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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology
Mujerista Theology is a comprehensive introduction to Hispanic
feminist theology written from the heart and the convictions of
experience. Continually drawing on her Cuban roots, Isasi-Diaz
focuses on the life journeys and struggles of Hispanic women as she
develops a theology to support and empower their daily struggles
for meaning. With her own life journey always firmly connected to
the grassroots experience of Hispanic women and to the struggle for
liberation, Isasi-Diaz is a major spokesperson for the continuing
need for liberation theology today. The first part of Mujerista
Theology describes the experience of self-discovery: what it is
like to live in a foreign land as the oppressed "other". The second
part focuses on the methodology of doing mujerista theology and its
major themes: solidarity, empowerment, anthropology, encountering
God, and liturgy and rituals.
Traditionally, evangelical theology has been committed to a
position of classical theism, emphasizing God's immutability and
omniscience. Of late, traditional affirmations have been challenged
by theologians who affirm a more christological focus--often
drawing from Karl Barth's theology--and by those who affirm a
theology of "open theism."
The essays gathered in this collection give evidence of the
depth and creativity of contemporary evangelical theology as well
as the variety of positions held by those within the movement.
"Engaging the Doctrine of God" initially focuses on New Testament
studies and the earliest development of a Christian doctrine of
God, then proceeds to consider two figures who have significantly
influenced evangelical theology: John Calvin and Jonathan Edwards.
The theological section examines the cross, the suffering and
sovereignty of God, and the contemporary debate. The book concludes
with a chapter on theology and pastoral care.
Both scholars and clergy will find that these essays represent
the range of thought within the evangelical tradition and provide
readers with a stimulating guide to the contemporary debate.
Contributors include:
Pierre Berthoud
Henri A. Blocher
D. A. Carson
Oliver D. Crisp
Paul Helm
Donald Macleod
Bruce L. McCormack
John Webster
Stephen N. Williams
David F. Wright
N. T. Wright
In December 1531 on the hill of Tepeyac in what is present-day
Mexico City an Indian named Juan Diego beheld an apparition of the
Mother of God. With the attire and features of an Indian maiden and
addressing Juan Diego in his native tongue she instructed him to
tell the bishop to build a shrine on that spot. As a sign she left
her image on his cloak - the miraculous image of Our Lady of
Guadalupe. Drawing on a lifetime of reflection Father Virgil
Elizondo has written Guadalupe, an account of the story and meaning
of one of the most powerful religious symbols of our day. For
centuries Guadalupe has served as one of the sustaining symbols of
Mexican, Latin American, and U.S. Hispanic identity and
spirituality. But more than that, in this lyrical and inspiring
work Elizondo shows that Our Lady of Guadalupe has an even wider
significance and relevance to the church universal at the dawn of a
new millennium.
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