Mapping Public Theology
Subtitle: Beyond Culture, Identity, and Difference
Publisher: Trinity Press International
Published: November 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781563383915
Subjects: Christian theology; Religion; Religion - Theology; Christian Theology - General; Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies; Theology; Hispanic American theology; Christianity - Theology - General
Description: "In Mapping Public Theology, Benjamin Valentin explores the ways that one of these theologies - Hispanic/Latino theology - can overcome its fractious nature and strengthen its relevance to society and politics in general. He provides a model for mapping a public theology that transcends the borders. Rather than embracing a kind of identity politics, Valentin says, Hispanic/Latino theology needs to move beyond narrow categories to examine and speak to larger issues such as the political economy and classism, engagement with public policy, and racial and ethnic social relations. Hispanic/Latino theology must use its resources to address a wider audience on social justice and should provide broader visions of social and political emancipation."--Jacket.