Maria Pilar Aquino

Beyond Borders

Theology

“To speak about Virgilio Elizondo is to speak about a liberating vision of a new civilization that actualizes the deepest human desires for dignity, justice, reconciliation, and true happiness. His name is associated with the emergence and development of a theological perspective committed to emancipate the potentialities of the human experience from a global and an ecumenical perspective. Distinctive is his intercultural-mestizo approach to the faith experience, to ministry, and to theology. This book unfolds Virgilio's thought and insights on central themes, such as Religious Education as Pastoral Theology, Popular Religion, Christology, the Experience of God, the notion of Borders, and honors his vision and contribution. The readers will experience first hand Virgilio's power to release joy and imagination as we continue to shape the cognitive sphere of faith.”

Empowering Memory and Movement

“What a gift is this book! It gives us vintage Schüssler Fiorenza—as generous in engagement as she is irascible; as much the disciplined listener as the take-no-prisoners debater; as much the bridge-builder and facilitator of conversation as the radical critic. As a window onto the work of a genuine public intellectual the collected essays, with their wide ranging topics that never float away from things that matter, will be for many for a long time insightful, disturbing, and challenging." —Vincent L. Wimbush Claremont Graduate University "Schüssler Fiorenza has often described the work of feminist theology and biblical interpretation as a spiraling dance. This book is such a dance, circling back to her earliest memories of childhood and theological training, while also moving forward into current scholarly debates, all the while intent on constructing a ‘politics of memory’ to nourish the future of feminist studies. Those who have followed Schüssler Fiorenza’s theoretically rich scholarship will appreciate here the integration of her auto/biographical reflections into that scholarship, as windows both into how this path-breaking scholar has been shaped by her culture and also her agency in resisting the dominant scripts of that culture." —Shelly Matthews Brite Divinity School "Written with a vivid and intellectually exquisite language, this is a paradigmatic book that illustrates the power of both, articulating the intersection of autobiography and academic studies in politically subversive ways, and providing motivation to the wo/men’s struggles for human rights, justice, and well-being with the theoretical frameworks of a critical feminist analytic, hermeneutic, and the*logy of liberation.”

En la Lucha / In the Struggle

Theology

“Ada María's book is an affirmation of hope in our struggles for justice. She shows the motives of our journey toward liberation rooted in Latina cultures and our condition as mestiza women.... Her insights will creatively influence both academic and religious communities.”

Intersectional Theology

Theology

“An insightful contribution to feminist studies in religion and theology, Kim and Shaw address the complexities of social difference and their influence on theological method and practice by articulating an intersectional theology committed to constructive transformation of society, church, and theology.”