Yale University Library Research Guides: Latinx and Latin American Christianity: Latinx Catholicism

Virgin of Guadalupe

Guadalupe: Mother of the New Creation by Virgilio P. Elizondo An account of the story and meaning of one of the most powerful religious symbols of Latin America.
The Aesthetics of Solidarity: Our Lady of Guadalupe and American Democracy by Nichole M. Flores Argues for the capacity of Our Lady of Guadalupe and similar religious symbols to make democratic claims.
Theologies of Guadalupe: From the Era of Conquest to Pope Francis by Timothy Matovina Explores the way theologians have understood Our Lady of Guadalupe and sought to assess and foster her impact on the lives of her devotees since the seventeenth century.

Presente! U. S. Latino Catholics from Colonial Origins to the Present by Timothy M. Matovina (Editor) A collection of primary sources from U.S. Latino Catholicism.
Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church (Online) by Timothy Matovina Provides a comprehensive overview of the Latino Catholic experience in America from the sixteenth century to today, and shows the important ways the U.S. Catholic Church, its evolving Latino majority, and American culture are mutually transforming one another.
Mexican-American Catholics by Eduardo C. Fernandez Presents the history of Christianity in Mexico via Spain, the conditions of Mexican Catholics in America, and the challenges facing Mexican-American Catholics, as well as suggestions on how to meet them.
Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, The Skeleton Saint (Online) by R. Andrew Chesnut Shows the influence of the cult of La Santa Muerte in popular Latin American and Latino religiosity.

From the Heart of Our People: Latino/a Explorations in Catholic Systematic Theology by Orlando O. Espin (Editor); Miguel H. Diaz (Editor) A collection of essays that explore issues in Catholic systemic theology from the perspective of Latino/a faith and culture.
Mestizaje: (Re)mapping Race, Culture, and Faith in Latina/o Catholicism (Online) by Nestor Medina Traces the subversive and innovative ways in which Catholic theologians have turned the Mestizaje concept into a powerful framework for articulating the experiences of faith of Latina/o communities.
Theologizing en Espanglish: Context, Community, and Ministry by Carmen Nanko-Fernandez Using fresh, playful language that tweaks the pretentions of mainstream academic theology, the author covers a range of topics, from the implications of population shifts on the identity of the church, to the role of the 'everyday' or lo cotidiano in theology, and even the global phenomenon of béisbol.
The Faith of the People: Theological Reflections on Popular Catholicism (Online) by Orlando O. Espin; Roberto S. Goizueta (Foreword by) A systematic reflection on popular Catholicism amongst Latinos/as in the United States. Examining such traditions as devotion to the crucified Christ and to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Espin shows how Popular Catholicism offers a source for vital insight into such theological issues as the nature of God, the Trinity, Christology, and salvation.