Raul Zaldivar
Professor
Biblical and theological sciences
He was a professor of economic integration law at the National Autonomous University of Honduras in 1992. Rector of the Theological Seminary of Honduras (SETEHO) from 1993 – 1997, where he also served as professor of Bible and Systematic Theology. He was the executive secretary of the Latin American Association of Theological Education Institutions, ALIET from 1996 – 1998. From 1999 to 2006 he served as director of the Bible institute of the Church of the Nazarene in Chicago. In 2006 he became the president of Universidad para Líderes; today Alef University.
Published books
Zaldivar, Raúl. Enrique Peñalva: his life and his faith. Edit Dimographic. Tegucigalpa, 1995.
Zaldivar, Raúl. Honduras – El Salvador. The border controversy. Cedoh. Tegucigalpa, 1996.
Zaldivar, Raúl. Biblical Criticism. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. nineteen ninety six.
Zaldivar, Raúl. Doctrine of Holiness: A historical and theological study. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2002.
Zaldivar, Raúl. Systematic Theology from a Latin American perspective. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2006
Zaldivar, Raúl. Apocalypticism: Belief, fascination, fear and doubt. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2012.
Zaldívar, Raúl, Álvarez, Miguel, Ramirez, David. The Hispanic Face of Jesus. A cultural, pastoral and social vision. Viladecavalls. Spain. Edit Clie. 2014.
Zaldívar, Raúl, Alonzo, Ignacio, Barrientos, Iris. The History of Seteho. Edit University for Leaders. Tegucigalpa. 2014.
Zaldivar, Raúl. Bible analysis and research techniques. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2016.
Zaldivar, Raúl. To the Romans: a letter from yesterday for today's world. Edit University for Leaders. Tegucigalpa. 2018
Zaldívar, Raúl, Gómez, César, Aldana, Hugo Melvin. The Player: the leader who wants to transcend. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2019.
Zaldivar, Raúl. Sources that gave rise to the New Testament. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2020.
Zaldívar, Raúl, Gómez, César, Aldana, Hugo Melvin, Rivera Manso, Edwin. The Team Leader: the player who wants to transcend. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2021.
Zaldivar, Raúl. Hondurans tried in United States courts. The extraterritoriality of Law. Edit Guaymuras. Tegucigalpa. 2021.
Zaldivar, Raúl. The Coach-Mentor. The team leader who transfers his DNA. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2023.
Zaldivar, Raúl. Greek sources that gave rise to the Bible and Christian theology. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2024.
Chapters of books
Zaldivar, Raúl. "The Phenomenon of Evangelism in Latin American history." Reshaping of mission in Latin America. Edited by Miguel Álvarez. Regnum Edinburgh centenary series. Oxford Center for Missions, England. 2013.
Zaldivar, Raúl. "A historical invoice, adversity, and the dignity of Hispanic migration to the united states: a social, legal and theological analysis." The Hispanic evangelical Church in the United States. Edited by Samuel Pagán. National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. California. 2016.
Zaldivar, Raúl. «Education for the development of effective leadership». Transformative Christian education. Edited by Samuel Pagán. Edit Unilit. USES. 2022
Magazine articles
Zaldivar, Raúl. "State-Church Relationship and its Openness to Protestantism in Honduras." Life and thought. San José de Costa Rica.1996.
Zaldívar, R. "Theology Today: Three moments that mark a before and after ." Bible and Theology Today. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2022.
Zaldívar, R. "The morality of a new generation and human rights." Bible and Theology Today. Edit Clie. Viladecavalls. Spain. 2023.
Written presentations
Zaldivar, Raúl. «The Congress of Panama: a historical milestone in the evangelization of Latin America. (regarding the celebration of 100 years) » NHCLC. San Diego, California. 2016
Zaldivar, Raúl. "The socio-political impact of the Protestant Church in Honduras." Tegucigalpa, 2016.
Zaldivar, Raúl. "The Morals of a new generation and Human Rights: Regarding the case of Karen Atala Riffo Vs Chile." Tegucigalpa.
Conferences at universities
Antenor Orrego University. Trujillo Peru: Law School
Autonomous University of Guadalajara: School of Economics
National Polytechnic Institute. UPIICSA. Mexico City Various schools
Caribbean University. Cancun, Mexico. Various Schools
University of San Carlos. Guatemala. Various Schools
National Evangelical University. Santiago de los Caballeros. Dominican Republic. School of Religion
Azusa Pacific University. In Azusa. The Angels. School of Religion
Miracle State University. Ecuador. Various schools.
Christian University of Honduras. UCRISH. San Pedro Sula: Law School
Autonomous University of Honduras: School of Pedagogy
Anahuac University. Law School. Cancun, Mexico.
Guided theses
Gutierrez, Julia. Labor legal hermeneutics. Bachelor Thesis. National Autonomous University of Honduras. 1988.
Figueroa Toruño, Héctor. A critical review of Liberation Theology. Bachelor Thesis. Theological Seminary of Honduras. 1993.
Bermudez, Miriam. Origin, evolution and future of ecumenism. Bachelor Thesis. Theological Seminary of Honduras. 2000.
Garcia, Ezequiel. The sovereignty of God in the book of Job. Bachelor Thesis. Theological Seminary of Honduras. 2007.
De la Cruz, William. Migration to the United States from a biblical - theological perspective. Bachelor Thesis. Theological Seminary of Honduras. 2013.
Guevara, Williams. Social sin: the indifference of the Hispanic Protestant Church in the United States towards the phenomenon of migration. Master's Thesis. University for Leaders. 2017.
Gutiérrez, Dulce. The history of Honduras in the light of the social thought of the Church. Master's Thesis. University for Leaders. 2021.
Peru, James Jumba. Towards a contextual and relevant African theology today. A Master's thesis. University for Leaders. 2021.
Kihima Eng'airu, Perminus. African Theology: A historical study and evolution today. A Master's thesis. University for Leaders. 2021.
Estrada Muñoz, Pedro. Towards a social theology of the Protestant church: analysis and perspectives of Honduran society. Master's Thesis. Aleph University. 2023.
Awiti, Evalyne. Paul Tillich's theology of culture: a critique of the elimination of the gap between the sacred and the secular in the Luo ethnic group. A Master's thesis. Aleph University. 2023.