| A Reader in Latina Feminist Theology: Religion and Justice Contributor(s): Aquino, María Pilar (Editor), Machado, Daisy L. (Editor), Rodríguez, Jeanette (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0292705123 ISBN-13: 9780292705128 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: "To my knowledge, this anthology is the first attempt to give a comprehensive account of the emerging field of Latina feminist theology, and the various contributions illustrate how variegated this field promises to be." -- Elisabeth Schu ssler Fiorenza, Krister Stendahl Professor of Scripture and Interpretation, Harvard Divinity School Speaking for the growing community of Latina feminist theologians, the editors of this volume write, "With the emergence and growth of the feminist theologies of liberation, we no longer wait for others to define or validate our experience of life and faith.... We want to express in our own words our plural ways of experiencing God and our plural ways of living our faith. And these ways have a liberative tone." With twelve original essays by emerging and established Latina feminist theologians, this first-of-its-kind volume adds the perspectives, realities, struggles, and spiritualities of U.S. Latinas to the larger feminist theological discourse. The editors have gathered writings from both Roman Catholics and Protestants and from various Latino/a communities. The writers address a wide array of theological concerns: popular religion, denominational presence and attraction, methodology, lived experience, analysis of nationhood, and interpretations of life lived on a border that is not only geographic but also racial, gendered, linguistic, and religious. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Theology - General - History | Latin America - General |
| Dewey: 230.082 |
| LCCN: 2001041439 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.22" W x 8.64" (0.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Speaking for the growing community of Latina feminist theologians, the editors of this volume write, With the emergence and growth of the feminist theologies of liberation, we no longer wait for others to define or validate our experience of life and faith. . . . We want to express in our own words our plural ways of experiencing God and our plural ways of living our faith. And these ways have a liberative tone. With twelve original essays by emerging and established Latina feminist theologians, this first-of-its-kind volume adds the perspectives, realities, struggles, and spiritualities of U.S. Latinas to the larger feminist theological discourse. The editors have gathered writings from both Roman Catholics and Protestants and from various Latino/a communities. The writers address a wide array of theological concerns: popular religion, denominational presence and attraction, methodology, lived experience, analysis of nationhood, and interpretations of life lived on a border that is not only geographic but also racial, gendered, linguistic, and religious. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aquino, Mar: - María Pilar Aquino is Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego.Machado, Daisy L.: - Daisy L. Machado is Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Church History at Union Theological Seminary. |