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Latino/a Theology and the Bible : Ethnic-Racial Reflections on Interpretation.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lozada Jr., Francisco,.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Hispanic American theology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (313 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Latino/a Theology and the Bible
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Fortress Academic, 2021.
- Summary:
- This book examines the ways in which Latino/a theologians approach the Bible and its interpretation today. It brings together for this purpose a splendid array of voices, who reflect the diversity of ecclesial affiliation and religious traditions at work in the project of Latino/a Theology.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Latino/a Theology and Studies: A Note
- Part I: Introduction
- Chapter 1: Approaching the Bible in Latino/a Theology: Doing Theological Construction and Biblical Criticism in an Ethnic-Racial Key
- The Trajectory of Biblical Studies
- The Tradition of Theological Studies
- Latino/a Theology and the Bible: Situating the Project
- A Concluding Word: Looking Ahead
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Part II: Latino/a Theology
- Chapter 2: Reading and Hearing Scripture in the Latina/o Pentecostal Community
- Reading and Hearing Scripture in Pentecostal Communities: Then and Now
- El Culto: Reading and Hearing Scripture in the Traditional Latina/o Pentecostal Service
- Spirit-filled Servant Leadership: A Latina/o Pentecostal Reading of Acts 6:1-6
- Concluding Comments
- Chapter 3: "She orders all things suavemente": A Lascasian Interpretation
- Portraying Las Casas
- Las Casas, Scriptural Interpreter
- The Only Way to Call-Wisdom 8:1
- In Defense of the Indians: The Wedding Banquet (Luke 14:15-24)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4: Biblical Silence: Where is the Bible in Latino/a Theology?
- Latino/a Popular Religion
- Latino/a Biblical Scholarship
- San Lázaro
- Chapter 5: Is It Truly a "Good" Book? The Bible, Empowerment, and Liberation
- Is It Truly a "Good" Book?
- The Field of Biblical Criticism and My Theological Task
- Guidelines toward Embracing the Bible as a Good Book
- Chapter 6: Reading against the Grain: Scripture and Constructive Evangélica Theology
- Reading from this Place: Social Location
- Reading against the Grain: Postcolonial Readings in a Colonized World.
- Reading against the Grain: Listening through Testimonios and Coritos
- Chapter 7: Darkening the Image: An other Allegory of the Beauty of the Shulamite 1
- Dark S(k)ins
- Colonizing Pendulums
- Of Tones and Rhythms of Flesh
- Final Musings . . .
- Chapter 8: La Guadalupe, The Bible, Pentecost
- Guadalupe and Revelation 12
- Guadalupe and the Holy Spirit
- Guadalupe and Pentecost
- Chapter 9: Liberation Hermeneutics in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Exegesis: A Latino/a Perspective
- An Exercise in Comparative Theology
- Why Liberation Hermeneutics?
- The Prophet Jonah: A Case Study in Comparative Liberative Hermenutics19
- Chapter 10: Popular Ritual as Liberating Pedagogy
- Contextual Theologies: Contributions and Challenges
- Popular Religion and Popular Ritual in U.S. Latino/a Theology
- A Pedagogical Approach to Popular Ritual
- Implications for Constructive Theology and Biblical Criticism
- Part III: Conclusions
- Chapter 11: How Do Latino/a Theologians Employ Scripture?
- Critical Analysis: Scripture in Theology-Role and Force
- A Closing Comment
- Chapter 12: Approaching Latino/a Theology and the Bible: Doing Cultural Analysis on an Ethnic-Racial Key
- Latino/a Studies: Introduction
- First Phase: Formation and Definition
- Second Phase: Consolidation and Maturation
- Third Phase: Transformation and Empowerment
- Latinx Studies and Latino/a Theology: Conjunction
- Latino/a Theology and the Bible: Situating the Project within Latino/a Studies
- Concluding Word: A Look Forward
- Names Index
- Subjects Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-0550-6
- OCLC:
- 1247655551
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