The Oxford Handbook of Latinx Christianities in the United States
Author | : Kristy Nabhan-Warren |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2022 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190875763 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190875763 |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "This handbook is organized by various themes with the study of U.S. Latina/x/o Christianities. Keeping in mind that the Oxford Handbooks are geared toward graduate students and professors, the organization and layout of this handbook provides a thorough examination of interlocking themes within the academic study of Latina/x/o Christian histories, sociologies, and anthropologies. These essays, taken individually and collectively, pay attention to both the diachronic (over time, historical) as well as the synchronic (contemporary). Moreover, the essays cover the major U.S. Latina/x/o ethnic groups as well as major Christian denominations and movements. Finally, essays in the handbook attend to important intersectional realities that include empire, migration, diaspora, hybridities, borderlands, and gender"--