Faculty

Antonio P. Pacudan

Full-Time Faculty

Antonio P. Pacudan earned his Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) degree at Northeastern College, Santiago City, Isabela in 1983; his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree at Union Theological Seminary in 1987; his Master of Theology (M.Th.) at Southeast Asia Graduate School of Theology (SEAGST) in 1998; and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Religious Studies at Philippine Christian University, Manila, (2012).

He is an ordained minister of The United Methodist Church. He has twenty years of pastoral experience where he served congregations in the provinces of Ifugao, Quirino, and Isabela, prior to his appointment as faculty of Union Theological Seminary in 1998. He also served as secretary of his conference from 1989-1995; Chaplain of Eveland Junior College in San Mateo, Isabela from 1988-1991. He is a member of the Northeast Luzon Philippines Annual Conference (NELPAC).

He is presently the Director of UTS’s Theological Education by Extension (TEE) Program. He also teaches Homiletics, Biblico-Theological Reflection (BTR), and Electives in New Testament studies (Parables of Jesus, Johannine Writings, and Pauline Epistles). In the doctoral program, he teaches Biblical Hermeneutics in Asian Context. He is also Pastor of PCCL-University Church.

He has written a Study Guide for the TEE students entitled, “Jesus in the Gospels: An Introduction to the Life, Works and Teachings of Jesus” (1999). His articles published in the Union Seminary Bulletins and Journals are: “The Greatest Among You Must Be Your Servant” (2002), “Martha’s Discipleship: Feminist Interpretation Based on Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza’s Hermeneutical Model” (2006); “Christology in the Book of Revelation” (2007); “A Comparative Study of Karl Barth and Paul Tillich’s Perspectives on Inter-Faith Dialogue” (2015). He has written an essay on “Biblical Preaching in the Context of Philippine Society” that will be published this year (2019) in the Union Seminary Journal.