Short Bio:

Tony Tian-Ren Lin is a cultural sociologist whose scholarship focuses on the intersection of religion, immigration, race, and ethnicity. He is the author of Prosperity Gospel Latinos and Their American Dream (University of North Carolina Press, 2020), which Publisher’s Weekly praises as a “well-reasoned,” “evocative debut” that “immerse[s] readers in the lives of his subjects.” His work has been featured on NPR, LatinoUSA, The Atlantic Monthly, and other national media. Lin was born in Taiwan and grew up in Argentina. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister. 

Long Bio

Tony Tian-Ren Lin is the Associate Director and Director of Research for the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School. He was previously the Program Director of the Leadership Development initiative at Trinity Church NYC. Lin is a cultural sociologist whose scholarship focuses on the intersection of religion, immigration, race, and ethnicity. He is the author of Prosperity Gospel Latinos and Their American Dream (University of North Carolina Press, 2020), which Publisher’s Weekly praises as a “well-reasoned,” “evocative debut” that “immerse[s] readers in the lives of his subjects.” He was previously a Research Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia where he held numerous academic and administrative positions. His work has been featured in The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, LatinoUSA, WNYC, Christian Century, Sojourners, and other media outlets.

Lin was born in Taiwan and grew up in Argentina. He holds a bachelor degree from Boston University, a Master of Divinity and Master of Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Master and Doctor of Philosophy in sociology from the University of Virginia. Lin has held appointments at the University of Virginia and New York Theological Seminary. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister who served congregations in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York.  

Bio en Español

Tony Tian-Ren Lin es el Director Asociado y Director de Investigaciones del Centro de Teología Pública y Política Pública en la Escuela de Teología de Yale. Anteriormente fue director de programas pasa la Iniciativa de Desarrollo de Lideres en Trinity Church NYC. Lin es un sociólogo cultural cuya especialidad se enfocan en la intersección de la religión, la inmigración, la raza y el origen étnico. Es autor de Prosperity Gospel Latinos and Their American Dream (University of North Carolina Press, 2020), que Publisher’s Weekly elogia como un “bien razonado,” “debut evocativo” que “sumerge a los lectores en la vida de sus sujetos.” Su trabajo ha aparecido en The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, LatinoUSA, WNYC, Christian Century, Sojourners y otros medios nacionales.