The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latino/a Theology E-Book

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Beschreibung

Latino/a Theology The one-volume Companion to Latino/a Theology presents a systematic survey of the past, present and future of Latino/a theology, introducing readers to this significant US theological movement. Contributors to the Companion include many established scholars of the highest caliber, together with some new and exciting voices within the various theological disciplines. A mixture of Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical scholars, they discuss the publications and contributions of theologians who reflect from, and participate in, the faith and realities of US Latino/a communities. Providing unparalleled breadth and depth in the discussion of the key issues, each chapter begins with a summary of the theological publications and thought within Latino/a theology, and then proceeds to develop a constructive contribution on the topic. This invaluable and unique Companion, edited by one of the foremost Latino theologians currently working and writing in the field, is fully ecumenical, comprehensive, and wholly representative of the wide range of ecclesial and theological traditions. It will become both an important resource for scholars and an unparalleled introduction to the entire discipline.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Cover

Title page

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

Latinos and Latinas

Latino/a theology

Diversity

References

Further Reading

PART I: Contexts

CHAPTER 1: Lo Cotidiano as Locus Theologicus

Lo Cotidiano as Locus Theologicus

Methodological Considerations

Exploring the Daily by the Trozo

Tapa: Hybridity

Tapa: Las Vidas de las Latinas

Tapa: People on the Move

Tapa: Lo Popular

An Open Menu

References

CHAPTER 2: History and Latino/a Identity

The Latina/o as Fiction

And Where Are

You

From?

Are You

Latino

? Or Is It That

Hispanic

?

Historical Imagination: The Need to Remember

Mapping the Latino Future

References

CHAPTER 3: Sources and

En Conjunto

Methodologies of Latino/a Theologizing

Methodological Concerns of Latino/a Theologizing

Justo L. González: Reading the Bible “in Spanish”

Orlando O. Espín: Revelation as Human Cultural Event

Ada María Isasi-Díaz: Popular Religion and Liberative Praxis

Roberto S. Goizueta: Christ Our Companion

Miguel A. De La Torre: Latino/a Social Ethics

Conclusion

References

CHAPTER 4: The Ecumenical Narrative and the Latino/a Experience

New Storytellers: A Good Story Is Better Told

en conjunto

New Metaphors: When Home Meets the Diaspora

New Language: Ecumenism in Spanglish

An Inconclusive Epilogue

References

PART II: Theologizing the Theological Tradition

CHAPTER 5: Revelation

Latino/a Roman Catholic Theological Reflection on Revelation

Latino/a Protestant Reflection on Revelation

Conclusion: Toward a Latino/a Ecumenical Theology of Revelation

References

CHAPTER 6: The Bible and Latino/a Theology

Crafting

Convivencia

in the Kitchen

You Are What You Eat: Another Look at Ezekiel and the Apocalypse

What Next?

References

Further Reading

CHAPTER 7: The Latino/a Theology of God as the Future of Theodicy

The Theology of God in the Latino/a Theological Tradition: A History

Contextualizing Remarks

The Paschal, Dangerous Memory of the Suffering Trinity as Theodicy: The Latino/a Theology of God

At the Core of the Present Chapter: The Forms and Contours of the Latino/a Theologian’s Retrieval of the Dangerous Memory of Jesus: The Heart of Latino/a Theodicy

Conclusion

References

CHAPTER 8: Jesus the Christ

A Map for this Christologizing Journey

Relationality

La Encarnación y Las Encarnaciones

Imago Dei

Articulating and Contending with a Great Paradox: The Beginnings of a Constructive Contribution

Last Stop on this Journey

Christological Nuggets for Pondering

Future Journeys

References

CHAPTER 9: Theological Musings toward a Latina/o Pneumatology

Latina/o Contributions to Pneumatology

Latina/o Pneumatology, Mariology, and Women’s Experiences

Thinking Pneumatologically: Constructive Theological Musings

Looking Forward to a More Systematic Latina/o Pneumatology

References

CHAPTER 10: Catholic Ecclesiology

Pueblo

: Foundational Self-Identification as Church

De Dios en Marcha

: An Opening beyond Self

Prophetic Voices

At a Junction

References

Further Reading

CHAPTER 11: Protestant Ecclesiology

References

CHAPTER 12: Grace, Sin, and Salvation

Human Nature as Graced

Grace as Socio-Historical

Grace as Practical

Grace as Beautiful

Grace as Universal and Preferential

Grace as Cosmic

Grace as Deification (Theosis)

