Feminist Intercultural Theology : Latina Explorations for a Just World

by Aquini, Maria Pilar

• ISBN13: 9781570757419
• ISBN10: 1570757410
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-31
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Summary

The first major dialogue between Latin American feminist theologians and Latina theologians. Feminist theologians from thirteen countries in North, Central, and South America analyze the relartionships of religion, culture, feminism, and power and explore how they can work together to develop a critical feminist theology that will encompass their different cultures and further their collaborative work.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Symposium Abstract: Feminist Intercultural Theology Religion, Culture, Feminism, and Power	p. xiii
Introduction: New Paradigms in Feminist Theological Thought: The Longing for a Just World	p. 1
Feminist Intercultural Theology: Toward a Shared Future of Justice	p. 9
Sources and Processes of the Production of Wisdom: An Approach from Intercultural Feminist Criticism	p. 29
Making Spaces: Latin American and Latina Feminist Theologies on the Cusp of Interculturality	p. 49
Tripuenteando: Journey toward Identity, the Academy, and Solidarity	p. 70
Voices from Nepantla: Latinas in U.S. Religious History	p. 89
Jesus and Mary Dance with the Orishas: Theological Elements in Interreligious Dialogue	p. 109
The Virgen and the Scholar: Afro-Cuban Contributions to Latino/a and Latin American Theologies	p. 125
Because of an Ethiopian Woman: Reflections on Race, Gender, and Religion in the Biblical World	p. 145
Dialogue of Memories: Ways toward a Black Feminist Christology from Latin America	p. 166
Between Oppression and Resistance: From the Capture of the Imaginary to the Journey of the Intercultural	p. 179
Indian Wisdom and Spirituality: Dialogue and Encounter with Indigenous Women	p. 196
"I Am Very Happy Despite Everything, Thanks to God!": On Women with HIV/AIDS	p. 208
Bodies, Discourse, Emotions, and Symbols in the Middle of the Empire: The Pedagogy of the Apocalypse	p. 218
Mary of Guadalupe: Icon of Liberation or Image of Oppression?	p. 231
Toward a Feminist Intercultural Theology	p. 248
Contributors	p. 265
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