Robert Chao Romero
Biography
Robert Chao Romero wrote Brown Church and the foreword to Buried Seeds, and co-wrote Christianity and Critical Race Theory with Jeff M. Liou.
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A Little Book for New Historians
“If we take McKenzie's warnings about American 'present-tense culture' seriously and apply his lessons of history as the remembered past, the solutions for many of our contemporary racial problems would soon become clear. This book provides practical reflection and instruction on the development of historical thinking skills and growth of historical consciousness. I wish I had it when I was a new historian.”
Theology
“Evangelical discourse on work has been contradictory, emphasizing the intrinsic dignity of work while also allowing exploitative labor conditions to persist. This leads many to leave the church because it seems as if evangelicals side with Pharaoh. Gustine traces the historical and theological origins of the contradiction, charts a faithful theological path forward, and restores evangelical Christian witness.”
Christian Living
“In inspiring prose of metaphorical flor y canto (flower and song), Armas honors the spiritual dignity of our abuelas, mothers, and aunts, who are the unsung spiritual heroes of our Latine families. In the stories of women from sacred Scripture, she unearths the themes of their lessons and uplifts the abuelita faith that has shaped the Brown church for centuries.”
Christian Living
“Con una prosa inspiradora de flor y canto metafórico, Armas honra la dignidad espiritual de nuestras abuelas, madres y tías, que son las heroínas espirituales anónimas de nuestras familias latines. Desentierra los temas de sus lecciones en las historias de mujeres de las Sagradas Escrituras y eleva la fe de abuelita que ha dado forma a la iglesia morena durante siglos”.”
“In Chingona, la doctora offers a brave and rare testimonio of the Chicana/Latina experience. Incorporating the best of Chicanx Studies and CRT in education, she captures the struggle of so many of our sisters and primas and points us ultimately to Jesús, the prototype curandero.”
Churches, Cultures, and Leadership
Church Leadership & Ministry
“The United States is in the midst of a profound diversity explosion that will continue to transform the church for decades to come. Mark Branson and Juan Martinez supply a proven multidisciplinary model of practical theology, which enlarges our capacity to navigate these increasing intercultural complexities.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“The church in America will be recovering from the Trump presidency for many years to come, and De La Torre puts his finger squarely on the problem from a sociological and theological standpoint. The Trump regime buttressed ‘white Christianity,’ the insidious worldview that embraces racial supremacy and believes in the manifest destiny of white bodies to occupy the highest echelons of power, profits, and privilege.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“As many leave the local church because of the conflation of Christianity with partisan politics, one related danger is the reflexive replacement of their former ethical commitments with secular ideologies of another stripe. Discerning Ethics is a helpful tool for those who are deconstructing their faith and looking for thoughtful theological reflections on key issues such as immigration, mass incarceration, racism, and education.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“García-Johnson is a master of the intersection of decolonial theory and theology. He helps us understand our current moment of ‘Babel rebooted’ in the authoritarian populist regime of Donald Trump and calls us forward to an exciting vision of ‘re-existencia’ in the Holy Spirit and a church without borders.”
Engaging Latino/a/x Theologies
Theology
“This book is essential reading for all who wish to construct a bridge forward to spiritual healing and reconstruction.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“The US church is in sharp decline. As in the days of Jesus of Nazareth, however, hope sometimes springs from unexpected and forsaken places such as 'Galilee of the Gentiles.' Costanzo, Yang, and Soerens point us to those voices of hope from the global and rapidly growing immigrant church.”
Women
“Though powerfully centering the diverse voices of women in the academy, this book is for all of us who strive to pursue an undivided calling as parents and professors in Jesus' name. For me, it is a source of grace and learning.”
Theology
“García-Johnson provides a long-overdue theological and theoretical bridge between theology, ethnic studies, and postcolonial studies. He dignifies the indigenous and African descent peoples and cultures of the Americas and compellingly argues that the Spirit of God is presently healing the colonial wound of Latin America through the religious imaginaries and practices of native communities.”
Struggling with Evangelicalism
“Stringer disentangles evangelicalism's current politically tainted brand in the United States from its historical roots and diverse global embodiment. His nuanced discussion offers something to think about for those on both sides of the debate.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Esther, Moses, and Paul to demonstrate how privilege can be generative and liberating, compelling us to participate as ambassadors of God’s justice in innovative and subversive ways.”
The Gospel of Peace in a Violent World
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Nonviolence is often wrongly equated with passivity and inaction. As demonstrated by this diverse and provocative collection of essays, just peacemaking and nonviolent direct action are part of a rich Christian social justice tradition that is now more important than ever.”
The Identity and Mission of the Korean American Church
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Although Christianity faces steep declines in most western contexts, Korean American churches remain centers of vital faith. As with other immigrant churches, however, they face a variety of pressing issues related to race, cultural identity, and the second generation. These interdisciplinary theological essays are a model for any immigrant church seeking to move beyond the first generation aim of cultural survival and preservation, to a mission of radical hospitality and becoming a church for others.”
The Power of Love for Reaching Out to “the Other”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“In the following pages, Dr. Johnny Ramirez-Johnson supplies a compelling interdisciplinary discussion of theology, social science, and psychology which offers hope for getting past our current racial divides. As a pastor, Harvard-trained educator, and Fuller Seminary missiologist, Ramirez-Johnson presents his original IMAGE-IQ framework . . . to help us gain an understanding of the unconscious logic, values, and beliefs that limit dialogue and hinder koinonia across ethnic difference.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“In Chicana/o Studies, many reject Christianity because of the unsettling truth that white racial nationalism has historically infected the American Church and perverted the biblical message of Jesus Christ. Drawing from a unique indigenous perspective, Charles and Rah persuasively trace the historical roots of such nationalism to the Doctrine of Discovery and settler colonialism, and call the church to lament and conciliation. Unsettling Truths tears down a stronghold that has held the American church in captivity for four centuries.”
“In Untold Stories, Rios uncovers the structural inequalities and racial bias that hinder the diversification of many Christian colleges and universities. Drawing upon rigorous social-scientific methods and critical-race storytelling, Rios’s study is the first of its kind to faithfully, and honestly, share the stories of Latinx administrators in Christian higher education.”
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