Jose Martinez-Balbuena | Fuller Seminary

Jose
Martinez-Balbuena

PhD Student, Intercultural Studies

Faculty Mentor

About Jose

Jose is a Ph.D. student in Intercultural Studies whose research focuses on decolonial missiology, biblical hermeneutics, and Christian mission in contexts shaped by colonial legacies. His work centers on Puerto Rico as a liminal site for theological reflection and examines Acts 10–11:18 as a decolonial hermeneutical resource for reimagining mission, mutuality, power, culture and Spirit-led inclusion in the life of the church.

He brings over two decades of executive and intercultural leadership experience, having served on the executive team of an IT consulting firm in the Caribbean and later joining Logos, where he currently serves as Manager of the International Markets Department, advancing global biblical accessibility through technology.

Jose holds an MAT in Biblical Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary and a ThM in Intercultural Hermeneutics from Perkins School of Theology. He lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife and two daughters.

Education

Perkins School of Theology (Southern Methodist University)

2019

Master of Theology (Th.M.)

Fuller Theological Seminary

2013

Master of Arts in Theology, Biblical Studies

Research Interests

Decolonial Missiology, Hermeneutics, Pneumatology, Ecclesiology, Decoloniality

Publications

Martínez, José. “La vida contemplativa: Raíces españolas en los místicos.” Apuntes: Reflexiones teológicas desde el contexto Hispano-Latino 39, no. 1 (Spring 2019): 14–24.

“La vida y la historia, tanto del propio Jesús como la de muchos de los místicos, nos sirven como un reflejo de que tal vida de profundidad con Dios sí es posible. Para ellos la vida no es sólo una en la consumimos y actuamos. La vida es una donde contemplamos.” (14)

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