Ties That Bind: African American and Hispanic American/Latino/a Theologies in DialogueAnthony B. Pinn, Benjamin Valentin Bloomsbury Academic, 2001 - 286 The latter half of the twentieth century saw the development of liberationist and progressive theologies whose aim is both to understand life and to enhance it by focusing attention on the ways in which certain groups and ethnic minorities suffer injustices that are traceable to political economy and culture. Although African-American and Hispanic/Latino(a) theologies emerged side by side, the development and analysis of theology within these ethnic groups occurred independently of each other. That is to say, African-American and Hispanic/Latino(a) theologians and religious scholars have rarely inquired into the possibility and desirability of a cross-cultural dialogue between these two communities. Acknowledging both the previous lack of substantive dialogue and the present need for coalition among disadvantaged groups, five African-American and five Hispanic/Latino(a) theologians here explore their common historical and cultural heritage and their similar chronicle of struggle and affirmation. The aim is develop overarching meaning systems that encourage and sustain holistic imagination, notions of self and communal integrity, social activism, and solidarity. Among the topics treated are the core themes, concerns, and historical development of these two theologies; the roles played by scripture, tradition, imagination, and individual and collective experience; popular religion; Womanist and Mujerista theologies; ways of dealing with pain, suffering, and subjugation; and, finally, strategies for building bridges between communities of struggle. |
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... social , political , and economic relations that must be equally kept in mind when theorizing on matters of identity ... social antagonism , the fracturing of emancipatory social move- ments , the deterioration of a spirit of solidarity ...
... social and political processes with the Biblical idea of the " God of life . " For instance , the late Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero understood that faith in the " God of life " demanded awareness and struggle against political ...
... social and political agendas were designed for the benefit of oth- ers . As a people desiring to experience our human " inalienable rights , " the church became our most significant vehicle for social change . Most every major movement ...
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Acknowledgments | 11 |
PART I | 17 |
An Introduction to and | 38 |
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