Introducing Latino/a Theologies [Paperback]

Miguel A. De LA Torre (Author), Edwin David Aponte (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Orbis Books (October 22, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570754004
• ISBN-13: 978-1570754005
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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For more information on Dr. De La Torre, visit his website at: www.drmigueldelatorre.com


Miguel A. De La Torre (born October 6, 1958) is an associate-professor of social ethics at Iliff School of Theology, a religious scholar, author, and an ordained minister. Born in Cuba months before the Castro Revolution, De La Torre and his family migrated to the United States as refugees when he was an infant. At nineteen years of age he began a real estate company in Miami. De La Torre dissolved the thirteen-year-old real estate company in 1992 to attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in order to obtain a Masters in Divinity and enter the ministry. During his seminary training he served as pastor at a rural congregation.

De La Torre continued his theological training and obtained a doctorate from Temple University in social ethics in 1999. According to the books he published, he focuses on ethics within contemporary U.S. thought, specifically how religion affects race, class, and gender oppression. His works 1) applys a social scientific approach to Latino/a religiosity within this country; 2) studies Liberation theologies in the Caribbean and Latin America (specifically in Cuba); and 3) engages in postmodern/postcolonial social theory. In 1999 he was hired to teach Christian Ethics at Hope College in Holland, MI. De La Torre resigned his tenure in 2005 and took the position of associate professor for social ethics at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado.

Since obtaining his doctorate, De La Torre has authored numerous articles and books, including several books that have won national awards, specifically: Reading the Bible from the Margins, (Orbis, 2002); Santeria: The Beliefs and Rituals of a Growing Religion in America (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2004); and Doing Christian Ethics from the Margins, (Orbis, 2004). He has been an expert commentator concerning ethical issues (mainly Hispanic religiosity, LGBT civil rights, and immigration rights) on several local, national, and international media outlets.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Buena Sintesis, June 24, 2008

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Jose L. La Torre "Pastor Jose Luis La Torre" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introducing Latino/a Theologies (Paperback)

Un buen libro para introducirnos en la realidad de las teologias hispanas en USA. Como latinoamericano con poco tiempo viviendo en una zona de permanenete movilidad migratoria como California, encuentro muy util para mi trabajo pastoral como inmigrantes, mayormente mexicanos, este libro, porque me permite entender mejor la situacion de la reflexion teologica y pastoral de la comunidad hispana aqui.
Recomiendo su lectura como una introduccion a un estudio posterior y mas detallado de los principales autores hispano-norteamericanos.
Me parece muy interesante sobre todo el capitulo en el cual el autor explora las raices de la identidad de la comunidad inmigrante, especialmente de la segunda generacion, la cual no es de alla, pero tampoco es aceptada como totalmente de aqui, en entrevistas personales con miembros de mi propia comundiad, he encontrado mucha similitud a lo descrito en el libro con los testimonios que he recogido.