Frontiers of Hispanic Theology in the United States

With the emerging vitality of the Hispanic church in the United States the voices of Hispanic theology raise a new and vital challenge. A bridge between the North American church and the liberation theology of Latin America Hispanic theology reflects on the experience of faith rooted in the cultures histories and hopes of the Hispanic people here in the U.S. Frontiers of Hispanic Theology in the United States draws on the key figures and explores the central themes of Hispanic theology including such issues as popular religion spirituality liturgy Hispanic feminist perspectives and the meaning of mestizaje as a source of theological reflection. What emerges is a truly contextual theology rooted in the unique cultures and tradition of Hispanic Catholics a theology which also issues a wider challenge to the Anglo church and the world theological community.