Racism and God-Talk: A Latino/a Perspective2011 Winner of the Book Awards Contest in the Discipline of Theology Presented by Alpha Sigma Nu |
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... Race relations— Religious aspects—Christianity. 3. Racism—North America. 4. Race relations—North America. 5. Theology—Latin America. 6. Theology—North America. I. Title. BT734.2.R625 2008 277.0089—dc22 2008004085 New York University ...
... Race in North America Exploring Mestizaje as Theological Metaphor The Public Relevance of Theology II The Theological Response 4 5 Guadalupe: Imago Dei Reconsidered The Mestizo Christ 6 The Spirit of Community Conclusion: Toward a ...
... race, embraces Paul's eschatological vision of a community in which distinctions of race, class, and gender are transcended in Christ as a normative statement for understanding Christian identity. However, in the North American context, ...
... race from a primarily theological perspective. Within academic discourse there exists a consensus opinion that the Industrial Revolution and the growth of capitalism are directly responsible for the rise of American racist thought;4 ...
... race in the public arena by offering the metaphor of mestizaje, or mutual cultural exchange, as a challenge to the church that it recognize the effects of racial and ethnic particularity in all theological construction. Toward a ...
Contents
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The Theological Response | 151 |
Toward a Mestizo Church | 236 |
Notes | 251 |
Index | 291 |
About the Author | 297 |