The new edition of the standard resource for those teaching or learning Latinoax theology
Now in its second edition, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latinoax Theology remains the most up-to-date, fully ecumenical collection of scholarship in the field. Bringing together contributions by a diverse panel of established scholars and newer voices within various theological disciplines, this comprehensive volume challenges Western readings of Christianity and offers fresh insights into theological truth from varied cultural and ethnic perspectives. The Companion addresses a wide range of Latinoax contexts while highlighting the thought of female, male, and LGBTQ+ Latinoax scholars in theology, introducing readers to this significant movement.
Each chapter provides the historical background of a particular topic, explores its treatment by Latinoax theologians, discusses the current state of the topic, and offers the unique perspective of internationally recognized authors. The revised second edition incorporates recent developments within Latinoax studies, featuring new and expanded chapters that reflect numerous traditions of thought, up-to-date sources and methodologies, diverse intra-Latinoax communities, and contemporary Latinoax theologies and theologians. This invaluable and unique companion:
Provides a systematic account of the past, present, and future of Latinoax theology Features new essays by the most influential voices in the field, incorporating recent research from Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical scholars Addresses the Latinoax experience of alienation and marginalization
Represents the wide range of ecclesial and theological traditions Discusses Latinoax in timely contexts such as politics, immigration, feminism, gender, queer theory, and social and economic justice
Edited by one of the world’s leading Latino theologians, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latinoax Theology, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for academic scholars, undergraduate and graduate students, and instructors in universities and seminaries covering courses in theology, political thought, Latinoax studies, religion in the United States, and related topics.
Edited by:
Orlando O. Espin (University of San Diego USA)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 257mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 37mm
Weight: 1.219kg
ISBN: 9781119870296
ISBN 10: 1119870291
Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 27 April 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Contributors x Introduction xv Orlando O. Espin Part I Contexts 1 1 Lo cotidiano as Locus Theologicus 3 Carmen M. Nanko‐Fernandez 2 History and Latinx Identity: Mapping a Past That Leads to Our Future 25 Daisy L. Machado 3 Sources and Methodologies in Latinoax Theologies 44 Ruben Rosario-Rodriguez 4 Ecumenism in Latinx Theologizing 63 Jose R. Irizarry 5 A Critical Feminist Reflection on the Social Scientific Study of Latinx Religion 79 Melissa Guzman-Garcia Part II The Theological Tradition 99 6 Toward a Latinx Theology of Revelation: Sources and Claims 101 Efrain Agosto 7 The Bible and Latina/o/x Theology 122 Jean-Pierre Ruiz 8 The Latino/a/x Theology of God as the Future of Theodicy: A Proposal from the Dangerous Memory of the Latino/a Jesus 140 Sixto J. Garcia 9 Cristología Encarnada 162 Neomi de Anda 10 Theological Musings toward a Latina/o/x Pneumatology 182 Nestor Medina 11 Latinoax Ecclesiology in the Roman Catholic Tradition: A Pilgrimage of Subversive Memory 205 Sixto J. Garcia 12 Protestant Ecclesiology 218 Yara Gonzalez-Justiniano 13 Grace and Sin. Salvation 237 Roberto S. Goizueta 14 Eschatology 252 Luis G. Pedraja 15 Latino/a Ethics 272 Maria Teresa Davila 16 Latinx Contributions to Liturgical and Sacramental Theology 292 Antonio Eduardo Alonso 17 Aspiring to Un Liderazgo en Conjunto: Leadership Development for Latine Congregations 311 Altagracia Perez-Bullard 18 Political Theology 326 Ruben Rosario-Rodriguez and Eliezer Valentin Part III Theologizing Latinoax Realities 345 19 Latine Perspectives on Care for Creation 347 Nichole M. Flores 20 Theologizing Immigration 365 Victor Carmona 21 Queer Theory and Latinoxa Theologizing 391 Roberto Che Espinoza 22 Theologizing Latina Feminisms: Amplifying the Political Intersections of Theology, Gender, and Critical Theory 403 Xochitl Alvizo 23 Latine Perspectives on Theology, Ministry, and Pastoral Care 423 Jennifer Owens-Jofre 24 Preaching Latina/Mente: Mujerista and Evangelica Theologies 440 Lis Valle-Ruiz 25 Theologizing Popular Catholicism 460 Rebecca Berru Davis 26 Understanding Spirituality and Theologizing Popular Protestantism 472 Edwin David Aponte 27 Latinx Religion and Politics 491 Eliezer Valentin 28 Interreligious Dialogue: Why Should It Matter to Our Academic and Grassroots Communities? 505 Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi Index 522
ORLANDO O. ESPÍN is former University Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego, USA, where he taught from 1990 until his retirement in 2019. Regarded as one of the founders of U.S. Latinoax theology, Espín is the author of more than 450 academic articles and the author or editor of twelve books, including An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies (edited with James B. Nickoloff, 2007), Building Bridges, Doing Justice: Constructing a Latino/a Ecumenical Theology (2009), and Idol and Grace: On Traditioning and Subversive Hope (2014). He was the founder and first Chief Editor of the Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology.