References

CHAPTER 13: Eschatology and Hope

The Context of Eschatology

Popular Culture, Eschatologies, and Latinos/as

Latino/a Eschatological Themes

Eschatology as Transformative

Conclusion

References

Further Reading

CHAPTER 14: Latino/a Ethics

Historical Developments

Attending to Intersecting and Interrupting Narratives

Voces Nuevas – New Voices

References

CHAPTER 15: Liturgies and Sacraments

La Vida Sacra

: Contemporary Latino/a Sacramental Theology

Some Historical Considerations and Definitions

Some Possible Future Directions

References

PART III: Theologizing Latino/a Realities

CHAPTER 16:

Mestizaje

The Latina/o Religious Imaginary in the North American Racial Crucible

Two Tropes of

Mestizaje

Mestizaje

in First-Generation US Latino/a Theology

Second-Generation Critique of

Mestizaje:

The Risks of Racial Nationalism in Theology

Proposal: Reframing the Critique of

Mestizaje

as a Critique of Capitalism

References

Further Reading

CHAPTER 17: Theologizing Social and Economic Justice

Introducing Latino/a Perspectives on Theologizing Social and Economic Justice

Who Are Latino/a Theologians to Speak of Social and Economic Justice?

Transnational Christianity and Latino/a Theologizing about Social and Economic Justice

In Whose Name?

Cultural Diversity and Ecumenical Unity

Scripture as Guide for Doing Justice in Social Conflict

Social Analysis and Justice

Conclusion: Identity-Culture and Social and Economic Justice

References

CHAPTER 18: Queer Theory and Latina/o Theologizing

Latin@ Theologizing

Queer Theory

The Voices of Our Ancestors and Our Neighbors: Narrative as Queerly Speaking

The Ethico-Onto-Episte-mology of Latin@s as (a) Queer Politics

Latin@ Theologizing, Queerness, and the Future: Latin@ Moral Imagination Is a Queer Future or Living in a Not Yet Queer Future

C

onclusion

References

CHAPTER 19: Feminist Theory and Latina Feminist/Mujerista Theologizing

What Is in a Name? Grounding Latina Feminist/Mujerista Theologizing

With Our Lives at Stake

A Vision of the End of Our Theologizing

Human Experience as

Locus Theologicus

Theological Knowing

Considering Our Future

References

Further Reading

CHAPTER 20: Theologizing Immigration

Reflections on Immigration within the Literature of US Hispanic Theology

Hispanic Contributions to the Literature on Theologies of Migration

Immigration Reform: Insights from Thomas Aquinas’ Order of Charity

A Brief History of US Immigration Policy

A Brief Description of Current US Immigration Preferences

The Troubling Case of “Mixed Status” Families

Aquinas on Love and Charity

Aquinas’ Order of Love and Order of Charity

Just Love and the Priority of Mexican Undocumented Immigrants

Practicing Beneficence in Immigration Reform

Beneficence Toward Undocumented Immigrants in Mixed Status Families and Their Communities

Love, Immigration Preferences, and the Limits of Rule-Making

Conclusion

References

CHAPTER 21: Theologizing Popular Catholicism

Lugar

/Place

Tradición/Tradition

Communidad/Community

Sabiduría/Wisdom

Abundancia/Abundance

Questions and Challenges

References

Further Reading

CHAPTER 22: Theologizing Popular Protestantism

References

Further Reading

CHAPTER 23: The Study of Spirituality

Short History of the Term

Description of Spirituality

Spirituality in Latino/a Theology

Classic Themes in Latino/a Theologies

The Socio-spiritual Method

Conclusion

References

CHAPTER 24: Latina/o Practical Theology

Practical Theology in Latino Contexts: A Tool for Transformation

Some Insights of Practical Theology in Latina/o Communities

Leadership for the Latina/o Church

Faith-Based Community Organizing and its role in Latina/o Congregations/Communities

Empowerment as Evangelism and Faith Formation

Empowerment as Pastoral Care

Conclusions

References

CHAPTER 25: Latino/a Religion and Politics

A Look into Latin@ Religion and Politics

Latin@ Religion and Politics: Some Methodological Considerations

Conclusion

References

Further Reading

CHAPTER 26: Inter-Religious Dialogue

Why Should Inter-Religious Dialogue Matter to Our Academic and Grassroots Christian Communities?

Discovering Responses to the Fundamental Question in My Inter-Religious Christian Pilgrimage: Theology, Vocation, and the Practice of Inter-Religious Dialogue

Challenges In and Suggestions For Inter-Religious Dialogues

References

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Notes on Contributors

Efrain Agosto is professor of New Testament studies at New York Theological Seminary. Previously, he was professor of New Testament and director of the Hispanic Ministries Program at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. He is the author of Servant Leadership: Jesus and Paul (Chalice Press, 2005) and Corintios, a Spanish-language commentary on 1-2 Corinthians (Fortress Press, 2008).

