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"This is a first-rate work of scholarship. Matovina is a
theologian, and he pays attention to serious religious questions.
But he is also a historian, and a very good one, and he turns the
Latino story into a genuinely American story, and that is a
terrific achievement."--David J. O'Brien, author of "From the Heart
of the American Church: Catholic Higher Education and American
Culture"
"For decades, religious historians have sought ways to integrate
the Latino experience into narratives of U.S. Catholicism. In this
bold and provocative work, Matovina eschews the integration model
in favor of a thoroughgoing reinterpretation of U.S. Catholic
history, revealing how--from the sixteenth century to today--Latino
Catholicism drove a mutually transformative process that yielded an
integrally Latino-inspirited church."--James T. Fisher, author of
"Communion of Immigrants: A History of Catholics in America"
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the most revered religious figure in
Mexican Catholicism. Devotion to Guadalupe among Mexicans and
Mexican Americans has evolved for nearly five centuries into a
deeply rooted, multifaceted tradition. Here, religion scholar
Timothy Matovina offers a thorough study of this tradition as it
has been lived out by the parishioners of San Fernando Cathedral in
San Antonio, Texas. He shows how the devotion to Guadalupe
sustained this congregation through times of political turmoil, war
and peace, and ecclesiastical and social changes over San Antonio's
long history, from an agricultural settlement on the northern edge
of New Spain to a dynamic U.S. metropolis. Engaging recent
scholarly analysis of ritual studies, lived religion, Latino
theology and history, transnationalism, and ethnicity, Guadalupe
and Her Faithful shows how religious traditions shape and are
shaped by a faith community's shifting contexts and power dynamics.
This fascinating account reveals the potential force-and the
potential limitations-of devotion in people's lives and religious
imagination.
Roman Catholicism in the United States: A Thematic History takes
the reader beyond the traditional ways scholars have viewed and
recounted the story of the Catholic Church in America. The
collection covers unfamiliar topics such as anti-Catholicism, rural
Catholicism, Latino Catholics, and issues related to the
establishment of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the
U.S. government. The book continues with fascinating discussions on
popular culture (film and literature), women religious, and the
work of U.S. missionaries in other countries. The final section of
the books is devoted to Catholic social teaching, tackling
challenging and sometimes controversial subjects such as the
relationship between African American Catholics and the Communist
Party, Catholics in the civil rights movement, the abortion debate,
issues of war and peace, and Vatican II and the American Catholic
Church. Roman Catholicism in the United States examines the history
of U.S. Catholicism from a variety of perspectives that transcend
the familiar account of the immigrant, urban parish, which served
as the focus for so many American Catholics during the nineteenth
and first half of the twentieth centuries.
Most histories of Catholicism in the United States focus on the
experience of Euro-American Catholics, whose views on social issues
have dominated public debates. "Latino Catholicism" provides a
comprehensive overview of the Latino Catholic experience in America
from the sixteenth century to today, and offers the most in-depth
examination to date of the important ways the U.S. Catholic Church,
its evolving Latino majority, and American culture are mutually
transforming one another.
In "Latino Catholicism," Timothy Matovina highlights the vital
contributions of Latinos to American religious and social life,
demonstrating in particular how their engagement with the U.S.
cultural milieu is the most significant factor behind their
ecclesial and societal impact.
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In this abridged version made available in both English and
Spanish, renowned author and Notre Dame scholar Timothy Matovina
provides a comprehensive overview of the Latino Catholic experience
in America from the 16th century to today and offers the most
in-depth examination to date of the significant ways the U.S.
Catholic Church, its evolving Latino majority, and the American
culture are mutually transforming one another. Latino Catholicism:
Transformation in America's Largest Church has received important
endorsements from the Catholic Sentinel, U.S. Catholic, Catholic
Press Association and many other Catholic media. This highly
accessible edition is a must read for Hispanic Ministries.
