Liberating spiritualities : reimagining faith in the Américas / Christopher D. Tirres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tirres, Christopher D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spirituality--Christianity.

Spirituality.

Liberation theology.

Social change--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Liberating Spiritualities explores human spirituality as a socially transformative praxis. The book foregrounds the work of six exemplary, though largely understudied, twentieth-century liberation thinkers from across the Americas: Marxist philosopher José Carlos Mariátegui, educator and philosopher Paulo Freire, constructive theologian Virgilio Elizondo, cultural and feminist theorist Gloria Anzaldúa, mujerista theologian Ada María Isasi-Díaz, and ecofeminist theologian Ivone Gebara. Though these visionaries vary widely in terms of their own religious commitments, they share a common critique of colonial Christendom, they take a preferential option for the poor, and they value spirituality as an integral quality of human experience. Tirres's groundbreaking transdisciplinary study mobilizes liberationist and pragmatic insights to illuminate how these organic intellectuals creatively interweave spirituality, social activism, and intelligence in a manner that is nonreductive, emergentist, and relational. The result is a fresh and highly original interpretation of six preeminent socially-engaged thinkers whose work remains ever relevant for our world today"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781531508340

9781531508333