Across Borders

Latin Perspectives in the Americas Reshaping Religion, Theology, and Life

Contributions by Nestor O. Miguez, Michelle A. Gonzalez, Jung Mo Sung, Miguel A. De La Torre Iliff School of Theology, Nancy Elizabeth Bedford Edited by Joerg Rieger Vanderbilt University

Publication date:

20 June 2013

Length of book:

166 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

Dimensions:

234x159mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780739175330

While work in theology and religious studies by scholars in Latin America and by Latino/a scholars in the United States has made substantial contributions to the current scholarship in the field, there are few projects where scholars from these various contexts are working together. Across Borders:Latin Perspectives in the Americas Reshaping Religion, Theology, and Life is unique, as it brings leading scholars from both worlds into the conversation. The chapters of this book deal with the complexities of solidarity, the intersections of the popular and the religious, the example of Afro-Cubanisms, the meaning of popular liberation struggles, Hispanic identity formation at the U.S. border, and the unique promise of studying religion and theology in the tensions between North and South in the Americas.
Rarely have scholars of theology and religious studies from North and South America collaborated on a project that argues for reimagining the study of religion. . . .an acute attention to the power differentials at work in the United States and Latin America inform these writings. . . .[the book's] quality owes much to the visionary and distinguished scholars published here. . . .and their unflinching commitment to truth-telling about what many would rather not think about.