Edwin David Aponte is dean at Eastern University’s Palmer Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. His scholarship focuses on the interplay between religion and culture in North America, especially Latino/a religions, African American religions, North American religious history, race, ethnicity, and religion, racial reconciliation, and congregational studies. He is the author of several publications including ¡Santo! Varieties of Latino/a Spirituality (Orbis, 2012).

Jorge A. Aquino is associate professor of theology and religious studies at the University of San Francisco, California. He earned his doctorate at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. He has published numerous articles on Latin@ and Latin American theologies and religious history, critical race studies, social movement theory, and sexuality studies. He has served as president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (2014–15); as co-chair of the “Religion in Latin America and the Caribbean Group” of the American Academy of Religion (2007–11); and as chair of the Chican@/Latin@ Studies program at the University of San Francisco (2007–11). He lives in Oakland, California.

Rebecca M. Berrú-Davis is currently a Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at St John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota. Her research is focused on the intersection of art, faith, and justice as a place to understand the spiritual and religious expressions of those located on the margins of society. Her research is focused on women, particularly on Latin American and US Latina women’s creative activity evidenced in the home, the church, and the community.

Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi is professor of global Christianities and mission studies at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. His most recent publication, co-authored with Justo L. González, To All Nations From All Nations: A History of the Christian Missionary Movement (Abingdon Press, 2013), received the 2013 Book Award for Excellence in Mission Studies from the American Society of Missiology.

Victor Carmona is assistant professor of moral theology at Oblate School of Theology. He received his PhD from the University of Notre Dame in 2014. His primary area of research is Christian immigration ethics, with a focus on the theoretical and practical implications of preference systems developed within the Christian tradition. His scholarly interests also include medieval and modern Catholic social thought, US Hispanic theology, and Latin American theology.

Gilberto Cavazos-González, OFM earned his doctorate in theology (spirituality) at Rome’s Pontifical Antonianum University. He is professor of spirituality at the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. He focuses his research and his several books and articles on the relationship between the spiritual classics, the social teaching of the church, and ministry.

María Teresa Dávila assistant professor of Christian ethics at Andover Newton Theological School, is a Roman Catholic laywoman. Her current research focuses on definitions and expressions of public witness, activism, and advocacy among people of faith, as a way to get at how Christians in the US understand the preferential option for the poor. Her publications include essays on immigration, public theology, race, and the use of the social sciences in Christian ethics.

Neomi De Anda a Tejana, serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Dayton, and holds a PhD in constructive theology from Loyola University. Her research areas include Latin@ theologies and women of Latin America prior to the twentieth century. She has received the Louisville Institute First Book Grant for Minority Scholars; been named one of “12 Catholic women under 40 making a difference” to the US Catholic church by the National Catholic Reporter; and is a Fellow of the Hispanic Theological Initiative.

Orlando O. Espín is professor of systematic theology and religious studies at the University of San Diego. He has authored or edited ten volumes, and several hundred articles published in US, European, and Latin American academic journals. His theological research has been on popular religion, on traditioning, and on culture. He is part of the first generation of Latino/a theologians.

Eduardo Fernández, SJ is professor of missiology and Latino/a theology at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University at Berkeley, and at the Graduate Theological Union. He publishes, gives workshops and retreats, and assists at local parishes. The author of La Cosecha: Harvesting Contemporary United States Hispanic Theology (1972–1998) (Liturgical Press, 2000), an introduction to US Latino/a theology, he also co-authored with James Empereur La Vida Sacra: Contemporary Hispanic Sacramental Theology (Rowman and Littlefield, 2006) and Mexican American Catholics (Paulist Press, 2007).

Sixto J. García earned his doctorate in systematic and philosophical theology at the University of Notre Dame. A layman, he taught theology for many years at St Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Florida. He recently retired, and is completing a monograph on “faith and grace in Francisco de Vitoria’s theology.”

Roberto S. Goizueta is the Margaret O’Brien Flatley Professor of Catholic Theology at Boston College. He is a former president of both the Catholic Theological Society of America and the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States. He has published widely in the areas of US Latino/a theology, liberation theology, and theological aesthetics.

Robyn Henderson-Espinoza a native Texan, is completing her doctoral dissertation in philosophy, cultural and queer studies, and ethics at Denver University/Iliff School of Theology.

