Joshua Mendez

Credentials: BA, Pacific Union College / MA, Claremont School of Theology / PhD, Claremont Graduate University (Present)

Denomination: Non-Denominational

Specific Field: Interdisciplinary Studies

Biography: 

Joshua Mendez is the son of Puerto Rican and Chilean parents. His dissertation explores the role of providential thought in the processes of racial formation and the emergence of capitalism during the colonial encounter(s) of the long 16th Century. Mendez’s research interests include the relationship between religion and political economy, Latin American cultural studies, and philosophy and radical politics.