Synopsis: The theological reflections of Virgilio Elizondo and
Gustavo Gutierrez are examples of the ecclesial fruitfulness of the
second half of the twentieth century. Following the directives of
Pope John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council, Elizondo and
Gutierrez present the Gospel message in relevant terms to their own
people by engaging the world as the Church of the poor. Inspired by
this moment in Church history, while at the same time recognizing
the plight of their people in their poor and marginal existence,
Elizondo and Gutierrez discovered a new way of doing theology by
asking a specific set of questions based on their local context. By
investigating where God is present in the border crossers of the
southwestern United States and the poorest of the poor in Latin
America, both theologians have uncovered a hermeneutical lens in
rereading Scripture and deepening our understanding of ecclesial
tradition. Elizondo's mestizaje and Gutierrez's preferential option
for the poor arose out of a theology of context, a theological
method that takes seriously the contextual circumstances of their
locale. By utilizing the common loci theologici of Scripture and
tradition in conjunction with context and their own experience,
Elizondo and Gutierrez illustrate through their theologies how
every group must embrace their own unique theological reflection.
Endorsements: "Simon Kim has clearly delineated his goal of
examining the importance of doing theology in context through a
comparative analysis of the works of Gustavo Gutierrez and Virgilio
Elizondo. Then he masterfully achieves that goal through a careful
exposition of the contexts, contents, intersections, and
divergences of their respective theologies. . . . Gutierrez is the
founding figure of liberation theology in Latin America and
arguably one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth
century, while Elizondo is the premiere US Latino theologian, whose
influence also stretches to all continents around the globe. Fewer
readers will note at first glance that Kim has produced the most
comprehensive comparative analysis of these two leading theologians
to date. Since many theologians and scholars from related fields
tend to conflate the theologies of Latin Americans and those of US
Latinas and Latinos, this comparative analysis alone makes Kim's
book a valuable contribution to contemporary theological
scholarship. "Simon Kim brings out the value of the method
Gutierrez and Elizondo employed for doing theological reflection.
He captures beautifully how his subjects' life experiences and
pastoral leadership have deeply shaped their theological insights
and . . . how those insights have shaped their pastoral vision and
that of numerous others whom they have inspired." --From the
Foreword by Daniel G. Groody, CSC, and Timothy Matovina Author
Biography: Simon Kim is a Korean American priest ordained for the
Diocese of Orange, California. He has been invited to give
conferences, workshops, and retreats across the country on Korean
American pastoral ministry. Recently, he has been engaged in
generational outreach within the Korean American community,
requiring him to present ideas and themes bilingually in order to
bridge the generations of Korean Americans. Kim earned a PhD in
theology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
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Horizons of the Sacred explores the distinctive worldview
underlying the faith and lived religion of Catholics of Mexican
descent living in the United States. Religious practices, including
devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, celebration of the Day of the
Dead, the healing tradition of curanderismo, and Good Friday
devotions such as the Way of the Cross (Via Crucis), reflect the
increasing influence of Mexican traditions in U.S. Catholicism,
especially since Mexicans and Mexican Americans are a growing group
in most Roman Catholic congregations.In their introduction, Timothy
Matovina and Gary Riebe-Estrella analyze the ways Mexican rituals
and beliefs pose significant challenges and opportunities for
Catholicism in the United States. Original essays by theologians,
historians, and ethnographers provide a rich interdisciplinary
dialogue on how religious traditions function for Mexican American
Catholics, revealing the symbolic world at the heart of their
spirituality. The authors speak to the diverse meanings behind
these ceremonies, explaining that Mexican American (and other
Latino) Catholics use them to express not only religious devotion,
but also ethnic identity and patriotism, solidarity, and, in some
cases, their condition as exiles. The result is a multilayered
vision of Mexican American religion, which touches as well on
issues of racism and discrimination, poverty, and the role of
women.
