Dr. Norat-Rodríguez was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He was Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church of Santurce (1970 -1971), Pastor of First Baptist Church of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico (1971-1974), Associate Minister for Christian Education of the Baptist Churches of Puerto Rico (1974-1983), Executive Minister of the Baptist Churches of Puerto Rico (1976-1983), Pastor of First Baptist Church of Caguas, Puerto Rico (1987-1992), and Area Director for Iberoamerica and the Caribbean with American Baptist International Ministries (1992 to 2015). He studied with Xabier Pikaza and Adolfo Gónzalez Montes for his doctoral studies in Philosophical Theology.
Education
B.A. (Political Science): Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
Master in Theology: Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico
S.T.M. (Sacred Theology): Caribbean Center of Graduate Studies
Doctor in Theological Philosophy- Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
Classes Taught
Theology and Ethics of Congregational Life
Research Interests
Iberoamerica literature, Baptist history, political systems, and ethical issues.
Publications
Article on J. Moltmann in The Westminster Dictionary of Theologians, edited by Justo Gónzalez.
Editor of La obra Bautista de Puerto Rico, una mirada histórica desde el comienzo.