During the past few years, conversations about the embodied reality of Afro-Latinidad have become more frequent on social media and blogs. But Afro-Latinidad is not a new thing, not in Latin America and not in the United States. As Miriam Jiménez Román and Juan Flores write, “The Afro-Latin@ presence in the United States predates not [...]
This preface was to have been written by Ignacio Ellacuría and myself. But, as we know, Ignacio Ellacuría is no longer among us. On November 16, 1989, he was murdered, along with five of his fellow Jesuits -Juan Ramón Moreno, Amando López, Segundo Montes, Ignacio Martín-Baró, Joaquín López y López -their cook, Julia Elba, and [...]
Dr. Ahmi Lee's book Preaching God's Grand Drama: A Biblical-Theological Approach came out yesterday! So, her book is our #BookRecommendationTuesday pick and she herself is our #WOCinTheology Crush Wednesday. Dr. Ahmi Lee describes herself as a “third culture kid.” She was born in South Korea, raised in Japan, and educated in an American international school. This [...]
Our Father Father of the four-thousand-six-hundred-forty-five Puerto Ricans who died in the aftermath of hurricane Maria; Father of the over seven thousand Mexican women who have been assassinated in México since 2012 in cases of gender-based violence; Father of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Botham Jean whose lives were taken down by the keepers [...]
Revolutions start from the bottom up, and they are led by those who are not willing to accept the status quo. They are led by those who are brave enough to hope. For a long time now, many institutions have engaged the so-called diversity conversation. While some have attempted to find better ways of embodying [...]
“Yo sé que no soy la mujer que ustedes quisieran que fuera.” Yo crecí asistiendo a una pequeña iglesia, relativamente rural (porque eso de la ruralidad tiene grados), carismática, de pocos recursos monetarios, pero con muchos recursos humanos excelentes, con un querido pastor, y una teología denominacional legalista. Mi estatus espiritual era medido en base [...]
"When you come to Puerto Rico remember... that long before the Pilgrims knelt to thank God for their safe arrival, we were praying in churches almost a century old..." -Extract from a publicity pamphlet given to visitors Representation matters. However, too often, when the histories of people of color finally get a chance to be [...]
I live at the intersections. My physical features retell the stories of the oppressed and the oppressor. That is, stories of Conquista and colonialism; genocide and slavery; forced assimilation and revolución. The languages of those who came dance in my tongue, taking turns until they mix into that we call Spanglish. And now I find myself navigating the multilayered [...]
Un amigo me dijo hace un tiempo atrás que N. T. Wright esperó veinte años para publicar porque no quería retractarse de lo que escribiera. Aún no sé si es cierto o no, y aunque me encantaría no tener que retractarme de lo que digo y/o escribo, en mi caso escribo para aprender. Aprender significa [...]
Luego de conversar con algunos amigos esta noche, pasé de forma rápida por las historias del News Feed en Facebook. Buenos posts por algunos contactos utilizando el sarcasmo y la ironía. Otros señalando lo gracioso que es leer los insultos de Lutero, y una publicación anunciando la oportunidad de ganar libros gratis. De repente, de alguna extraña manera [...]
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