Roman Catholicism in the United States: A Thematic History takes
the reader beyond the traditional ways scholars have viewed and
recounted the story of the Catholic Church in America. The
collection covers unfamiliar topics such as anti-Catholicism, rural
Catholicism, Latino Catholics, and issues related to the
establishment of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the
U.S. government. The book continues with fascinating discussions on
popular culture (film and literature), women religious, and the
work of U.S. missionaries in other countries. The final section of
the books is devoted to Catholic social teaching, tackling
challenging and sometimes controversial subjects such as the
relationship between African American Catholics and the Communist
Party, Catholics in the civil rights movement, the abortion debate,
issues of war and peace, and Vatican II and the American Catholic
Church. Roman Catholicism in the United States examines the history
of U.S. Catholicism from a variety of perspectives that transcend
the familiar account of the immigrant, urban parish, which served
as the focus for so many American Catholics during the nineteenth
and first half of the twentieth centuries.
Debates about the meaning of Vatican II and its role in modern
Catholic and global history have largely focused on close
theological study of its authoritative documents. This volume of
newly commissioned essays contends that the historical significance
of the council is best examined where these messages encountered
the particular circumstances of the modern world: in local dioceses
around the world. Each author examines the social, political, and
domestic circumstances of a diocese, asking how they produced a
distinctive lived experience of the Council and its aftermath. How
did the Council change relationships and institutions? What was it
like for laymen and women, for clergy, for nuns, for powerful
first-world dioceses and for those in what we now know as the
global south? A comparative reading of these chapters affords
insights into these dimensions of Vatican II, and will spark a new
generation of research into the history of twentieth-century
Catholicism as both international and local.
In "Catolicismo Latino," author Timothy Matovina provides a
comprehensive overview of the Latino Catholic experience in America
from the 16th century to today and offers the most in-depth
examination to date of the important ways the U.S. Catholic Church,
its evolving Latino majority, and the American culture are mutually
transforming one another in this abridged version.
Three leading scholars of Latino religious studies team up in this
edited collection to present original meditations and reflections
on Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most prominent religious
images of the western hemisphere. Newest in the Celebrating Faith
series, this book considers the meaning behind the symbol of
Guadalupe. Because of the wide array of contributors, the figure of
Guadalupe is examined from a variety of viewpoints: Catholic and
Protestant, male and female, scholarly and liturgical. Written in a
scholarly, yet spiritual manner, this analysis of Guadalupe
recognizes her dual roles of maternal figure and inspiring
evangelizer. Contributors discuss the history of Guadalupe and
analyze how to carry out her message and teachings in contemporary
society. The Treasure of Guadalupe is ideally suited to courses in
Latino religious and cultural studies, and adds important
contributions to the ongoing dialogue of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Horizons of the Sacred explores the distinctive worldview
underlying the faith and lived religion of Catholics of Mexican
descent living in the United States. Religious practices, including
devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, celebration of the Day of the
Dead, the healing tradition of curanderismo, and Good Friday
devotions such as the Way of the Cross (Via Crucis), reflect the
increasing influence of Mexican traditions in U.S. Catholicism,
especially since Mexicans and Mexican Americans are a growing group
in most Roman Catholic congregations.In their introduction, Timothy
Matovina and Gary Riebe-Estrella analyze the ways Mexican rituals
and beliefs pose significant challenges and opportunities for
Catholicism in the United States. Original essays by theologians,
historians, and ethnographers provide a rich interdisciplinary
dialogue on how religious traditions function for Mexican American
Catholics, revealing the symbolic world at the heart of their
spirituality. The authors speak to the diverse meanings behind
these ceremonies, explaining that Mexican American (and other
Latino) Catholics use them to express not only religious devotion,
but also ethnic identity and patriotism, solidarity, and, in some
cases, their condition as exiles. The result is a multilayered
vision of Mexican American religion, which touches as well on
issues of racism and discrimination, poverty, and the role of
women.
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