Jesus in the Hispanic Community: Images of Christ from Theology to Popular Religion - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664234283 ISBN 13: 9780664234287

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010

Synopsis

This first-of-its-kind collection reveals U.S. Latino/a theological scholarship as a vital terrain of study in the search for better understanding of the varieties of religious experience in the United States. While the insights of Latino/a theologians from Central and South America have gained attention among professional theologians, until now the role of U.S. Latino/a theology in the formation of North American theological identity has been largely unacknowledged. Nonetheless, the four-centuries old Latino/a presence in the United States has been forming a rich, creative, and distinctively North American Latino/a Christology. Exploring both constructive theology and popular religion, this collection of essays from top U.S. Latino/a scholars reveals the varieties of religious experience in the United States and the importance of Latino/a understandings of Christ to both academy and community.

About this title

About the Author:

Harold J. Recinos is Professor of Church and Society at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. He is the author of a number of books including Hear the Cry! A Latino Pastor Challenges the Church.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0664234283
• ISBN 13: 9780664234287
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Recinos Harold J., Magallanes Hugo