Christian Giordano is a Spanish missiologist and practitioner. He has spent almost 40 years planting churches in Spain and the Muslim World. He supervised 100+ Latin American workers doing cultural, business, development and humanitarian projects in Africa and Asia as Projects Director of PM Internacional (1994-2004). He co authored the missionary research done for COMIBAM 2006. He earns an MTh (on Muslim evangelism) and a PhD (on relationships of development projects and church planting in Muslim lands). He has published four books as well as contributions in two others and several articles. He attended Edinburgh 2010 Celebration and CapeTown Lausanne III. He is associated of the WEA Mission Commission. As one of the few Spanish evangelical experts on Islam, he serves as a bridge between Latin America, Spain and the Muslim World. Married with Charo, they have three adult kids. His areas of specialization are Islam, Theology of mission, Development in Muslim contexts, Integral mission, Latino contextualization to Islam and Islam in Spain.
Education
B.A. (Industrial Electronics): University of Barcelona
B.A. (Theology): Instituto Bíblico y Seminario Teológico de España, Castelldefels
MTh (Theology, Missiology) Brunel University /London School of Theology
PhD (Theology, Missiology) Vrije Univ. Amsterdam and PRODOLA (Programa Doctoral
Latinoamericano)
Courses Taught
Christian World Mission (Spanish)
Research Interests
Development, Theology of mission, Islam, Discipleship.
Professional Associations and Services
http://es.linkedin.com/pub/christian-giordano/29/2b3/425
https://vu-nl.academia.edu/ChristianGiordano;
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian_Giordano_Quintana
Publications
Giordano, Christian. «Identity, Context and Message: Iberoamerican mission in Muslim lands». MTh., Brunel University, London School Theology, 2008. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.2644.4241.
Peregrinaje en la misión. Colección Musulmania 14. Granada, España: PM Internacional, 2009. http://musulmania.com/resources/14_Peregrinaje_en_mision.pdf.
Evangélicos en busca de identidad: Reflexiones tras Lausana III, en Ciudad del Cabo». Misiopedia.com, noviembre de 2010. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4299.2083.
Giordano, Christian, y Charo Pérez Romero. «Edificar la paz de Cristo en nuestro mundo dividido y quebrantado». En Guía de Estudio sobre el Compromiso de Ciudad del Cabo: Para el mundo al que servimos, El llamado a la acción de Ciudad del Cabo., editado por Ruth Martínez, 38-69. Barcelona, España: Movimiento Lausana España / Andamio, 2013. ISBN: 978-8492836505
Giordano, Christian. «En busca de una misiología integral: Las relaciones entre proyectos de desarrolloiberoamericanos no proselitistas en tierras musulmanas y las iglesias pioneras vinculadas a ellos.» Tesis doctoral, PhD., Vrije Univ. Amsterdam, 2020. ISBN: ISBN: 978- 8494862557