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Mapping Public Theology

Beyond Culture, Identity, and Difference

By Benjamin Valentin

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Publish Date

November 2002

Publisher

Trinity Press International

Language

eng

Pages

208

Description:

"In Mapping Public Theology, Benjamin Valentin explores the ways that one of these theologies - Hispanic/Latino theology - can overcome its fractious nature and strengthen its relevance to society and politics in general. He provides a model for mapping a public theology that transcends the borders. Rather than embracing a kind of identity politics, Valentin says, Hispanic/Latino theology needs to move beyond narrow categories to examine and speak to larger issues such as the political economy and classism, engagement with public policy, and racial and ethnic social relations. Hispanic/Latino theology must use its resources to address a wider audience on social justice and should provide broader visions of social and political emancipation."--Jacket.