Engaging Latino/a/x Theologies
A Conversation
- Theology
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2024
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Publisher's Description
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."
Endorsements (9)
“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.”
“Sharon Heaney charts a journey from Northern Ireland to el corazón of Latin@ theologies . . . and models the wisdom of doing theology en conjunto.”
“This book is essential reading for all who wish to construct a bridge forward to spiritual healing and reconstruction.”
“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.”
“Engaging Latino/a/x Theologies functions as a model for theologians reflecting upon colonial realities from their particular contexts.”
“This book does what all great works of theology do: with hope, it helps us to better understand our place in the world.”
“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.”
“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.”
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