Brown Theology as Public Theology: César Chávez, the Sanctuary Movement, and Latinx Theology
This essay explores the critical reflection and social impact of Latinx public theologians and introduces the concept of Brown Theology. Brown Theology may be defined as the little known, 500-year Latinx tradition of social justice theology. With its methodological emphasis upon praxis and social ch...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Political theology
Year: 2025, Volume: 26, Issue: 5, Pages: 487-506 |
| Further subjects: | B
Lat Crit
B Liberation Theology B Latinx Studies B Cesar Chavez B Critical Race Theory B Public Theology B Chicanx Studies |
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| Summary: | This essay explores the critical reflection and social impact of Latinx public theologians and introduces the concept of Brown Theology. Brown Theology may be defined as the little known, 500-year Latinx tradition of social justice theology. With its methodological emphasis upon praxis and social change, I argue that Brown Theology is inherently a form of public theology. As an underexplored epistemology with strong connections to grassroots Latinx communities, Brown Theology has much potential to serve as a synergistic intellectual partner for LatCrit and the broader field of Critical Race Theory. Brown Theology complements Chicanx/Latinx Studies and Critical Race Theory in so far as it unearths the religious assumptions which gave rise to legal conceptions of race in the U.S. and Latin America, and replaces them with liberatory theologies which are relatable to grassroots Latinx communities for whom Christian spirituality remains central. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2025.2523682 |
