HTI Faculty

Rev. Dr. Tony Tian-Ren Lin is a cultural sociologist whose scholarship focuses on the intersection of religion, immigration, race, and ethnicity. He is the author of Prosperity Gospel Latinos and Their American Dream (University of North Carolina Press, 2020), which Publisher’s Weekly praises as a “well-reasoned,” “evocative debut” that “immerse[s] readers in the lives of his subjects.” His work has been featured in The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, LatinoUSA, WNYC, and other media outlets.

Lin was born in Taiwan and grew up in Argentina. He holds a bachelor degree from Boston University, a Master of Divinity and Master of Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Master and Doctor of Philosophy in sociology from the University of Virginia. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister currently serving as the interim pastor at Iglesia Presbiteriana El Buen Vecino in El Barrio, New York.