Theology in a Cuban-American Key: A Collaboration Between Latino/a and Black Theologies

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Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado Loyola Marymount University Contact Me

About this first book grant for scholars of color

This book will examine the intersection of Black and Latino/a culture and religiosity through the study of the Cuban-American community. Cuban culture is marked heavily by the Afro-Cuban, both in its history and religiosity. A study of Cuban-American religiosity and its theological implications offers a fruitful entry point into dialogue between Black and Latino/a theologians. In addition, while the theological academy has been marked by the presence of Cuban-American scholars, there has been little reflection on Cuban-American religious life in general and Afro-Cuban experience in particular. Drawing from a variety of sources, this book seeks to open a theological dialogue between Black and Latino/a scholars through the Cuban-American experience. Written from the perspective of systematic theology, my study brings forth the challenges that Cuban-American identity and religiosity pose to contextual theology. In addition, it gives voice to an ignored segment of the U.S. Christian community. Often only studied in reference to the politics of the Cuban-exile community, this project proposes a theological analysis of the everyday faith of Cuban-Americans, informed by the political, cultural, and economic markers that characterize this community.

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Afro-Cuban Theology: Religion, Race, Culture, and Identity 2006 Book Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado
Gonzalez, Michelle A.