Angel Santiago-Vendrell was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He holds a BA in Theological Studies from Lee University (Cleveland, TN), a MDiv from Pentecostal Theological Seminary (Cleveland, TN), a ThM in Mission and History of Religions from Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ) and a ThD in History of World Christianity from Boston University (Boston, MA). He currently is Associate Professor of World Christianity at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University. His research focuses on the intersection of theology, history, religion, race, and social transformation in the Global South, especially Latin America and Latinx communities in the United States.