José R. Irizarry is a professor of practical theology and director of Cambridge College, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Daisy L. Machado is a native of Camagüey, Cuba, and came to live in the US when she was three years old. She was raised in New York City. She has a BA from Brooklyn College, an MSW from Hunter College School of Social Work, a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York, and a PhD from the Divinity School, University of Chicago. She is currently professor of American religious history at Union Theological Seminary, where she recently completed her tenure as dean of academic affairs, the second woman and first Latina to occupy that position. She is also the director of the Hispanic Summer Program – again, the first Latina to hold the position.

Néstor Medina is a Latino-Canadian theologian. He is assistant professor of theology and culture at Regent University School of Theology. He received his PhD at the University of Toronto, Toronto School of Theology. He has published articles on liberation theology, Latina/o theology, and Pentecostalism, and authored Mestizaje: (Re)Mapping “Race,” Culture, and Faith in Latina/o Catholicism (Orbis, 2009), which won the 2012 Hispanic Theological Initiative’s Book Award. More recently, he became the recipient of a Louisville Institute book grant for minority scholars, to work on his upcoming book Humanity, Culture, and the Spirit. His areas of research and interest are popular religion, culture and theology, liberation theologies, postcolonial and intercultural discourses, Latina/o and Latin American Pentecostalisms, and pneumatology.

Matilde Moros is assistant dean for special programs, director of field education, and instructor of Christian social ethics at New Brunswick Theological Seminary. She is a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and author of several articles on ethics and higher education.

Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández is associate professor of Hispanic theology and ministry and director of the Hispanic theology and ministry program at the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, Illinois. Among her research interests are explorations of the intersections of béisbol y teología – most recently including a book, ¿El Santo! Baseball and the Canonization of Roberto Clemente, which is to appear as part of the Sport and Religion series of Mercer University Press.

Luis G. Pedraja is a Latino theologian and educator, currently serving as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Antioch University, Los Angeles. He is the author of Jesus is My Uncle: Christology from a Hispanic Perspective (Abingdon Press, 1999) and Teologia: An Introduction to Hispanic Theology (Abingdon Press, 2004), as well as numerous articles on theology, process philosophy, postmodernism, and higher education.

Altagracia Pérez is a PhD candidate in practical theology with an emphasis in Christian education at Claremont School of Theology. She serves as the canon for congregational vitality for the episcopal diocese of New York. She has served the church in urban contexts for over 30 years.

Nancy Pineda-Madrid is associate professor of theology at Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry. She holds a doctorate in systematic and philosophical theology from the Graduate Theological Union. She is the author of Suffering and Salvation in Ciudad Juárez (Fortress Press, 2011), which advances a theological interpretation of the tragic killing of women (feminicide). She co-edited the book Christian Hope: Promise, Possibility and Fulfillment (Paulist Press, 2013).

Gary Riebe-Estrella, SVD, is dean emeritus of Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, and served twice as president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States. Author of numerous articles and chapters on practical theology and theological education, he is co-editor with Timothy Matovina of Horizons of the Sacred: Mexican Traditions in U.S. Catholicism (Cornell University Press, 2002).

Rubén Rosario-Rodríguez is an associate professor of systematic theology in the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. His first book, Racism and God-Talk: A Latino/a Perspective (New York University Press, 2008), was awarded the Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award in Theology for 2011. Currently, he is director of Saint Louis University's MA program in theology, and serves the church as an ordained Presbyterian minister (PCUSA).

Jean-Pierre Ruiz is on the faculty of the department of theology and religious studies at St John’s University, New York, where he is also a senior research fellow of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society. He earned his doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University, and his 2011 book, Readings from the Edges: The Bible and People on the Move (Orbis), received a Catholic Press Association award.

Elieser Valentín is a much-sought-after political consultant and adviser to numerous national elected officials and political candidates. He is also pastor of the Iglesia Evangélica Bautista in New York City and has taught at Union Theological Seminary, New York Theological Seminary and Hunter College (CUNY). Besides a number of articles and chapters, he is editor of Sermons from the Latino/a Pulpit (Judson Press, forthcoming).

Introduction

Orlando O. Espín

Since the late 1970s there has developed among Latino/a scholars of religion a manner of theologizing that has become known as Latino/a theology. The chapters in this volume will offer the reader a panoramic view of this theological approach. This Introduction will attempt to generally describe Latino/a theology, as well as clarify a few terms and methodological approaches.

Latinos and Latinas

Latinos and Latinas – also referred to as Latinos/as or Latinas/os or Latin@s or Latin@´s or Hispanics – are the US communities and persons whose cultural and historical roots are to be found in Latin America. As we begin this volume, a few very important clarifications on the term or expression “Latinos/as” are in order, in order to help the reader understand its usage, and to begin delving into the contexts that begat Latino/a theologies.