
  • Alliance Graduate School, Quezon City. Theology Department. 2025
  • Domuni Universitas Online and Distance Learning University. Certificate in Christian-Muslim Relations. 2025.
  • Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA) Theological Commission. Executive   Director, 2024-2028.
  • Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Panel for Christian Formation and Other Denominations. Member, 2025-2028.

Past Work/Ministry Experience                                          

  • Youth Minister and Minister to Badjao Muslims. B.F. Homes Bible Church, Paranaque City. 1998-2001.
  • Master of Divinity Student Council Representative. Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries, Makati City. 2000-2001.
  • English Tutor to Korean Students. ESL School in B.F. Homes, Paranaque City. 2002-2004.
  • Master of Divinity Program Director and Professor of Theology. Koinonia Theological Seminary, Davao City. 2004 – 2006.
  • Senior Pastor. Catalunan Grande Christian Fellowship, Davao City. 2005-2006.
  • Teaching Assistant (TA) to Dr. Glen Stassen. Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. 2008 – 2009.
  • Dean of Students and Professor of Theology. Koinonia Theological Seminary, Davao City. 2013 – 2014.
  • Pastor. Catalunan Grande Christian Community, Davao City. 2013 – 2014.
  • Board Member. Christian Convergence for Good Governance. PCEC   Commission. 2016 – 2019.
  • Mentor to Church Leaders of Sowers for Christ Ministries Church, Dongguan, China. 2018 – 2020.
  • Board Member. Philippine Health Research Ethics Board. 2019-2022

Areas of Special Interest

  • Theological Ethics
  • Public Theology
  • Political Theology
  • Interfaith Dialogue
  • Just Peacemaking
  • Christian-Muslim Relations