Luis Tapia Rubio, MDiv, MPhil

Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology

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Master of Divinity in Theological Studies, AMBS, 2021
Master in Philosophy, University of Chile, 2013
Bachelor in Philosophy (Licenciate), Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso, 2011
Bachelor in Education (Licenciate), Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso, 2009
Bachelor in Theology, Baptist Theological Seminary of Santiago de Chile, 2004
 

About Luis

Luis Tapia Rubio of Valparaiso, Chile, and Portland, Oregon, is Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology for the 2026–27 academic year at AMBS. In this role, he teaches Spanish-language courses for the Spanish-language Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies (GCTS) as well as other master’s-level courses. He also advises Spanish-language students and assists with recruitment and relationship-building for the GCTS (Spanish) program. He is working remotely from Portland.

Luis teaches and researches in theology, mission, and global Anabaptism. He is currently a PhD candidate in Theology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he is researching North American Anabaptist and U.S. Latino/a Christologies. He also teaches at the Hispanic Anabaptist Biblical Seminary, Mennonite Church USA’s online undergraduate seminary for Latino/a leaders. He has been involved in pastoral ministry and theological education in both Chile and Ecuador.

Luis graduated from AMBS in 2021 with a Master of Divinity with a major in Theological Studies: History, Theology, and Ethics, and he received an Award for Excellence in Theological Studies from the seminary’s History, Theology, and Ethics Department. From 2022 to 2025, he served half time as Director of Practical Leadership Training for AMBS.

Publications

  • “Eradicating Neocolonialism in Anabaptist Mission: A Radical Two-Way Mission for Missional Partnership Between American and Latin American Anabaptist-Mennonites,” in Anabaptist Witness, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2025.
  • “Bartolomé de Las Casas’s Coloniality as a Warning for the Christian Mission in Latin America,” in Journal of Latin American Theology: Christian Reflections from the Latino South, Volume 19, Issue 1, 2024.

Memberships and associations

  • Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana
  • Portland (Oregon) Mennonite Church

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