Mapping Public Theology Beyond Culture, Identity, and Difference

Name: Mapping Public Theology Beyond Culture, Identity, and Difference
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ISBN: 9781563383915

ISBN-10: 1563383918

ISBN-13: 9781563383915

Edition: 2002

Authors: Benjamin Valentin

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Explores the ways that Hispanic/Latino theology can overcome its fractious nature to heighten its relevance to society and politics.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 11/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Staging Ground of U.S. Hispanic/Latino Theology: Latino/a Life in the United States


Introduction


Hispanics or Latino/as: Their Recent Past and Present


The Mexicans and Mexican Americans/Chicanos


The Puerto Ricans


The Cubans


Other Latino/as: Central and South Americans, and Dominicans


Forging a Panethnic Latino/a Identity



Traversing the Enchantment with Symbolic Culture and Identity Politics in U.S. Hispanic/Latino Theology


Introduction


Culture, Identity, and Difference: Mestizaje and Popular Religion


Latino/a Culture and Identity Matters


The Cultural Configurations of Latino/a Mestizaje


The Theorizing of Mestizaje in U.S. Hispanic/Latino


Theology: Virgilio Elizondo's The Future Is Mestizo and Galilean Journey


Popular Religion in U.S. Hispanic/Latino Theology: Orlando Espin's The Faith of the People


Playing "Beyond" Symbolic Culture, Identity Politics, and Difference: The Need for a Public Theology



Cultivating a Public Perspective in Hispanic/Latino Theological Discourse


Mapping Public Theology


The Value of the Public Realm and a Publicist Outlook


Liberalism, Individualism, and the Eclipse of the Public


Capitalism versus the Cultivation of a Public Perception


Racism, the Rise of Identity Politics, and the Significance of a Public Disposition


Activist Coalitions, Public Discourse, and Theology



Expanding Visions, Fusing Horizons: Latino/a Theology and Public Discourse


Introduction


Diversity, Equality, Multiple Publics, and Interpublic Relations in the Public Sphere


Coupling the Aspirations of Latino/a Theology and Public Discourse


Selected Bibliography


Index