Engaging Latino/a/x Theologies: A Conversation
Ebook
Sharon E. Heaney describes how the life-giving interruption of Latin American poets, novelists, artists, and theologians changed her life in a conflict-ridden Northern Ireland. An outsider, in this study she provides an engagement with a stream of theology in the United States she takes to be exemplary. Latino/a/x theology is teologia en conjunto (collaborative theology). It models ways to examine complicated and contested histories and identities, and it resists dominant assumptions about theological points of departure in favor of also valuing the everyday as locus theologicus. Identifying major themes and foundational thinkers, alongside more recent developments, Heaney offers an overview and invites readers to further reading, study, and formation. Modelling what it esteems, each chapter closes in conversation with a Latino/a/x leader in the church. The conclusion is written by practical theologian, Altagracia Perez-Bullard. She affirms, this "is not just an intellectual exercise, . . . this engagement . . . is the practice of our lives as we journey with God and as we journey with one another. . . . It is an exciting journey. It changes us."
“Engaging Latino/a/x Theologies is an exercise in academic-intellectual border-crossing . . . which is both a call to and an example for us all to do likewise.”
—Fernando Segovia, professor of New Testament and early Christianity, Vanderbilt University Divinity School
“Sharon Heaney charts a journey from Northern Ireland to el corazón of Latin@ theologies . . . and models the wisdom of doing theology en conjunto.”
—Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández, professor of Hispanic theology and ministry, Catholic Theological Union
“This book is essential reading for all who wish to construct a bridge forward to spiritual healing and reconstruction.”
—Robert Chao Romero, vice chair and director of graduate studies, UCLA Chavez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies.
“Sharon Heaney skillfully captures a family portrait that radiates with a vibrant diversity of unique knowledge bases. . . . This book serves as a poignant reminder of the wonderful cloud of Latino/a/x Christian witnesses that envelop and inspire us.”
—Oscar García-Johnson, professor of theology and Latino/a/e studies, Fuller Theological Seminary.
“Engaging Latino/a/x Theologies functions as a model for theologians reflecting upon colonial realities from their particular contexts.”
—Neomi DeAnda, associate professor of religious studies, University of Dayton
“This book does what all great works of theology do: with hope, it helps us to better understand our place in the world.”
—Amir Hussain, professor of theological studies, Loyola Marymount University
“This book is a welcome model of a much-needed path for teachers and students of any background to collaborate creatively and with integrity across difference.”
—Carla E. Roland Guzmán, assistant professor of church history, The General Theological Seminary
“If you accept Sharon Heaney’s invitation to this dialogue, you will be able to see the world, the church, our communities, and yourself with fresh and Spirit-like eyes.”
—Yoimel Gonzalez Hernandez, dean of Latino Deacon’s School, Episcopal Diocese of Washington
- Title: Engaging Latino/a/x Theologies: A Conversation
- Authors: Sharon E. Heaney, Elizabeth Conde-Frazier
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666701104, 9781666701098, 1666701092, 9781666701081, 1666701084, 1666701106
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666701104
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-01T13:50:37Z
Sharon E. Heaney is associate professor of theology and Latin American studies and director of the Academic Resource Center, Virginia Theological Seminary. She is the author of Contextual Theology for Latin America (2008).