The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latinoax Theology

The new edition of the standard resource for those teaching or learning Latinoax theology Now in its second edition, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latinoax Theology remains the most up-to-date, fully ecumenical collection of scholarship in the field. Bringing together contributions by a diverse panel of established scholars and newer voices within various theological disciplines, this comprehensive volume challenges Western readings of Christianity and offers fresh insights into theological truth from varied cultural and ethnic perspectives. The Companion addresses a wide range of Latinoax contexts while highlighting the thought of female, male, and LGBTQ+ Latinoax scholars in theology, introducing readers to this significant movement. Each chapter provides the historical background of a particular topic, explores its treatment by Latinoax theologians, discusses the current state of the topic, and offers the unique perspective of internationally recognized authors. The revised second edition incorporates recent developments within Latinoax studies, featuring new and expanded chapters that reflect numerous traditions of thought, up-to-date sources and methodologies, diverse intra-Latinoax communities, and contemporary Latinoax theologies and theologians. This invaluable and unique companion: * Provides a systematic account of the past, present, and future of Latinoax theology * Features new essays by the most influential voices in the field, incorporating recent research from Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical scholars * Addresses the Latinoax experience of alienation and marginalization * Represents the wide range of ecclesial and theological traditions * Discusses Latinoax in timely contexts such as politics, immigration, feminism, gender, queer theory, and social and economic justice Edited by one of the world's leading Latino theologians, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latinoax Theology, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for academic scholars, undergraduate and graduate students, and instructors in universities and seminaries covering courses in theology, political thought, Latinoax studies, religion in the United States, and related topics.

Orlando Espín is former University Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego, USA, where he taught from 1990 until his retirement in 2019. Regarded as one of the founders of U.S. Latinoax theology, Espín is the author of more than 450 academic articles and the author or editor of twelve books, including An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies (edited with James B. Nickoloff, 2007), Building Bridges, Doing Justice: Constructing a Latino/a Ecumenical Theology (2009), and Idol and Grace: On Traditioning and Subversive Hope (2014). He was the founder and first Chief Editor of the Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology.