Journal of Latin American Theology, Volume 14, Number 2

by Lindy Scott (Editor)

Overview

This volume of the Journal of Latin American Theology and the spring 2020 volume are dedicated to providing an up-to-date analysis of Christianity in current Latin American societies. This issue focuses on Mexico, Central America, and parts of the Caribbean (Puerto Rico and Haiti). An excellent array of Christian leaders representing these regions have risen to the task. First, they situate readers in the contemporary political and social context of their country. Next, they describe contemporary Christianity in their nation, both Protestant and Catholic, as the respective churches respond to their national challenges. Then they explore what followers of Jesus in their countries would want to share with the larger worldwide church and what Christians in their nations need to learn from Christian sisters and brothers from around the globe. Mexico is covered by Rebeca Montemayor and Javier Ulloa; Guatemala by Miguel Reyes; Honduras by Enrique Martinez; El Salvador by Miguel Reyes; Nicaragua by Freddy Mendez; Costa Rica by Dorothy and Fernando Bullon; Puerto Rico by Wilmer Estrada-Carrasquillo; and Haiti by Dieumeme Noelliste. This volume together with the upcoming spring issue will make an excellent textbook in universities and seminaries for all who want to understand Latin American Christianity today. We pray that these country studies will lead readers to prayers of solidarity and reflection upon how God is walking among us in our various contexts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725257689
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	12/05/2019
Series:	Journal of Latin American Theology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	142
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About the Author

Lindy Scott, editor of the Journal of Latin American Theology, is Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. He is also the Treasurer of the Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana. He is the author of Christians, the Care of Creation, and Global Climate Change (Pickwick Publications) and edited the book El cuidado de la creación y el calentamiento global: perspectivas del sur y del norte (Wipf & Stock).
Lindy Scott, editor of the Journal of Latin American Theology, is Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. He is also the Treasurer of the Fraternidad Teologica Latinoamericana. He is the author of Christians, the Care of Creation, and Global Climate Change (Pickwick, Publications) and edited the book El cuidado de la creacion y el calentamiento global: perspectivas del sur y del norte (Wipf&Stock).

Table of Contents

Letter from the Editor Lindy Scott 05

Mexico: Wounded but Fiercely Hopeful Rebeca Montemayor López Javier Ulloa Castellanos 11

Guatemala: Being Christian in a Country of Inequality Miguel Reyes 23

Honduras: Is There a Way Forward? Enrique Martínez 39

El Salvador: Christianities in a Violent Country Miguel Reyes 57

The Christian Faith in Nicaragua: Opportunities and Challenges Freddy Méndez 75

Costa Rica: A Social and Religious Panorama of the "Pura Vida" Country Dorothy H. Fernando Bullón 87

Mapping the Social, Political, and Religious Landscapes of Puerto Rico Wilmer Estrada-Carrasquillo 103

Haiti: A Future Still Lies Ahead Dieumeme Noelliste 121