Description: "All theology is contextual." As widely held as this claim is in the theological academy, its implications continue to be ignored or stifled. This work helps address this situation by introducing the field of Latine theology to those who are curious to know what kinds of characteristics and contributions this subfield in Christian theology can make to both the academy and the church. This volume emphasizes methodological tendencies and preferences, highlights unique terms and concepts, and explores treatments of various doctrinal loci.
Brief description: Daniel Castelo is the William Kellon Quick Professor of Theology and Methodist Studies at Duke Divinity School. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books.
Review Quotes: "Much more than an important primer, Latine Theology: An Introduction offers a thorough and precise roadmap to the field of Latine theologies, their trajectory, and their import for both academy and church. . . . The roster and bibliography provide a valuable scaffolding for theological curricula in settings from Bible institutes to colleges and seminaries. The American theological academy can no longer beg the absence of top-rate resources to justify the exclusion of Latine thought from core curriculum. More than a protest, the Latine theologies explicated by Castelo offer new ways of thinking about Christian identity against the looming demographic eclipse of the Mainline and its theological institutions."
--Daniel Ramirez, Associate Professor of Religion, Claremont Graduate University
"Castelo delivers a concise clarion call for the inclusion of Latine theology within theological education, providing the need and logic for theologizing from a US Latine context. His work offers a much-needed primer for leaders, seminarians, and pastors desiring to understand the contextual approaches arising from Latine peoples and perspectives. Readers will be rewarded with a sampling of the main contours and voices of Latine theology that will continue to shape theology in the US."
--Sammy Alfaro, Professor of Theology, Grand Canyon University