Lived Religion in Latin America by
Examines religious practice in three Latin American cities - Lima, Peru; Cordoba, Argentina; and Montevideo, Uruguay - and reveals the influence of modernity on average citizens' cultural practices.
Politics, Religion, and Society in Latin America by
Explores the changes in religion in Latin America in the past century.
The Emergence of Liberation Theology: Radical Religion and Social Movement Theory by
Explains how and why the liberation theology movement emerged and succeeded when and where it did.
Strangers in Our Own Land: Religion in Contemporary U.S. Latina/o Literature by
Turns to the works of U.S. Latino/a authors of fiction to discover a vibrant, complex picture of the role that religion, from Catholicism to Pentecostalism to Santeria, plays in shaping and defining Latino/a identity.
Cuéntame: Narrative in the Ecclesial Present by
Tells the story of the church, rooted in the experiences and lives of Latino/a Catholics in the United States. Drawing upon Latin American and U.S. Hispanic literature as well as theological reflection, it employs an analysis of a variety of narratives--fiction, religious rituals, demographic studies--to find viable starting points for systematizing the "story" of the Church.
Caminemos con Jesus: Towards a Hispanic/Latino Theology of Accompaniment by
Seeks to define Latino/a theology while being attentive to the idea that Latino/a culture is the experience of exile, of peoples at the margins of a society, who must find and make their way together.
The Amnesty of Grace: Justification by Faith from a Latin American Perspective by
Explores the meaning of justification in the framework of Latin American theology of liberation.
The Mestizo/a Community of the Spirit by
This work models a creative exercise in ecclesiology based on a Latino/a practical theology of the Spirit, which designs theological discourse based on its encounter with the Spirit in human culture.
Suffering and Salvation in Ciudad Juarez by
A theological reflection on feminicides in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, that attempts to understand the cultural, economic, and even religious factors that feed the violence. Discusses social suffering and salvation through solidarity and community practices that resist this violence.
The Touch of Transcendence: A Postcolonial Theology of God by
A theological analysis of the doctrine of transcendence from a Latina perspective in conversation with liberation theology and postcolonial theory.
Postcolonial Theologies: Divinity and Empire by
Looks at Christian theology in conversation with postcolonial theory.
In Our Own Voices: Latino/a Renditions of Theology (Online) by
An ecumenical approach to systematic theology in a Latino/a voice. Beginning with the doctrine of God, creation, and human being, the authors present diverse perspectives on Christology, the church, and the "kin-dom of God" (la familia de Dios). Available online.
Mestizo Christianity by
Provides the best and most representative writing by each of fourteen "first-generation" Latino/a theologians, in their areas of specialization.
Building Bridges, Doing Justice: Constructing a Latino/a Ecumenical Theology by
These essays by leading Latino/a theologians, both Protestant and Catholic, mark a new stage in the development of Latino/a theological identity, while also making an important contribution to the wider cause of ecumenical dialogue.
Decolonial Christianities: Latinx and Latin American Perspectives (Online) by
Seeks to relocate Indigenous, Afro-Latin American, Latinx, and other often marginalized practices and hermeneutical perspectives to the center-stage of religious discourse in the Americas.
Religion and Society in Latin America by
This collection of 14 commissioned essays covers the time from the conquest to the present and also includes Latin America's many faith traditions: Catholicism, Protestantism, indigenous religious traditions, African-based religions, and Pentecostalism.
Maya and Catholic Cultures in Crisis (Online) by
Examines the relationship between the Maya and the Catholic Church from the sixteenth century through the colonial and early national periods. Focuses on Guatemala and Mexico.
The Catholic Church and Power Politics in Latin America (Online) by
A historical examination of church-state relations and case study of the Dominican Republic leads into important regional comparisons that broaden our understanding of the Catholic Church in the whole of Latin America.
Migrational Religion: Context and Creativity in the Latinx Diaspora by
Offers an account of the dynamics that shape the role of immigrant churches in the United States. Migrational Religion acts as a case study of a network formed by communities of Brazilian immigrants who, although affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, formed a distinctive ethnic association.
Latinos and the New Immigrant Church (Online) by
Offers a history of Latino Catholicism in the United States by looking at its growth in San Antonio, Chicago, New York, and Miami.
The Community of the Beautiful: A Theological Aesthetics by
Draws from the North American philosophical tradition and Hispanic theological thought to propose a new aesthetic principle: a redemptive building of the community of the beautiful.
Living Beauty: The Art of Liturgy by
Explores the Catholic liturgy and points to the need for a liturgical aesthetic as a means to encounter the divine mystery.
A Wounded Innocence: Sketches for a Theology of Art (Online) by
Discusses the following questions from a Latino/a religious perspective: What is the theological significance of art? Why has the Church always encouraged the arts? What is so profoundly human about the arts?
Alabadle!: Hispanic Christian Worship (Online) by
By looking at the wide variety of Hispanic Christian worship that exists within the Hispanic community, Alabadle! highlights the cultural, generational, and denominational elements that comprise the spectrum of Hispanic worship.
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