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.
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.
Pentecost at Tepeyac: Pneumatologies from the People by
This study of the cult of Guadalupe by a Latinx scholar finds that rather than an expression of Marian devotion it is instead a popular form of pneumatology, a devotion to the Holy Spirit through Mary.
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.
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.
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