Sor Juana
Subtitle: Beauty and Justice in the Americas
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: October 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781570754944
Subjects: Christian theology; Sister,; Juana Ines de la Cruz,; Christianity - Catholicism; Theology; Body, Mind & Spirit; Religion - Catholicism; Religion - Classic Works; Religion; Juana InÃ¢es de la Cruz,; Christian Life - Inspirational - Catholic; Christianity - Catholic; Spirituality - General; 1651-1695; 17th century; History; Juana Inâes de la Cruz,; Mexico
First sentence: Ignored or forgotten by present-day Latin American liberation theology, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is a compelling seventeenth-century Mexican figure whose work offers a significant voice both to the history of Christian thought and to contemporary theology.
Description: "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, a seventeenth-century Mexican nun, is one of the most compelling figures of her age. A prolific writer, a learned scholar, and the first woman theologian of the Americas, she was also a defender of the dignity and rights of women in the midst of a fiercely patriarchal culture. In this study, Michelle Gonzalez examines Sor Juana's contributions as a foremother of many currents of contemporary theology. In particular, in joining aesthetics with the quest for truth and justice, her work and witness suggest new avenues for Hispanic, feminist, and other liberation theologies."--Jacket.