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Asian Latinxs, Mestizaje, and Intercultural Theology.

Bloomsbury Collections: Religious Studies 2026 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Kang, Hanna.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Asian American theology.
Hispanic American theology.
Latin Americans--United States--Religion.
Latin Americans.
Cultural fusion--United States.
Cultural fusion.
Race--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Race.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (187 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2026.
Summary:
This book conducts an in-depth analysis of mestizaje (cultural and racial mixture), recentering the voices and experiences of Asian Latinxs in Latinx theology.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Asian Latinxs
Chapter 1: The Varieties of Mestizaje Realities
Mestizaje in US Latinx Theology
Virgilio Elizondo: Understanding Liberation and Latinx Theologies
Double Marginalization and the Emergence of the New People
Isasi-Díaz: Mestizaje-Mulatez as a Moral Choice
Later Works on Mestizaje: Complementing the Missing Pieces
Mestizaje: A Contested Field
Mestizaje: Beyond Identity
Mestizaje in El Salvador and Argentina
Excursus: A Sketch on Asian American Hybridity
Can We Find Common Ground?
Chapter 2: Mestizaje: Where Is the Asian Contribution?
Mexico: Chinese Immigrants in the Country of Mestizaje
The Myth of Mestizaje and the Arrival of the Unassimilable
Living on the Border
Brazil: Japanese Immigrants in the Country of Racial Democracy
Brazil and Racial Democracy
The Positive Minority
Argentina: South Korean Immigrants in the Paris of South America
Korean Settlement in Argentina
Creating Ethnic Havens
Chinos!
Between Voluntary and Forced Insulation
Contributions to the Mestizaje Discourse
Chapter 3: Prophetic Presence: A Theological Reflection on the Asian Latinx Mestizaje
Triple Consciousness and Mestizo/a Identity in the Third Space
Third Space Matters
Asian Latinxs and Mestizaje: Una Mancha Más al Tigre?
Triple Consciousness and Latinx Theology
Understanding Prophetic Presence: Latinx Catholics
What Makes Latinx Catholics a Prophetic Presence?
Contextualizing Prophetic Presence
Denunciation: Undivided Spirituality
Annunciation: Source of Renewal
Asian Latinxs as a Prophetic Presence
Revisiting Latinx Identity in the Academy
Diversity from an Intercultural Perspective
Nuancing Mestizaje.
Chapter 4: An Asian Latinx Reading of Hagar and Ruth
Reading the Bible Latinamente
Why Hagar and Ruth?
The Place of Context Within Latinx Biblical Interpretation
Marginality
The Cry of Hagar
Hagar, the Egyptian Concubine
Marginality and the Relationship Between Hagar and Sarah
God and Marginality
Intercultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Marginality
The Oath of Ruth
Ruth, the Moabite Wife
Marginality and the Relationship Between Ruth and Naomi
Deep Solidarity
Deep Solidarity in Latinx Theology
Conclusion
Conclusion: The Many Voices in the Wilderness
Appendix: Further Reading
Bibliography
Index
Index Locorum.
Notes:
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ISBN:
9781978763135
9798216264385
OCLC:
1597392134

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